Antoine “Fats” Domino passed away on October 24 at the age of 89. And far too many people aren’t aware of just how influential he was to rock and roll music.

She hurriedly declared May 19 Fats Domino Day. Just as quickly, Domino disappeared. On their way out, fans snapped up $10 commemorative posters -- these days, any Domino show could be his last.

New Orleans musician Antoine “Fats” Domino, a titan of early rock ‘n’ roll whose piano-based hits – such as “Ain’t That a Shame,” “Blueberry Hill” and “Blue Monday ...

Fats Domino, the genial, good-natured symbol of the dawn of rock and roll and the voice and piano behind enduring hits like “Blueberry Hill” and “Ain’t That a Shame,” died Tuesday at the ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, from left, Fats Domino and James Brown pose at a reception where they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York on Jan. 23, 1986.

Jerry Lee Lewis, from left, Fats Domino and James Brown pose at a reception where they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York on Jan. 23, 1986 ...

Fats Domino, the legendary early rock 'n' roll star, has died at the age of 89. The old-time rocker behind hits like "Blueberry Hill" helped to define a sound derived from New Orleans boogie ...

Fats Domino’s rendition of “My Blue Heaven” is more than a remake of a classic — it’s an act of cultural transformation. First popularized by Gene Austin in 1927, ...

Antoine “Fats” Domino, the jovial New Orleans entertainer whose bluesy singing and boogie-woogie piano style helped launch rock-and-roll in the 1950s with such rollicking songs as “Blueberry ...

On Fats Domino's 88th birthday, a new documentary about the rock & roll architect by Joe Lauro premiered on PBS in February 2016 Inside Fats Domino's World: Crawfish, Cards, Boogie-Woogie ...