Antoine “Fats” Domino‘s 1950 song “The Fat Man” is widely regarded as the first million-selling Rock ‘n Roll record.
One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records.
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Antoine “Fats” Domino‘s 1950 song “The Fat Man” is widely regarded as the first million-selling Rock ‘n Roll record.
One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records.
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I got to see Fats in Bridgeport in the early ’60’s. Obviously his heyday had passed as rock ‘n’ roll was transitioning, but he had lost none of his artistry or pleasure in performing. After his first set, rather than retreating to his dressing room, he came down off stage to chat with fans, one of whom was me. Fats was a humble, really nice man who happened to have developed enormous talent. Of the original 4 pillars of rock (Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bo Diddley), Fats was the only one whose talent crossed over into other genres: boogie-woogie and rhythm ‘n blues. Fats was one of the most under-appreciated artists of that era, partly due to racism.