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3 days ago · Fats Domino. Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Jr. (born February 26, 1928) is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Domino is French Creole and Creole was his first language. Domino was delivered at home by his midwife grandmother. … more »
4 days ago · It climbed to the #2 spot on the Billboard Top 40 and became one of the biggest hits of 1956. Bob Gulla writes: “The song would eventually be covered a number of times by music’s biggest stars, but Domino’s version would remain the definitive rendition.”
1 day ago · Lyric. I’ve been a-searching all this big wide world Now finally I found my Candy girl, candy girl I found me a girl (Candy girl) She sets my heart a-whirl (Candy girl) With huggin’ (huggin’) and kissin’ (kissin’) and lovin’ She’s mine (mine) mine (mine) Whoa-oh-oh-oh Candy girl We get along so well (Candy girl) I know just why I fell (Candy girl) She’s thrillin’ (thrillin’) oh, chillin’ (chillin’) yeah, she’s so divine She’s mine (mine) mine (mine) Whoa-oh-oh-oh ...
1 day ago · James Carr, who was Memphis-based and who was also the greatest soul singer and who recorded, in ‘67, ‘The Dark End of the Street’; Fats Domino who was an R&B man when I met him; Christine Kittrell, an R&B belter from Memphis, and of course the legendary Jimmie Rodgers, known as ‘the Father of Country Music’, who died soon after he ...
2 days ago · Elvis joined a program already in progress. By the time the kid made the national country charts a year later, with a cover of Arthur Gunter’s “Baby, Let’s Play House,” Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bill Haley, had already scored major pop hits.
2 days ago · Chart Success: “House of the Rising Sun” was a commercial success, reaching the top of the charts in multiple countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. Legacy: The song is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all time, influencing countless artists and bands across different genres.
4 days ago · Despite his passing on October 24, 2017, Fats Domino's music continues to be appreciated by fans and musicians alike, solidifying his place as a true legend in the annals of rock 'n' roll history. Genres (Music): New Orleans rhythm and blues, Rock music, Boogie-woogie, Rhythm and blues, Piano blues.
