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Clarence Frogman Henry
Clarence "Frogman" Henry was born on 19th March 1937 in Algiers, Louisiana. A popular R&B singer he was inspired by Professor Longhair and Fats Domino, while performing in talent shows, Henry used to dress up like Longhair and wore a wig with braids on each side.
He could sing like a girl, he could sing like a frog, but it was Henry's trademark croak found him fame in 1956 with the hit "Ain't Got No Home" which he followed up with "You Always Hurt the One You Love" and "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" in 1961.
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Frogman continued to record a number of New Orleans style originals and he even recorded with Nashville saxist Boots Randolph and pianist Floyd Crammer. But the hits dried up for good after 1961 as his gimmick as being the Frogman grew tiresome.
In 1964 The Frogman opened 18 concerts across the US and Canada for The Beatles but he always felt at home on the Bourbon Strip in New Orleans, where he played for 19 years still drawing crowds of tourists years after his hits had been in the charts. "Ain't Got No Home" has been used in a number of films including "Diner", "The Lost Boys" and "Casino".
Clarence's contribution to music was recognized by the Rockability Hall Of Fame were in April 2007, he was honored for his contribution to Louisiana music.
If you would like to see the great man, you are most likely to see him reviving his classics at the New Orleans & Heritage festival were he performs every year in the spring.
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Fats Domino
Fats Domino was born on 26th February 1928, in New Orleans, Louisiana, as Antoine Dominique Domino and nicknamed ‘Fats’. Domino’s style of music is drawn from a number of music genres such as Rock and Roll, R&B (New Orleans), Boogie-woogie and Blues. Domino first gained international attention through his song "The Fat Man". The album was released in 1949 on the Imperial Records label (a much sought after rarity as one can imagine).
Fats Domino’s great personality, voice and inventive piano playing assured him a successful career.
Some of the songs he recorded are "The Fat Man", "She's My Baby", "Little Bee", "Korea Blues", "Brand New Baby", "Sometimes I Wonder", "What's the Matter Baby", "No, No Baby", "You Know I Miss You", "Careless Love", "Trust in Me", "Cheatin'", "The Girl I Love", "Mardi Gras in New Orleans", "My Blue Heaven", "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "It's Never Too Late", "Goodnight Sweetheart", and "I Left My Heart In San Francisco".
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Domino released most of his albums through ABC, Broadmoor, Mercury, Reprise, Warner Bros. Records, Imperial and Toot Toot.
Domino, now over 80 is still working.
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Chubby Checker
Singer and Songwriter Chubby Checker was born on 3rd October 1941 as Ernest Evans. Most famous for covering Hank Ballard's hit "The Twist" Checker is quoted as saying "...in a way, "The Twist" really ruined my life. I was on the way to becoming a big nightclub performer, and "The Twist" just wiped it out. It got so out of proportion. No one ever believes I have talent."
At the age of 8 a young chubby formed his first street corner harmony band and spent his school days impressing friends with impersonations of popular entertainers such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and Elvis Presley. After school, Chubby would entertain customers at his various jobs, including Fresh Farm Poultry where he picked up the nickname Chubby from his boss. Store owner, Henry Colt, was so impressed by Chubby that he and colleague Karl Mann, who worked as a songwriter for Cameo-Parkway Records, arranged for Chubby to do a private recording for American Bandstand host Dick Clark. It was here he picked up his full stage name. Having just finished a Fats Domino impression, Clark's wife asked him his name to which he replied "well, my friends call me Chubby." to which she asked "As in checker?". These play on words (Fats/Chubby and Domino/Checker) got a laugh and stuck.
Chubby Checker's big break came when he performed his version of "The Twist" on The Clay Cole Show in July 1960 and went on to become the first single that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 twice. Checker found success with an number of follow up tracks including "The Hucklebuck", "The Fly", "Dance the Mess Around" and "Pony Time" which hit number 1 in the US. In 1961 Checker released a follow up to "The Twist" called "Let's Twist Again" which won him a Grammy for Best Rock & Roll Solo Vocal Performance. His 1962 duet with Dee Dee Sharp ("Slow Twistin'") and "Limbo Rock" were his last 2 Top Ten US hits.
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In 1987 he managed to again cash in on his "Twist" franchise and recorded a new version with rap trio The Fat Boys and he also sang in an Oreo commercial in the early 90s. 2008 saw "The Twist" named as the biggest chart hit of all time by Billboard Magazine.
Chubby Checker now owns his own restaurant but still performs as well.
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