Fats Domino

Real name: Antoine Domino

Born: February 26, 1928 New Orleans, Louisiana

+++ Recording contract with IMPERIAL records in 1949 +++ First major hit "The fat man" already became a million seller +++ Wrote and arranged most of his hits with bandleader Dave Bartholomew +++ Further big hits included "I"m walkin'", "Ain't that a shame", "Blueberry Hill", "Blue Monday" and later "Lady Madonna", just to mention a few +++ Fats Domino`s hits were covered by the "creme de la creme" of the R'n'R scene, incl. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Band, Chuck Berry and many more +++


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