Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017) was an American pianist and singer-songwriter. One of the pioneers of

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music, more than 65 million records were sold by Domino. He had eleven Top 10 hits between 1955 and 1960. During his career, Domino had 35 records in the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top 40, and five of his pre-1955 records sold more than a million copies, being certified gold. He was a regular on Global Charts, from 1950 to 1965. His musical style was based on traditional

rhythm and blues Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predomina ...

, accompanied by saxophones, bass, piano, electric guitar, and drums. His 1949 release " The Fat Man" is widely regarded as the first million-selling rock and roll record. Two of his most famous songs are "

Ain't That a Shame "Ain't That a Shame" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino's recording of the song, originally stated as "Ain't It a Shame", released by Imperial Records in 1955, was a hit, eventually selling a million copies. It reached ...

" and "

Blueberry Hill "Blueberry Hill" is a popular American song published in 1940 and first recorded and released by Sammy Kaye in 1940 on RCA Victor. It is best remembered for its 1950s rock and roll version by Fats Domino. Glenn Miller peaked at no. 2 on the ' ...

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Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Tribute albums

Singles

1949–1959

1960–1969

1970–1985

''Billboard'' Year-End performances

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