- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; annotated edition edition (7 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0306814919
- ISBN-13: 978-0306814914
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,044,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"(Blue Monday) is not just a masterly biography, boasting rare access to its reclusive subject... but an expansive social and musical history, of how 1950s America spawned rock'n'roll, and how rock'n'roll changed America...Excellent." The Guardian"
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This is the first ever biography of New Orleans rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino by a writer who obtained exclusive access to the reclusive singer. Rock 'n' roll defined the last half of the twentieth century, and while many think of Elvis Presley as the genre's driving force, the truth is that Fats Domino, whose records have sold more than 100 million copies, was the first to put it on the map with such hits as "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill". In "Blue Monday", acclaimed R&B scholar Rick Coleman draws on a multitude of new interviews with Fats Domino and many other early musical legends, including Lloyd Price, Charles Brown of "The Clovers", and members of Buddy Holly's group, "The Crickets", to create a definitive biography of not just an extraordinary man but also a unique time and place - New Orleans at the birth of rock 'n' roll. Coleman's groundbreaking research makes for an immense cultural biography, the first to thoroughly explore the black roots of rock 'n' roll and its impact on civil rights in America. A true music lovers' biography, "Blue Monday" includes new revelations about the politics behind the music labels of the 1930s and 40s, and provides a searing indictment of the great white myths of rock 'n' roll. Coleman also brings the African-American culture of New Orleans to life, and his narrative is passionate, compassionate and authoritative. "Blue Monday" is the first biography to convey the full scope of Fats Domino's impact on the popular music of the twentieth century.
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X-ray America and you'll find the major artery, the magnificent Mississippi River coursing down the continent to New Orleans. Read the first page
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the book you Fats fans have been waiting for all these years, the Fats Domino story - warts and all. Well-researched and written (it took 20 years!) not only is the Domino tale told by Rick Coleman from his many interview sessions with Fats (a wonder in itself considering Fats' well-known reluctance to face such burdens) but it is set in the racial environment of the time with all that involved. And it goes from Fats' early years in the ninth ward of New Orleans right up to the horrors he suffered as a result of Hurricane Katrina and the rescue from his flooded house. There is plenty of information about the musical side of Fats' life as well as the personal side. And loads of rare photographs are included. Get it!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An enthralling biography of Fats Domino - "Blue Monday" Fats Domino and the last dawn of Rock & Roll - I couldn't put it down. I've been waiting for years to read a book as interesting as this, being a life long fan of Fats Domino.
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This Is a fantastic well researched tribute to one of the greatest Rock'n'Roll artistes of all time,and should be part of anybody's book collection,even if you're not a fan of Fats Domino.A fabulous book,worth every penny.
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