"I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 song by

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, written together with frequent collaborator

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. The single was Domino's third release in a row to reach No. 1 on the R&B Best Sellers chart, where it stayed for six weeks. It also broadened the singer's

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appeal, peaking at No. 4 on the pop singles chart. The prominent saxophone solo was played by Herbert Hardesty. Lee Allen was also on sax,

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on bass,

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on drums, and Walter "Papoose" Nelson on guitar.

Notable cover versions

*Later in 1957,

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covered a

version of the song on an episode of ''

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''; the single was released on Verve Records and reached No. 4 on the pop chart and No. 10 on the R&B chart. Its B-side was " A Teenager's Romance". After several Verve singles, Nelson also recorded for Imperial Records, the same label Domino was on at the time. *In 1961, the song re-charted as one of three songs in the "New Orleans Medley" by session drummer Earl Palmer, reaching No. 108 in the Music Vendor survey. *In 1961,

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performed the song on a television show. The song was later released on the album ''Bubblegum Girl Vol. 2'' in 2005 *In 1975, J. D. Crowe & The New South recorded a cover on their album '' J. D. Crowe & The New South'' *In 1996,

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covered the song on his album, ''

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'' (1996). *In 2007, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers covered the song on the tribute album '' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (

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In popular culture

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'', during the scene in which the orphanage kids help spread the word of the band's revival concert. *Domino's version is heard in a

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References

1957 songs 1957 singles Songs written by Fats Domino Songs written by Dave Bartholomew Fats Domino songs Ricky Nelson songs Imperial Records singles {{1950s-R&B-song-stub