Fats Domino

Fats Domino
Domino in 1977
Background information
Birth name	Antoine Dominique Domino Jr.
Also known as	Fats, The Fat Man
Born	February 26, 1928(1928-02-26) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	October 24, 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 89) Harvey, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	R&B, rock and roll, piano blues, boogie-woogie
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, musician
Years active	1949 – 2017
Labels	Imperial ABC Mercury Broadmoor Reprise Sonet Warner Bros. Records Toot Toot

Antoine "Fats" Domino (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017) was an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Five of his records released before 1955 sold over a million copies and were certified as gold records, and he had 35 records in the U.S. Billboard Top 40. His musical style was based on traditional rhythm and blues, accompanied by saxophones, bass, piano, electric guitar, and drums.

Some of his best known songs included "Blue Monday", "Blueberry Hill", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Whole Lotta Lovin'", "I'm In Love Again", "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday", "I'm Walkin'", "Want to Walk You Home", "The Fat Man", and "Ain't That a Shame."

Domino died on October 24, 2017 at his home in Harvey, Louisana aged 89, after a long illness.

Other websites

• Hear Fats Domino on the Pop Chronicles