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Domino, Fats, 1928-2017

LC control no.n 82145590
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationML420.D65 Biography
Personal name headingDomino, Fats, 1928-2017
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Variant(s)Domino, Antoine, 1928-2017
Other standard no.Q209586
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1928-02-26
Death date2017-10-24
Place of birthNew Orleans (La.)
Field of activityRhythm and blues music Rock music
AffiliationImperial (Record company)
Dave Bartholomew band
Profession or occupationRhythm and blues musicians Rock musicians Pianists Singers Composers
Found inHis Favorite songs of Fats Domino, c1957.
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Domino, Fats (Antoine); b. Feb. 26, 1928, New Orleans, LA; rock-and-roll singer and pianist)
Wikipedia, 13 Aug. 2013 (Fats Domino; Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Jr. (born February 26, 1928), American rhythm and blues and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter, born New Orleans, Creole was his first language)
African American National Biography , accessed December 16, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Domino, Fats; Antoine Domino; blues musician / singer, rock musician / singer, songwriter, pianist; born 26 February 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; joined the Dave Bartholomew band (1940s); signed to the Imperial Records label (1949); known as the most successful exponent of the style of jump blues; biggest hit was Blueberry Hill, (1956); inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986); received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Twenty-Ninth Annual Grammy Awards; received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Offbeat magazine)
Wikipedia, viewed Oct. 25, 2017 (Fats Domino; d. Oct. 24, 2017)
Associated languageeng cpf