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| Born | Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (1928-02-26)February 26, 1928 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 89) Harvey, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1942–2017 |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary Hall (m.Fats Domino - Biography - IMDb1947; died 2008) |
| Children | 8 |
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Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter.
One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New Orleans to a French Creole family, Domino signed to Imperial Records in 1949. His first single "The Fat Man" is cited by some historians as the first rock and roll single and the first to sell more than 1 million copies. Domino continued to work with the song's co-write Fats Domino biography, birth date, birth place and pictures VOGE