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    Unhappy Music Legend Fats Domino dead at 89

    Fats Domino, Early Rock 'n' Roller With a Boogie-Woogie Piano, Is Dead at 89

    Fats Domino, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues singer whose two-fisted boogie-woogie piano and nonchalant vocals, heard on dozens of hits, made him one of the biggest stars of the early rock 'n' roll era, died on Tuesday at his home in Harvey, La., across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. He was 89.

    His death was confirmed by the Jefferson Parish coroner's office.

    Mr. Domino had more than three dozen Top 40 pop hits through the 1950s and early '60s, among them "Blueberry Hill," "Ain't It a Shame" (also known as "Ain't That a Shame," which is the actual lyric), "I'm Walkin'," "Blue Monday" and "Walkin' to New Orleans." Throughout he displayed both the buoyant spirit of New Orleans, his hometown, and a droll resilience that reached listeners worldwide.

    He sold 65 million singles in those years, with 23 gold records, making him second only to Elvis Presley as a commercial force. Presley acknowledged Mr. Domino as a predecessor.

    "A lot of people seem to think I started this business," Presley told Jet magazine in 1957. "But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that music like colored people. Let's face it: I can't sing it like Fats Domino can. I know that."

    Rotund and standing 5 feet 5 inches ā€” he would joke that he was as wide as he was tall ā€” Mr. Domino had a big, infectious grin, a fondness for ornate, jewel-encrusted rings and an easygoing manner in performance; even in plaintive songs his voice had a smile in it. And he was a master of the wordless vocal, making hits out of songs full of "woo-woos" and "la-las."
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    When I was a kid I didn't know he was a real person and thought people said Fats Domino as an expression.
    I remember saying it myself and wondered what it meant

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    When I was a kid I didn't know he was a real person and thought people said Fats Domino as an expression.
    I remember saying it myself and wondered what it meant
    That’s funny!
    When your praise match your prayers, the answer will come.
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