The Big Beat: Fats Domino

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Published on: February 29th, 2016

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Antoine "Fats” Domino [Gelatin silver print by Jim Goldman courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz Club Collection of the Louisiana State Museum]

Last Friday, on his 88th birthday, PBS aired a new edition of their American Masters series honoring the R&B master of 88 keys, Fats Domino. You can view 'The Big Beat' on PBS's website through March 25.

Link to watch: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/fats-domino-full-episode/6753/

New York Times article on 'The Big Beat': nytimes.com/2016/02/24/arts/music/the-big-beat-celebrates-fats-domino-rocks-reclusive-giant.html

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