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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...
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...ns-rock-pioneer-piano-prodigy-dies-89-n814186
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...
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...ns-rock-pioneer-piano-prodigy-dies-89-n814186