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adorshki

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I guess I really don't have to tell you the news, lord knows we've seen it all too often these last couple of years.....
welcome to the great gig in the sky, Antoine.

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RIP Big Man, Thanks for all the songs and memories. This has been a really rough past few years and it looks like there is no end in sight.

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GEEZ :upset:
Fats was my idol growing up. He had a unique voice, sweet, melodious and groovy. May he rest in peace. I like the photo Adorshki posted, showing how differently Fats approached his hair style, compared to the Beatles. He was first and foremost a music trend setter, a foundationalist of rock and roll.
 
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Goodbye to one of the founding fathers of Rock & Roll.
 
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When Hurricane Katrina hit NOLA, Fats was living in lower 9th ward and here is a quote from him on why he did not leave the flooded house:

"I had some wine and a couple beers with me, I was ok."

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I really respect and appreciate artists who just leave the limelight, on their own terms, when they just do not want to be in it anymore. Then go lead a more normal life etc, not missing it...that was Fats.

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Fats may be considered the first rock and roll star - he had his first hit in 1949. His stuff is still fun to listen to.
 
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I've been a bit disconnected from the world for a while. Then I check in to find this news. Sad day..... 89 is a good run, I must say. RIP.
 
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Remember in the 50s as a young boy, growing up on rural farm in Middle TN raking hay with a Farmall C and trying to bellar out, "Blueberry Hill" over the roar of the tractor and screeching of a New Holland side deliver hay rake. Surely, passing motorist slowed to hear a squeaky off key voice singing loudly.
Fats you helped some hot days pass.
After all -- if only the birds who sing beautifully sang in the forest, the woods would be quiet.
 
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