Fats Domino
Biography
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died October 24, 2017), was a classic R and B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. He was the best-selling African-American singer of the 1950s and early 1960s whose congenial, non threatening personality allowed him to succeed despite a period of deep-seated racial segregation. Domino is also a pianist with an individualistic bluesy style showing stride and boogie-woogie influences.
In 1986, he was among the first batch to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. "Aint That A Shame" and "Blueberry Hill" were named part of The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fames 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2004, "Blueberry Hill" was named #81 and "Aint That A Shame" was named #431 on Rolling Stones Top 500 Songs Of All Time. In 2004, he was named #25 on Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.
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In the wake of Dominos rescue from his 9th ward home during 2005s Hurricane Katrina, the Tipitinas Foundation organized a tribute album to the elder artist featuring Robert Plant, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney and numerous other acts that owe a creative debt to this seminal rock n roll pianist. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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