•b. 1928 (Antoine Dominique Domino Jr.) in 9th Ward, New Orleans
•learned boogie woogie piano in NOLA clubs
•“The Fat Man” (1949) considered one of the 1st rock and roll records
•Dave Bartholomew: co-writer, producer, bandleader
•sold more records (65 million) than any 50s rocker except Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
Inducted 1986
Piano, drums, horns, bass, electric guitar
Active bass line (bass, sax, piano)
Tresillo: Spanish for triplet
Boogie woogie(horns, piano LH, bass)
Tresillo
Triplets(piano RH)
Back beat(guitar)
Beat 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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