Fats Domino dead at 89
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Natural causes at his home in New Orleans.
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I always wanted to see him but he has not toured in many years. There are not many I have not seen in my lifetime and have front row seats to see Kris Kristofferson next week at the route 66 casino in Albuquerque.
Been trying to catch the old timers as well. Saw Fats Domino last year.
Trust me...catch Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons before he's gone as well.
He puts on a great show, as I witnessed last Saturday (game 7) at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi.
I am more upset by Robert Gulliaume. Benson was the bomb back in the day!
If they come to town...I am there. Caught America a few weeks back, decent but not great.
Johnny Rivers a couple of years ago was exceptional.
I thought this might be fun/interesting...
List all the performers you've seen in person over the years.
My list, in no special sequence:
Paul Anka (twice)
Johnny Mathis
Hall & Oates
Moody Blues
Tom Jones
Bill Haley and the Comets
Neil Sedaka
Julio Iglesias
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (twice)
Rita Coolidge
The Everly Brothers
The Righteous Brothers
The Edgar Winter Group
Uriah Heep
Bob Seeger and the Silver Bullet Band
George Burns
Chicago
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Al Green
Roberta Flack
Celine Dion
Alabama
Gary Wright
Bob Hope show in Lai Khe, Vietnam
I may have missed one or two, but pretty much complete. All performances had their high points, I enjoyed them all.
The Bob Hope show was pretty unique...just 3 days before Christmas, I had been in country just 2 months. He had the Gold Diggers from the Dean Martin show, Miss World, and Connie Stevens. Stevens sang Silent Night...it was in the upper 90s, a hot sunny day, you could have heard a pin drop in the sand...I doubt a dry eye in the mass of troops. Quite a memory!!
Wish I had seen...
Elvis in his prime
Brenda Lee
Barry White
J. Rivers should be in the RRHOF.
Performer I regret not seeing was Sammy Davis Jr.
Fun thread. Here is a list of my concerts. I still have all of my ticket stubs except for rod Stewart.
Rod Stewart
Rolling Stones..2x
Ted Nugent...3x
Guns n Roses
Kiss...10x
Def Leppard
Bob Seger
Van Halen(Roth)...2x
Black Sabbath
Boston...2x
Kool and the Gang
Saliva
Megadeth
Machine head
Alice in chains..2x
Black label society
Deftones
Mastodon
Peaches and herb
Poison
Aerosmith..2x
Skid row
Nancy Wilson
Lynyrd skynyrd
Buck cherry
AC/DC
Kid rock
Joan jett and the black hearts
Have tickets to see Judas Priest in March.
IT CAN'T BE A TRUE PLAYOFF UNLESS THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ARE INCLUDED
We should asterisk the shows the women coaxed us into attending.
I forgot...
Diana Ross
The Platters
Kenny Rogers
Mickey Gilley x2...I'm personal friends with the drummer in his band.
How about Fabian...back in the day
He was a big deal then with "Turn Me Loose".
I think Garnett likes heavy metal.
I have seen most of the ones you guys have listed and many more of the old country western stars but am having trouble even remembering their names now. I recognize the names when I see them but could not even begin to put a list together. My mind is not nearly as sharp as it used to be even 5 years ago.
Well back to the original topic, it's amazing someone named 'Fats' made it to 89.
I loved his music back in the 50.s but never saw him in person.
True....Waller and Navarro did note fare very well.
I saw the Ink Spots, way back in the 80's, during a high-class luncheon at my Uncle's country club..........betcha no one's seen them.
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
The Ink Spots originally formed the the early to mid 1930s. They did at least two records for Victor in 1935- a very different sound then from their later sound that made. The Victor sessions are outstanding as are the Mills Brothers Brunwick sessions from the 1931-1934 time frame.
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Here goes. The 4 Seasons, before became known as FV and the 4 Seasons, Chicago, 4 x,all with Terry Kath before his accidental shooting,Ray Charles,James Taylor,Rare Earth,Sha Na Na,Linda Ronstadt,Steve Goodman. wrote City of New Orleans for Arlo Guthrie,Andrew Gold (backup musician for Ronstadt)CSN, Crosby and Nash as a duo,Stevie Wonder twice(the best 2 concerts I ever saw)Madonna,Earl Klugh,4 Tops,Temptations,George Benson,Lionel Richie,Doobie Brothers, Ringo Starr,Nancy Wilson(not the "Heart" Nancy Wilson), Peter,Paul, and Mary.