Biography

Fats Domino

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Born
February 26, 1928 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died
October 24, 2017 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (undisclosed)
Birth name
Antoine Domino Jr.
Nicknames
- The Fat Man
- The King of Rock 'n' Roll
- The Father of Rock 'n' Roll
Height
5′ 4″ (1.63 m)

Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 - October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist and singer-songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New Orleans to a French Creole family, Domino signed to Imperial Records in 1949. His first single "The Fat Man" is cited by some historians as the first rock and roll single and the first to sell more than 1 million copies. Domino continued to work with the song's co-writer Dave Bartholomew, contributing his distinctive rolling piano style to Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (1952) and scoring a string of mainstream hits beginning with "Ain't That a Shame" (1955). Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 US pop hits. By 1955, five of his records had sold more than a million copies, being certified gold.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao

On September 1, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina was approaching New Orleans, he decided to remain at his home and was missed for days. He was later rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter.
Although never really in the mainstream of early rock and roll, he was one of the most influential singers in rock. He was one of the biggest stars of rock and roll in the 1950s and one of the first rhythm and blues artists to gain popularity with white audiences.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6616 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
In 1957, his brother-in-law approached him with a song he had written that he thought would be perfect for Fats. However, Domino turned down the song. The song was "You Talk Too Much" and was later recorded by Joe Jones, reaching #3 on the Billboard charts.
Had numerous hit songs between 1952 and 1960, including "Ain't That a Shame", "When My Dreamboat Comes Home", "Blueberry Hill", "I'm Walkin'", "Valley of Tears", "It's You I Love", "Whole Lotta Love", "I Want to Walk You Home" and "Be My Guest".

A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B.
Lyrics: They call, they call me the fat man / 'Cause I weight two hundred pounds / All the girls they love me / 'Cause I know my way around.
Lyrics: You made me cry, when you said goodbye / Ain't that a shame / My tears fell like rain / Ain't that a shame / You're the one to blame.