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3 unusual facts about Fats Domino


Leo Mintz

By about 1950, Mintz noticed an increase in the number of white teenagers sifting through his boxes, listening and dancing to rhythm and blues records, such as those by Ruth Brown, Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino, which had been marketed to African Americans.

Pick of the Pops

Winton left Pick of The Pops on 30 October 2010 due to other work, and he counted down the charts from 1959 and 1983 with classics from Culture Club, Fats Domino, The Cult, Adam Ant and Dickie Valentine.

Tipitina's Foundation

Fats Domino has dedicated proceeds from his latest musical release to the foundation.


Billy Hancock

Throughout his career, Hancock has played in backing bands for prominent musicians, including Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, blues guitarist Roy Buchanan, rockabilly Charlie Feathers, the Clovers, Amos Milburn, and country stars Dottie West and Jean Shepard.

Bob Gulla

In his book Icons of R&B and Soul he wrote biographical pieces on artists including Ray Charles, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Ike Turner, Tina Turner, The Isley Brothers, James Brown, and Otis Redding.

Carlton Cinema, Dublin

Many concerts were held on the stage in the 1970s, including performances by Duke Ellington, Cleo Lane, Johnny Cash, James Last, Fats Domino, Nana Mouskouri, Marlene Dietrich, and Don McLean.

Eddie Bo

He debuted on Ace Records in 1955 and released more single records than anyone else in New Orleans other than Fats Domino.

Gene Barge

Barge has toured and played with such notables as Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Chuck Willis, The Rolling Stones and Natalie Cole; and he had roles in major movies starring Gene Hackman, Chuck Norris, Harrison Ford and Steven Seagal.

Johnny Vincent

He signed up Huey "Piano" Smith and his group who was able to develop a New Orleans shuffle style distinctive from the Fats Domino jumping boogie rhythm.

Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans

The studio has been the recording scene of thousands of noteworthy International and New Orleans & Louisiana music projects including Dr. John's Goin' Back To New Orleans, James Booker's Classified, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's Gate Swings, Fats Domino's Alive and Kickin and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band's Jelly.


see also

Bobby Charles

His compositions include the hits "See You Later, Alligator", which he initially recorded himself as "Later Alligator", but which is best known from the cover version by Bill Haley & His Comets; and "Walking to New Orleans", written for Fats Domino.

Hayley Sanderson

In 2011 she sings a wonderful duet with Gilbert O'Sullivan on his new album 'Gilbertville', in the Fats Domino-like song 'Here's Why'.

Prince Buster

Jamaican sound systems at that time were playing American rhythm 'n' blues and Campbell credits Tom the Great Sebastian with his first introduction to the songs and artists that would later influence his own music: the Clovers' "Middle of the Night", Fats Domino's "Mardi Gras in New Orleans", the Griffin Brothers featuring Margie Day, and Shirley & Lee.