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Episode 8: “The Fat Man” by Fats Domino

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Legend of Earl Palmer

Earl Palmer was the drummer in Dave Bartholomew's band of session musicians. That band was centered around Cosimo Matassa's studio, J&M in Louisiana. The records would be the quintessential New Orleans records that still 70 years on sum up the sound of that city.

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