Fats Domino

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Fats Domino was an influential American pianist and singer-songwriter whose pioneering New Orleans rhythm and blues recordings helped shape early rock and roll.

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Fats Domino canonical 9

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instanceOf human
pianist
rhythm and blues musician
rock and roll musician
singer-songwriter
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Dave Bartholomew
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
National Medal of Arts
birthDate 1928-02-26
birthPlace New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
causeOfDeath natural causes
collaboratedWith Dave Bartholomew
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2017-10-24
deathPlace Harvey, Louisiana, United States
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
fullName Antoine Dominique Domino Jr.
genre New Orleans rhythm and blues
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
givenName Antoine
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1986
honoredBy Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award
influenced Allen Toussaint
Dr. John
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
instrument piano
movement early rock and roll
nickname Fats Domino self-link
notableWork Ain't That a Shame
Blueberry Hill
I'm Walkin'
The Fat Man
Walking to New Orleans
numberOfChildren 8
occupation pianist
singer
songwriter
placeOfOrigin Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans
recordLabel ABC Records
surface form: ABC-Paramount Records

Imperial Records
Reprise Records
soldRecords over 65 million records
spouse Rosemary Hall
styleCharacteristic New Orleans rhythm and blues sound
boogie-woogie piano style

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The Saints hasNotableRecordingBy Fats Domino
Fats Domino nickname Fats Domino self-link
ABC-Paramount notableArtist Fats Domino
Alan Freed promotedArtists Fats Domino
Am I Blue hasPerformer Fats Domino
Tommy Boyce wroteFor Fats Domino