Other Facts: Sold over 65 million albums. "Blueberry Hill," "Ain't That a Shame" and "I'm Walkin'" were some of his biggest hits. The singer Chubby Checker's stage name was a word play on Fats Domino.

His nickname Fats. Being one of the inventors of rock 'n' roll; his songs "Ain't That a Shame," "I'm Walking," "The Fat Man" and his version of "Blueberry Hill." ...

Tipitina’s Record Club has signed a contract with WLAE-TV (New Orleans Public Televison) to produce a traditional vinyl LP album called “Fats Domino: Live at Tipitina’s”. This album is from the live ...

Some gems from the life’s work of people remembered in obituaries in The New York Times. By Daniel J. Wakin Mr. Bartholomew, a producer, arranger, composer, trumpet player and bandleader, was best ...

NEW ORLEANS — Artwork dedicated to the New Orleans music icon, Fats Domino was unveiled in the 9th Ward. His family joined the artist who created the piece to celebrate with a ribbon cutting. At the ...

When musical traditions aren’t fostered in young people, the tradition becomes either obscure or “historic.” That’s sort of what’s happened to New Orleans rhythm & blues, the kind of “New Orleans ...

Fats Domino was one of the true originators of rock n' roll music. And though his music was a sensation and he toured the world for decades, today you might not know that much about the musical ...

The Saints honored the memory of Fats Domino, the New Orleanian who is recognized as one of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll, by wearing a sticker that simply read "Fats" on the back of their ...

Rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues legend Antoine "Fats" Domino has died. He was 89. With his signature rolling piano sound and longtime producer and collaborator Dave Bartholomew, Domino helped build ...