The Fat Man
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The Fat Man is a pioneering 1949 rhythm-and-blues song by Fats Domino that is often cited as one of the first rock and roll records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fat Man canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rhythm and blues song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtistCareer | early Fats Domino single ⓘ |
| composer |
Dave Bartholomew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
New Orleans rhythm and blues
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Imperial Records single B-side (varies by pressing) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | rock and roll precursor ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalReputation | early rock and roll classic ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasMusicalArtist | Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
New Orleans-style horn arrangement
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boogie-woogie piano ⓘ strong backbeat ⓘ wordless vocalizing ⓘ |
| hasPerformerRole | piano by Fats Domino ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
rhythm and blues
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rock and roll ⓘ |
| isFamousFor | being one of the first rock and roll records ⓘ |
| isNotableAs | pioneering rhythm and blues recording ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Dave Bartholomew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 78 rpm single ⓘ |
| performer | Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfRecording | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Dave Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| recordingStudio | J&M Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Imperial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.