The Beatles with Fats Domino in New Orleans in September of 1964“At first we played the music of our
The Beatles with Fats Domino in New Orleans in September of 1964“At first we played the music of our heroes. Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Ray Charles, Carl Perkins – anything we’d ever liked. But we still needed more to fill those 8 hour sets. Eventually we had to stretch and play a lot of stuff we didn’t know particularly well. Suddenly, we were even playing movie themes, such as ‘A Taste Of Honey’ or ‘Moonglow’, learning new chords, jazz voicings, the whole bit. Eventually it all combined as something new and we found our voice as a band..”- George Harrison, excerpted from “George Harrison: Behind The Locked Door” by author, Graeme Thomson “An Elvis Presley and Fats Domino fan, he {George Harrison} bought his first guitar at 13 from a schoolmate and began jamming with McCartney after they met commuting to and from their high school, the Liverpool Institute.” - Excerpt from “When He Was Fab, PEOPLE Magazine, 17 December 2001 “I’m In Love Again” was the first “rock ‘n’ roll” song that George Harrison heard.”- Seven Decades Of Fats Domino RIP Fats Domino thank you for all the incredible music you have left us with and for being a hero and a pioneer to so many. -- source link
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