tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post5112607594072882272..comments2024-03-07T00:23:26.870-08:00Comments on Croft's Wanderings: Fats DominoCrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-81819600596981898042017-10-27T13:23:54.389-07:002017-10-27T13:23:54.389-07:00Now, on Soul Train their dancing was VERY COOL. D...Now, on Soul Train their dancing was VERY COOL. Don Cornelius has also passed on, God bless him; I loved his deep, throaty voice. He was well suited for both radio and television media. Dee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-64358420759029575132017-10-27T13:06:38.634-07:002017-10-27T13:06:38.634-07:00I remember rushing home after school to watch Don ...I remember rushing home after school to watch Don Cornelius and his Soul Train! I thought those kids were so cool!Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-75857306875274651912017-10-27T12:41:38.345-07:002017-10-27T12:41:38.345-07:00Correction--Dick Clark's American Bandstand fr...Correction--Dick Clark's American Bandstand from Philly! Dee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-58674593652353194552017-10-27T12:40:07.278-07:002017-10-27T12:40:07.278-07:00Oh my goodness, Wolfman Jack! I listened to him o...Oh my goodness, Wolfman Jack! I listened to him on the radio while doing my school homework. And, of course, watched Dick Clark's Bandstand from Philly; we had a copycat local program on WSAV-TV in Savannah, Georgia called Bill Loadman's Dance Party, and I was on it with my dance partner. But when Mr. Loadman put the microphone in front of me to say something, I would freeze like a deer in headlights. Dick Clark also left me with a lot of great memories. Dee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-45201773525520966612017-10-27T09:35:20.282-07:002017-10-27T09:35:20.282-07:00I so agree with you Dee, music was so much better ...I so agree with you Dee, music was so much better then. We had DJ's on AM radio like Wolfman Jack and up here in Canada, Red Robinson and my high school buddy, Tim Burge playing all the "top 40's' all day long.<br /><br />I had discussions with my friend John who Blogged from Mexico about this. He was a recording engineer with Capital Records in California back in the day and was actually sitting in the bar with Janis Joplin the night she died. He had great credentials, having been friends of all four Beetles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Rivers and many more. He claimed there were still great singers being produced, they were just a little harder to find. We never did come to any agreement on this subject.Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-31098772909659425002017-10-27T00:00:58.239-07:002017-10-27T00:00:58.239-07:00Just loved Fats and his music! I know I am prejud...Just loved Fats and his music! I know I am prejudiced, but the genre of music we had growing up was so much better than the music today; at least I could understand the words more than today's music. When the "heavy metal" music came along, I just buried my head in the sand. Thanks, Fats, for such a wonderful gift of music; we will miss you and "Blueberry Hill." Dee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-17465262771037880142017-10-26T04:33:50.501-07:002017-10-26T04:33:50.501-07:00Some amazing music from Fats, and great legend tha...Some amazing music from Fats, and great legend that will be remember for a very long time.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-20276307801406587102017-10-25T18:22:43.168-07:002017-10-25T18:22:43.168-07:00Great memories! We were young at a great time to b...Great memories! We were young at a great time to be young!Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-47699429832683330962017-10-25T13:19:10.273-07:002017-10-25T13:19:10.273-07:00As a preteen, one of Fats'records was the firs...As a preteen, one of Fats'records was the first that I ever purchased. Then as a teenager we moved from Shreveport, La. to Baton Rouge. The well known Bantam Club out on Airline Hwy was where the people came while they were aspiring to stardom. I saw Fats there and several others who went on to fame and fortune. Great memories, great music and super musicians. Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.com