Rock ‘n’ roll hero Fats Domino died Tuesday at 89. (Oct. 26, 2017)
Oct. 26, 2017
Afterword
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Jan. 15, 2010
Music
Fats Domino, one of the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll and a New Orleans hero, died Tuesday at 89.
Oct. 25, 2017
Opinion
To the editor: The historical context of Fats Domino’s 1955 hit “Ain’t That a Shame,” mentioned repeatedly throughout the obituary, speaks to Domino’s huge musical impact.
Oct. 29, 2017
As one of the founding fathers of rock ’n’ roll, Fats Domino blazed a singular path in the history of popular music.
If Elvis Presley personified the sex appeal of early rock ’n’ roll, and Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard channeled the danger lurking within this unbridled form of youthful expression, then Fats Domino was the living embodiment of the pure joy that was an integral part of the musical sea-change that revolutionized world culture in the 1950s.
Musicians from all genres mourned the death of 1950s rock ’n’ roll singer Fats Domino on Tuesday, as did a U.S. congressman, an NFL coach and others.
*** FATS DOMINO AND VARIOUS ARTISTS “That’s Fats: A Tribute to Fats Domino” EMI Fats Domino often seems to be the forgotten man of rock ‘n’ roll.
April 12, 1996
Antoine “Fats” Domino, the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who was feared for days to have been a victim of Hurricane Katrina, is apparently safe.
Sept. 2, 2005
World & Nation
He visits his gutted 9th Ward house, to be restored by summer. His return is seen as a sign of hope in the area.
March 10, 2007