Biography of Fats Domino

Name: Fats Domino
Birth Date: February 28, 1928
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: singer, pianist, composer

Fats Domino

Fats Domino (born 1928) brought a unique blend of sounds to the rhythm and blues scene in the 1950s and 60s that appealed to a wide audience. His rendition of "The Fat Man," recorded in December of 1949, is considered by many to be the first rock-and-roll song ever. Domino continues to perform in his own nightclub in New Orleans, the city of his birth.Born Antoine Domino Jr. on February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, he grew up in a large, musical family of nine children. He began his love affair with the piano at a very young age. Domino taught himself to play with help from his brother-in-law, Harrison Verrett, a local musician and well-regarded guitarist. He loved all the popular styles of music: boogie, ragtime, and blues. Domino left school in order to focus all of his energies on music.Shortly after leaving school, Domino found a job at a local …showed first 150 words…

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…showed last 150 words…Britain with fellow rock artists James Brown and Chuck Berry. However, the trip was cut short when the 67-year-old Domino was hospitalized for an infection and exhaustion.Domino and his wife, Rosemary, continue to live in New Orleans, the city of the singer's birth. They have raised eight children--Antoinette, Antoine III, Andrea, Andre, Anatole, Anola, Adonica, and Antonio. Domino still performs occasionally at his club in the city's French Quarter. Further Reading Busnar, Gene, It's Rock'n' Roll, Messner, 1979.Contemporary Musicians, Gale Research, 1989.Ward, Ed, Geoffrey Stokes, and Ken Tucker. Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock and Roll, Summit Books, 1986.Billboard, January 28, 1995.Time, May 29, 1995."Fats Domino," Chuck Berry-Mr. Rock and Roll, http://www.chuckberry.de/fatsdomino.htm (November 4, 2001). "Fats Domino-Biography," Yahoo! Music, http://musicfinder.yahoo.com (November 4, 2001)."Fats Domino: Performer," Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=91 (November 4, 2001).

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