Editing New Orleans rhythm and blues (section)

=== Fats Domino ===
[[File:Fats Domino in Amsterdam 1962 (crop).jpg|thumb|upright|Fats Domino]]
In 1949, [[Dave Bartholomew]] and [[Lew Chudd]] visited the Hideaway Club to listen to [[Fats Domino]] sing. They were impressed with his version of "[[Junker Blues|Junkers Blues]]" and immediately signed him to [[Imperial Records]].<ref name=":5">Berry, Foose, and  Jones, ''Up From the Cradle of Jazz'', p. 34</ref> That same year, Domino did his first recording session at the [[Cosimo Matassa|J&M studio]] under the direction of [[Dave Bartholomew]]. Of the eight songs that were cut during the session, "[[The Fat Man (song)|The Fat Man]]" was chosen as Domino's first big hit. A distinguishing element of the R&B hit was Domino's horn-like [[scat singing]].<ref name=":5" />

Following the success of "The Fat Man", Domino toured with [[Jewel King]] and Dave Bartholomew's band. When his song "[[Goin' Home (Fats Domino song)|Goin' Home]]" reached number one in the R&B charts in 1952, his status as a star was confirmed.<ref name=":6">Broven, ''Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans'', p. 32</ref> The biggest hit of his career however, was "[[Blueberry Hill (song)|Blueberry Hill]]". Between the years of 1950 and 1955, he continued to make the R&B charts over a dozen times.<ref>Berry, Foose, and Jones, ''Up From the Cradle of Jazz'', p. 36</ref> In 1956, he was the first black artist to make an appearance on the [[The Steve Allen Show|Steve Allen Show]]. He would later make appearances on the [[Perry Como|Perry Como Show]], The Big Beat, and [[American Bandstand|Dick Clark's American Bandstand]].<ref>Berry, Foose, and Jones, ''Up From the Cradle of Jazz'', pp. 35-36</ref>

Domino's voice was a unique blend of [[Creole language|creole]] intonations, nasal [[scat singing]], and a warm tone.<ref name=":6" /> He was known for using [[Tuplet|triplet]] piano figures in many of his songs. The "New Orleans" sound is heard in his cover of [[Smiley Lewis]]'s "[[Blue Monday (Fats Domino song)|Blue Monday]]", with his combination of parade rhythms and barrelhouse blues.<ref>Rick Coleman, ''Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll'' (Boston: Da Capo, 2006), p. 8, {{ISBN|978-0306815317}}</ref> Fats Domino was described by Dave Bartholomew as the "cornerstone" of Rock 'n' Roll.<ref>Coleman, ''Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll'', p. XVI</ref>