Rhythm and blues musicians Rock musicians Pianists Singers Composers
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Domino, Antoine, 1928-2017
Notes:
His Favorite songs of Fats Domino, c1957.
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Domino, Fats (Antoine); b. Feb. 26, 1928, New Orleans, LA; rock-and-roll singer and pianist)
Wikipedia, 13 Aug. 2013 (Fats Domino; Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Jr. (born February 26, 1928), American rhythm and blues and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter, born New Orleans, Creole was his first language)
African American National Biography , accessed December 16, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database (Domino, Fats; Antoine Domino; blues musician / singer, rock musician / singer, songwriter, pianist; born 26 February 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; joined the Dave Bartholomew band (1940s); signed to the Imperial Records label (1949); known as the most successful exponent of the style of jump blues; biggest hit was Blueberry Hill, (1956); inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986); received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Twenty-Ninth Annual Grammy Awards; received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Offbeat magazine)
