The second number recorded was The Fat Man named after a radio detective , which sold , in the black market and gave the year-old the first of many gold discs. Domino and Chudd soon fell out with Bartholomew, the man held to have given Domino his musical credibility. Domino recorded without him, using his own musicians, including his brother-in-law Harrison Verrett. Domino rarely took sole composer-credit for songs.
In his amiable, non-confrontational way, Domino offered this liberation early. His career dipped in the s when a new black consciousness rejected the pre-soul stars, and white consciousness shied away from hit-singles artists and the suddenly embarrassing, unhip simplicities of 50s music. This video has been removed. This could be because it launched early, our rights have expired, there was a legal issue, or for another reason.
Creatively, the 60s and beyond was one long period of decline. He sometimes proved his mastery of boogie-woogie on them too: gasp at his Stephen Foster makeover on Swanee River Hop. He was And though rock and roll owes its soul to guys like Domino, one famous Philadelphia musician owes his stage name to the rock pianist — along with Dick Clark's ex-wife.
Domino was born Antoine Domino Jr. As the story goes, by the mid '40s, Domino was growing in popularity and pants size, leading a New Orleans bandleader to nickname him "Fats," after renowned pianists like Fats Pichon and Fats Waller. According to NPR , Domino had hits on the charts 63 times between and , outselling other popular artists of the day, like Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry.
That influence was not lost on American Bandstand , filmed in Philly, and on which Domino made numerous appearances throughout its run. Domino," August Domino, reported missing after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, was rescued by boat after weathering the storm with his wife and daughter in their New Orleans home.
Source: USA Today, www. February Domino began work on Alive and Kickin', his first album since This project will benefit Tipitina's Foundation, which offers hurricane relief for New Orleans musicians. Source: New York Times, www. July 25, Domino's album, Live from Austin, Texas, was released, nearly 20 years after it was recorded.
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