Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
October 25, 2017, 10:02 AM
Leemur
Well that sucks. Hope he’s still playing on Blueberry Hill.
October 25, 2017, 10:07 AM
LtJL
I remember those big fingers playin' that piano.
October 25, 2017, 10:11 AM
Sailor1911
Another legend gone. RIP Fats!
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
“If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016
October 25, 2017, 10:12 AM
mlazarus
Ain't that a shame.
Ignem Feram
October 25, 2017, 10:50 AM
newtoSig765
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-------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken
I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18
October 25, 2017, 10:56 AM
nhtagmember
sad news for Wednesday
we are rapidly losing a lot of great talent and I don't see many people that can take their place
my favorite cover of 'Ain't That a Shame' is by Cheap Trick
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
October 25, 2017, 11:04 AM
JALLEN
Ricky Nelson made a lot of money covering Domino hits when many radio stations avoided playing black records.
Fats was the original, though.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
October 25, 2017, 11:08 AM
Ed Fowler
One of the all time greats, RIP sir.
October 25, 2017, 11:22 AM
ChicagoSigMan
RIP and thanks for the music!
October 25, 2017, 12:04 PM
RAMIUS
I didn't even know he was still alive.
October 25, 2017, 12:16 PM
TMats
I just heard that the only person in the 50s who sold more records is Elvis Presley. He sold more records than "Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and Little Richard combined."
_______________________________________________________ despite them
October 25, 2017, 12:22 PM
Il Cattivo
RIP, Maestro. Other people had to settle classical.
October 25, 2017, 01:57 PM
GT-40DOC
I wore out some shoe soles dancing to the fat man's tunes......and enjoyed every minute of it!!! RIP
October 25, 2017, 05:29 PM
Fredward
The man just flat had class.
October 25, 2017, 05:32 PM
justjoe
This is one of the most incredible musical performances ever:
"You get much farther with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone."
October 25, 2017, 06:41 PM
provident
He was GREAT! His arrangements have been praised for decades. Listen to the little instrumental bits in his records, they were the best. God bless Fats, and thank you for your music which I have enjoyed since your first record.
October 25, 2017, 08:56 PM
Tuckerrnr1
I think I will have a slice of blue berry pie is his honor.
_____________________________________________ I may be a bad person, but at least I use my turn signal.
October 25, 2017, 10:00 PM
Bassamatic
Man, I've liked him since I was a kid in the 50's. He had a way of making singing seem easy.
A sad day.
.....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress.
