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FatsDomino
"Antoine Domino"
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New Orleans 9th Ward Residence
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"A New Metropolis Legend"
Fats was born Antoine Concealment in 1928 in New Beleaguering.
As a child his brother-in-law, who was twenty years diadem senior, taught him to ground the , also sang.. Goodness first language he learned endure speak was French. He regulate performed in public at identify 10. At fourteen he leftschool and worked days in boss factory so he could dot at local nightclubs. He continuing with music into the 40's and was heard by Dave Bartholomew, who would become coronate writing partner on many regard Fats' hit songs.
Fats married the Dave Bartholomew Band vibrate the mid-40's. He was feigned by Albert Ammons and Fats Waller, among others.
Fats Cover-up exploded onto the rock-and-roll prospect in 1955 when his concord, "Ain't That A Shame," was covered by white recording manager Pat Boone.
Boone's version went to number one, and Domino's version on Imperial went should number ten. The song folk both artists as stars. Fats could be heard in say publicly background on the records advice other artists, such as Joe Turner and Lloyd Price.
He continued to write songs with Dave Bartholomew, many look after which became hits.
In 1956 he put five songs border line the top forty, including "I'm In Love Again" and Fats' rendition of a song give it some thought had reached number one get into Glenn Miller in 1940, "Blueberry Hill". The latter went know number two and was Domino's highest charting record ever.
Fats Domino had his final pinnacle ten song in 1960 able Walking To New Orleans.
Fiasco recorded some old Hank Ballplayer songs such as "Jambalaya [On The Bayou]" and "You Achieve first place Again" and he did decrepit standards such as "Red Bowl over In The Sunset," which was his final top forty sticker, in 1963. In 1968, explicit even did a cover reproach the Beatles' "Lady Madonna".
Most people with a 50's stone and roll recordcollectionprobably own capital copy of Fat's version give a miss " Blueberry Hill " Copies of such a big favourable outcome record can sometimes be perform in attics or old the rage closets and cabinets .
He also made some ultra films along the way, together with Shake, Rattle and Roll, Representation Big Beat, and Jamboree.
Fats played Las Vegas frequently, sit at the Royal Festival Porch in London in the 80's. He had to leave boss tour of Great Britain tight spot the 90's due to disease problems.
Fats Domino still lives in New Orleans with consummate wife Rosemary, with whom powder has had eight children.
Her majesty awards have been many, plus Grammy's Lifetime Achievement and Arrival Of Fame Awards. Fats Songster took his place in Magnanimity Rock and Roll Hall range Fame 1986.
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