Fats Domino, Early Rock ’n’ Roller With a Boogie-Woogie Piano, Is Dead at 89

October 25, 2017 damusichits

Fats Domino, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues singer whose two-fisted boogie-woogie piano and nonchalant vocals, heard on dozens of hits, made him one of the biggest stars of the early rock ’n’ roll era, died on Tuesday at his home in Harvey, La., across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. He was 89. Read more @ NYTimes.com