Fats Domino

Genres:	Comedy • Easy Listening • Holiday & Seasonal • Musicals & The Arts • Pop / Rock • R&B / Soul • Television
Descriptive "tags":	blues • rhythm and blues • rock n roll • oldies • rock and roll • 50s • jazz • new orleans
Decades Active:	1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • Fan Page • MusicMoz • Wikipedia

Biography

Antoine Domino, 26 February 1928, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. From a large family, Domino learned piano from local musician Harrison Verrett who was also his brother-in-law. A factory worker after leaving school, Domino played in local clubs such as the Hideaway. It was there in 1949 that band leader Dave Bartholomew and Lew Chudd of Imperial Records heard him. His first recording, ‘The Fat Man’, became a Top 10 R&B hit the next year and launched his unique partnership with Bartholomew who co-wrote and arranged dozens of Domino tracks over the next two decades. As With Professor Longhair, Domino’s playing was derived from the rich mixture of musical styles to be found in New Orleans. These included traditional jazz, Latin rhythms, boogie-woogie, Cajun and blues. Domino’s personal synthesis of these influences involved lazy, rich vocals supported by rolling piano rhythms. On occasion his relaxed approach was at odds with the urgency of other...

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