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Mr. Domino performing at the Palais des Sports in Paris in October 1962.
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Fats Domino
Died on October 24, 2017 at age 89
Mr. Domino, a New Orleans rhythm-and-blues singer, was one of the biggest stars of the early rock ’n’ roll era. His two-fisted boogie-woogie piano and nonchalant vocals were heard on dozens of hits in the 1950s and early ‘60s.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.