Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to the art of story telling -- in prose and poetry, in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of February 26th
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It is the 57th day of the year, leaving 308 days remaining in 2022.
Domino scoffed at the notion he helped invent a new genre of music with his song, The Fat Man, which was released in 1949 and sold more than 1 million copies. "It wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playing down in New Orleans," he said.
Still, Domino's influence on the music that revolutionized the way musicians told stories from the 1950s on is undeniable. He soon become one of the most popular artists of his era.
His rolling, rythmatic piano playing, combined with his smooth baritone voice, helped bring the R&B sound out of the Black south and into white homes. Domino was among the first Black singers to attract white folks to his shows. In an era when laws prohibited Black and white people from mingling in an audience, that was remarkable.
He had a string of hits in the 1950s, with some songs selling a million copies or more, a rare feat at the time. His early hits include Blueberry Hill, Ain't That a Shame, I'm Walking, and Walking to New Orleans.
He lived most of his life in the working-class Lower Ninth Ward of his native city until he was uprooted by Hurricane Katrina.
Donimo's admirers included many prominent singers and early rock and rollers. Elvis Presley once pointed out Domino, saying "that's the real king of rock and roll. Artists such as Elton John, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, and Neil Young sang his songs at a tribute concert.
Domino has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame, and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
He died in 2017 in Harvey, La.
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