Fats Domino
* 1st rock n roll star to come out of New Orleans,
he played the piano
* With 65 million records, he outsold every 1950’s rock artists, except Elvis
* 1955 “Ain’t That A Shame”
* Born 1928 as Antoine Domino in New Orleans
* 1956 “Blueberry Hill” Song went to #2 on the charts, Fats Dominos highest charting song
* Became famous for his distinctive “triplet feel” in his
piano playing
* At 14, he left school, worked during the day and at night he played
the nightclubs
* Still lives in New Orleans, however his
home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
* 1957 “I’m Walkin’ “
* Being from New Orleans, his first
language was french
* 1986 Was inducted into the Rock n Roll
Hall of Fame
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