We lost another great one this year. This is arguably bigger than Chuck Berry. Fats Domino was a pioneer in early 1950's R&B and was among the first class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. He was one of the first R&B artists to gain mainstream success.
He was married to the same woman for 61 years. They had eight children. He never left his old neighborhood until it was flooded during Hurricane Katrina.
Nobody defines the music of New Orleans like Fats Domino. He will be missed, but his music lives on forever:
He was married to the same woman for 61 years. They had eight children. He never left his old neighborhood until it was flooded during Hurricane Katrina.
Nobody defines the music of New Orleans like Fats Domino. He will be missed, but his music lives on forever: