Fats Domino

Born: New Orleans, LA, 1928

Years Active: 1956-2006

Influenced by: Louis Jordan, Professor Longhair, Louis Armstrong, Little Willie Littlefield, Big Joe Turner, Amos Milburn, Roy Brown, Champion Jack Dupree

Genre: R & B

Biography: The most popular exponent of the classic New Orleans R&B sound, Fats Domino sold more records than any other black rock & ...

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