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Apr 18, 2024 · Fats Domino, American singer and pianist, a rhythm-and-blues star who became one of the first rock-and-roll stars and who helped define the New Orleans sound. Altogether his relaxed, stylized recordings sold some 65 million copies, making him one of the most popular performers of the early rock era.
Jan 29, 2019 · OffBeat Magazine: Fats Domino, The Quintessential New Orleanian. Fats Domino passed last October, but he remains an animate force in New Orleans life through his music. Domino’s spirit is not just the sound of Mardi Gras, it’s what New Orleans feels like 24/7/365. Read More.
Oct 25, 2017 · Arts Oct 25, 2017 2:15 PM EDT. Antoine “Fats” Domino was a 1950s rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, a larger-than-life New Orleans figure and a role model for the African-American community in a time of...
Oct 25, 2017 · As one of the founding fathers of rock ’n’ roll, Fats Domino blazed a singular path in the history of popular music. Pounding a piano and booming in a baritone both warm and conversational, he...
Oct 25, 2017 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of natural causes early Tuesday.
Oct 25, 2017 · 25 October 2017. Fats was the father of eight children, whose first names all began with the letter A. Fats Domino, one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s and 60s,...
Oct 25, 2017 · Oct. 25, 2017. Fats Domino, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues singer whose two-fisted boogie-woogie piano and nonchalant vocals, heard on dozens of hits, made him one of the biggest stars of the...
