- Data di nascita
- Data di morte24 ottobre 2017 · New Orleans, Louisiana, Stati Uniti (imprecisato)
- Nome alla nascitaAntoine Domino Jr.
- Soprannomi
- The Fat Man
- The King of Rock 'n' Roll
- The Father of Rock 'n' Roll
- Altezza1,63 m
- Fats Domino è nato il 26 febbraio 1928. Luogo di nascita: Usa. È conosciuto come attore. È celebre per aver partecipato a The Blues Brothers - I fratelli Blues (1980), L'esercito delle 12 scimmie (1995) e Colors - colori di guerra (1988). È stata sposato con Rosemary Hall. Morì il 24 ottobre 2017. Luogo di morte: Usa.
- ConiugeRosemary Hall(6 agosto 1948 - 10 marzo 2008) (morte della moglie, 8 bambini)
- Distinctive smooth baritone voice
- On September 1, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina was approaching New Orleans, he decided to remain at his home and was missed for days. He was later rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter.
- Although never really in the mainstream of early rock and roll, he was one of the most influential singers in rock. He was one of the biggest stars of rock and roll in the 1950s and one of the first rhythm and blues artists to gain popularity with white audiences.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6616 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
- In 1957, his brother-in-law approached him with a song he had written that he thought would be perfect for Fats. However, Domino turned down the song. The song was "You Talk Too Much" and was later recorded by Joe Jones, reaching #3 on the Billboard charts.
- He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, D.C. (1998).
- A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B.
- Lyrics: They call, they call me the fat man / 'Cause I weight two hundred pounds / All the girls they love me / 'Cause I know my way around.
- Lyrics: You made me cry, when you said goodbye / Ain't that a shame / My tears fell like rain / Ain't that a shame / You're the one to blame.
- Processo al rock and roll (1956) - $1,500
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