WhenFats Dominodied at age 89 on Oct. 24 , 2017 , his death sop up renewed attention to the association between this medicine caption and Chubby Checker , who sang Billboard Hot 100’sall - time No . 1song , " The Twist . "
Domino , known for pioneer the boogie - woogie piano style and for crooning song such as " Ai n’t That a Shame " and " Blueberry Hill , " amassed more than 30Top 40hits between 1949 and 1963 . His songs made the R&B chart more than 60 times , earning him 23 amber records , each one signifying more than a million transcript sold .
The New Orleans aboriginal , whose name originally wasAntoine Dominique Domino Jr. , was nicknamed " fatty tissue " while still a teenager . At about 220 British pound ( 99 kilograms ) , he was a even in a local dance band when he supplied newfangled lyrics to an existing birdsong — " They call me the Fat Man / ‘Cause I matter 200 pounds " — and enliven his own cognomen , which also was an court tojazzpianistFats Waller .
And , it was Domino who dish out as the muse for Chubby Checker ’s moniker . Checker was bornErnest Evansand nickname " Chubby " since puerility . In 1961 , the singer was perfecting his Fats Domino opinion in the transcription studio of Dick Clark of American Bandstand fame . When Clark ’s 2d married woman , Barbara , heard him , she quipped , " His name is Chubby , like Fats ? Well , then , his last name should be Checker , like Domino . "
Dick Clark also was responsible for Checker’sbig break . When the Song dynasty ’s author , Hank Ballard , was ineffective to do " The Twist " live on American Bandstand , Clark enquire Checker to cover the tune , which became an exigent hit .
Domino go on toinspireother musicians , including Elvis Presley and The Beatles , who reportedly wrote " Lady Madonna " with Domino ’s distinctive panache in mind .
