Ain't That a Shame

E493064

single song

"Ain't That a Shame" is a 1955 rhythm and blues song by Fats Domino that became one of his signature hits and a rock and roll standard.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ain't It a Shame NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Imperial Records catalog ⓘ New Orleans R&B scene ⓘ
chartSuccess	hit on US R&B charts ⓘ hit on US pop charts ⓘ
composer	Dave Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
era	1950s popular music ⓘ
featuresInstrument	bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ
genre	rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	Pat Boone version of Ain't That a Shame ⓘ
hasForm	verse-chorus form ⓘ
hasLegacy	considered a classic of early rock and roll ⓘ frequently included in oldies and rock and roll compilations ⓘ
hasMusicalKey	major key ⓘ
hasRhythm	backbeat-oriented rhythm ⓘ
hasTempo	medium tempo ⓘ
hasTitle	Ain't That a Shame NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasType	rock and roll standard ⓘ signature song ⓘ
includedIn	Fats Domino live performance repertoire ⓘ
influenced	early rock and roll music ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Dave Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of Fats Domino's signature hits ⓘ
originalArtist	Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer	Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer	Dave Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationDate	1955 ⓘ
recordingDate	1955 ⓘ
recordLabel	Imperial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	romantic heartbreak ⓘ
vocalist	Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalStyle	Fats Domino vocal style ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fats Domino → notableWork → Ain't That a Shame ⓘ

Pat Boone → notableWork → Ain't That a Shame ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ain’t That a Shame (cover)

Cheap Trick → notableWork → Ain't That a Shame ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ain't That a Shame (live cover)