Posts tagged Fats Domino
The Race of Rock? (Simmons v N.W.A. part 3)
The Race of Rock? (Simmons v N.W.A. part 3)

This is my third post concerning the dispute between Gene Simmons of the band Kiss and Ice Cube of the hip-hop group N.W.A.

I am writing this because I was concerned with several of the responses I received yesterday and wanted to make my arguments even more directly to these arguments. 

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OpinionJoshua B. HoeGene Siimmons, Hank Aaron, Ken Burns, Jackie Robinson, PBS, Harrison Ford, Blues, Delta Blues, Otis Blackwell, Robert Johnson, Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones, Keith Richard, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, Squeeze Box, Cherry Pie, Rap, Hip-Hop, Funk, Disco, Jazz, Country, Run DMC, Run-DMC, Walk This Way, King Of Rock, Yes, Iron Maiden, The Eagles, Fats Domino, Bad Brains, Fugazi, Joy Division, Living Color, Ice Cube, Kiss, Chicago Comments
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 6: A "Record Man" Of Wealth And Taste
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 6: A "Record Man" Of Wealth And Taste

This is my Episode 6 recap for Vinyl (HBO). I am calling the recap - A "Record Man" of Wealth and Taste.

On this episode of Vinyl (HBO), Richie Finestra is plagued by a devil, haunted by a skinny four-eyed ghost, and loses his Ziggy Stardust to the planet Mars.

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. Hoevinyl, Vinyl (HBO), Mr. Robot, The Cure, Pictures Of You, Cyclone, The Cyclone, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Carrington Vilmont, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Ernst, The Velvet Underground, Velvet Underground, Ingrid, Birgitte Horst Sorensen, David Bowie, Noah Bean, Andy Zito, Andrea "Andy" Zito, Annie Parisse, American Century Records, Ray Romano, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Ziggy Stardust, Life On Mars, Trey Sonz, Buddy Holly, The Champs, Tequila, Rave On, Coney Island, Iggy + The Stooges, Iggy Pop, No Fun, Jamie Vine, Juno Temple, Ato Essandoh, Little Richard, Keep A Knocking, Keep A Knockin', Suffragette City, Fats Domino, Brandy, Looking GlassComment
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 5 Recap: "Record Man" Shows His True Colors
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 5 Recap: "Record Man" Shows His True Colors

This is my recap of Episode 5 of Vinyl (HBO, "He Is Racist Fire")

I am calling my recap "Record Man" shows his true colors (again)

This week Richie shows that he is a racist, a sexist, and almost exposes that he is a murderer. So, basically, more of the same.

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeWalter White, Don Draper, Anna Draper, Mad Men, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, CeCe Matthews, Susan Heward, Jackie Jervis, Ken Marino, Andrea "Andy" Zito, Annie Parisse, Hannibal, Daniel J. Watts, Bachelorette, Her Rotating Head, The Velvet Underground, White Light White Heat, Little Richard, David Proval, Sal Finestra, Bruce Lee, Enter The Dragon, Rip It Up, Richard Wayne Fenniman, Fats Domino, Juno Temple, Jamie Vine, Kip Stevens, American Century Records, Julie Silver, Max Castella, Clark Morelle, Jack QuaidComment
Vinyl (HBO): Meet The Ghosts
Vinyl (HBO): Meet The Ghosts

Vinyl is a television universe populated by musical ghosts.

Over the first four episodes I have pointed out nine "ghosts" who have appeared on the show to highlight or help demonstrate something about the characters on the show. 

But each of these "ghosts" also represented a real figure in music history so I am using this article to  bring some more attention to each of them.

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeRosco Gordon, Fats Domino, Ruth Brown, Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint, Bo Diddley, Bruce Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Karen Carpenter, Howlin' Wolf, Janis Joplin, Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Boogie-Woogie, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth, Olivia Wilde, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Aimee Mann, Naomi Watts, David Lynch, Cohen Brothers, Millers Crossing, Mulholland Drive, reggae, ska, rock and roll Comments