I never got to meet my grandfather, my mom’s dad, who died before I was born. But through writing this song, recording it, and painting this picture, I finally got to spend a day with him: March 23, 1957.
Here is the drawing I made of that day. You can listen to the full song today too.
It’s called “Fats Domino,” and it’s out now.
Here I am singing the first verse:
Huge gratitude to the brilliant human beings and producer who helped bring this story of “Fats Domino” to life.
We tracked this one at The Finishing School in Austin, pouring a bit of the New Orleans feel into this Texas story.
The Crew:
Producer: Gordy Quist
Guitar: Matt Tedder
Keys/Piano: Trevor Nealon
Bass: Z Lynch
Drums: Clint Simmons
Mixed by Steve Christensen
Mastered by Chris Longwood
Photo: Sean Mathis