Fats Domino, one of the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll and a New Orleans hero, died Tuesday at 89.
A picture taken on October 20, 1962 shows pianist and signer-songwriter Fats Domino performing on the piano at the Palais des Sports in Paris.
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A picture taken on July 20, 1985 shows Fats Domino attending the ‘Grande Parade du Jazz’ event in Nice, southern France.
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Jerry Lee Lewis, from left, Fats Domino and James Brown pose at a reception where they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York on Jan. 23, 1986.
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Music legend Fats Domino performs on the NBC “Today” television show in New York. D
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Then-President George W. Bush talks with Fats Domino, left, in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans in August 2006 to commemorate the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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Fats Domino checks in on the rebuilding of his home in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward in March 2007.
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Domino performs on the NBC’s “Today” show in New York in November 2007.
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Fats Domino waves to fans before a November 2008 ceremony re-presenting two Grammy awards to replace the ones that he lost during flooding from Hurricane Katrina at his New Orleans home.
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