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To: Lee Heggy123

I saw him for the first time in 1957, he was on tour with the "Shower of Stars", Chuck Berry and other black recording artists traveled in a bus by themselves and upon arriving in each city, they checked into rundown hotels where blacks were allowed to stay.

Meanwhile, the white recording artists who were on stage with them in each city, traveled in a bus for whites only and checked into hotels in the better part of each city.

It was all perfectly acceptable in those days, just fifty years ago. It was the music of Fats Domino and Chuck Berry that eventually would open the door to end discrimination.

Once their music was introduced to white audiences by the very first top forty radio stations - it was over.

More than any other thing, Rock n'Roll was the key to ending discrimation in the United States.

Let's pray and hope Fats Domino is OK.


35 posted on 09/01/2005 8:21:46 PM PDT by USMale
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To: USMale

Wikipedia, says he has been found and is ok..


37 posted on 09/01/2005 8:37:20 PM PDT by Rabin
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