Interviewed by Hans J. Massaquoi of Ebony, Domino explained, "I refused to change. I had to stick to my own style that I've always used, or it just wouldn't be me. With his recording career at least temporarily terminated, Domino began concentrating most of his energies on public appearances, focusing in particular on Las Vegas.
He signed a long-term contract with the Flamingo Hotel and Casino but soon got himself into trouble gambling during his off-hours. He got started on the slots but soon graduated to playing craps.
According to Massaquoi of Ebony, Domino gambled away about two million dollars over a ten-year period. It took the performer a while to admit that he had a serious problem with gambling. However, he eventually took steps to wean himself away from the craps tables, a goal Domino claimed to have reached by It seemed altogether fitting that Domino was among the first to be enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, considering that he had sold more records—some 65 million—than any other Fifties-era rocker except Elvis Presley.
In , EMI-owner of the Imperial label's music catalog released a boxed set of Domino's greatest hits. Domino returned to the recording studio two years later—the first time he'd done so in a quarter-century. Interviewed during the recording session, Domino looked back on his long and rewarding career, saying: "People don't know what they've done for me.
They always tell me, 'Oh, Fats, thanks for so many years of good music. This foundation honors those who create "an art form that is a fountainhead for contemporary popular music and a lifeblood of American culture. However, the trip was cut short when the year-old Domino was hospitalized for an infection and exhaustion. Domino and his wife, Rosemary, continue to live in New Orleans, the city of the singer's birth.
Domino still performs occasionally at his club in the city's French Quarter. All rights reserved. Discovered at Hideaway Club One of Domino's nighttime jobs was at a New Orleans club called the Hideaway, where he earned three dollars a week. Took Rock and Roll by Storm Domino took the rock and roll scene by storm in when he released "Ain't That a Shame," a song that had been previously popularized by cowboy movie star, Gene Autry.
Debut in Films Hoping to expand his horizons, Domino looked to Hollywood. Focused on Personal Appearances With his recording career at least temporarily terminated, Domino began concentrating most of his energies on public appearances, focusing in particular on Las Vegas. Contemporary Musicians, Gale Research, As Busnar explained, "Most of Fats' songs were less raw and sexually explicit than most other blues-based singers.
He was, therefore, more acceptable to the pop audience. Domino was the only successful rhythm and blues singer to have consistent popularity in the pop charts without greatly changing his style. Domino was also one of the first black performers to be featured in popular music shows, starring with other rock and roll greats like Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers.
He left Imperial for ABC in , and had a moderate hit with "Red Sails in the Sunset," but did not reach the charts again except for a modest success with his version of the Beatles' "Lady Madonna" in He finally stopped recording, he told Hans J. Massaquoi in Ebony, because companies wanted him to update his style. Meanwhile, in the s Domino began to concentrate his performance efforts in Las Vegas. Playing under contract at the Flamingo Casino there, however, he began to pass the time between shows in the gambling room, starting with the slot machines and soon advancing to the crap tables.
As Massaquoi reported, during a ten year period Domino lost approximately two million dollars gambling, losing as much as one hundred and thirty thousand dollars in one night. He began to realize he had a problem, and through will power was able to taper off until, he told Massaquoi, he was cured of the expensive habit in With the nostalgia craze for the s that swept the United States in the late s, Domino experienced a resurgence in popularity.
Though he spends more time near his New Orleans home with his wife, Rosemary, and their eight children, he still performs in rock revival shows throughout the country. This song was quickly covered recorded by Pat Boone which helped to establish Fats Domino as a name to white teenagers. Although Fats Domino faded as a performer in the early s, numerous later artists recognized his influence.
The Beatles, for example, described him as an early inspiration for much of their s music. Initially thought to have died during Hurricane Katrina in , he and his family were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter and taken to Baton Rouge. Domino eventually returned to New Orleans but not to his home which was flooded.
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