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I guess you guys are too young or if it was posted here, I simply missed it.
Coincidentally, I've been thinking about him a lot since Chuck passed. Recall when I was in 6th or 7th grade, it was believed that he was dying of cancer. He was 28 at the time, so he either had amazing recuperative powers or else it was just fake news.
RIP big guy, you were a great artist, a musical hero, and an even greater man.
I wonder how Richard Penniman is doing healthwise these days.
I guess you guys are too young or if it was posted here, I simply missed it.
Coincidentally, I've been thinking about him a lot since Chuck passed. Recall when I was in 6th or 7th grade, it was believed that he was dying of cancer. He was 28 at the time, so he either had amazing recuperative powers or else it was just fake news.
RIP big guy, you were a great artist, a musical hero, and an even greater man.
I wonder how Richard Penniman is doing healthwise these days.
Some of the folks who haven't been heard of in a while and are of an age where death isn't surprising.. They fly under the radar. I think because some people think they're already dead.
Little Richard there is a good example. His death, whenever it comes, will be reported and covered, but nothing like.. Say Prince's death was. I think, mainly because Little Richard is in his mid-80's. And, no doubt, some people are reading this and are surprised that he's still alive.
Zsa Zsa is another good example. She died around this time last year.
As long as permission was asked and he received royalties, then I don't see a problem.
I do. He was a bigger man than most.
In those years, black artists’ recordings seldom were heard by white audiences. White artists, however, found no shortage of superb black artists’ records to “cover.” Those cover versions not only acquainted white listeners with black people’s music, but fed royalty payments to the songs’ writers.
The original version of “Ain’t That a Shame” peaked at No. 10 on the charts while Pat Boone’s cover topped the pop charts for two weeks. But the light-hearted Domino bore Boone no animosity....
I always liked Fats for the fact that despite his financial comfort he never abandoned the Lower Ninth Ward...and believe me, no one would have blamed him for doing so. He lived and maintained a recording studio there until his last day.
He was a loyal friend and neighbor.
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