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(1928-2017)

Who Was Fats Domino?

Singer and pianist Fats Domino channeled his roots in New Orleans' thriving music scene to become a pioneering rock 'n' roll star.

He made a splash with his first release, “The Fat Man” (1949), and later earned widespread fame with tracks like "Ain't That a Shame" (1955) and "Blueberry Hill" (1956). Although his string of hits largely dried up by the early 1960s, Domino continued to record and tour, and he was among the charter members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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The music icon died of natural causes in his beloved hometown of New Orleans on October 24, 2017.

Music Prodigy

Legendary musician Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr. was born on February 26, 1928, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The youngest of eight children in a musical family, he spoke Creole French before learning English. When Domino was 7, his brother-in-law Harrison Verret taught him to play the piano and introduced him to the vibrant New O