Rock pioneer, piano prodigy, Fats Domino, dies at 89

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Fats Domino, New Orleans Rock Pioneer and Piano Prodigy, Dies at 89
by Erik Ortiz

Fats Domino, the piano-playing prodigy whose lightning-fast fingers crafted a rollicking sound blending rock with rhythm-and-blues, has died, the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office in Louisiana said Wednesday.

He was 89.

Domino, a native of New Orleans, learned to play the piano from his brother-in-law. He gained fame with his 1955 hit, "Ain't That a Shame," and his 1956 rock n' roll version of "Blueberry Hill," which he performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and saw shoot to No. 2 on the Top 40 charts...

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Fats Domino, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer has died at age 89

New Orleans — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, died Tuesday.
He was 89.

Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of natural causes at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.

In appearance, he was no Elvis Presley. He stood 5-feet-5 and weighed more than 200 pounds, with a wide, boyish smile and a haircut as flat as an album cover. But Domino sold more than 110 million records, with hits including “Blueberry Hill,” “Ain’t It a Shame” and other standards of rock ‘n’ roll...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/obituaries/2017/10/25/obit-fats-domino/106987744/