
His midwife grandmother Carmelite Domino (who was born into slavery), delivers Antoine, the. The four sons names are Antonio Domino, Anatole Domino, Andre Domino, and Antoine III Domino. Despite his success, his children remember Fats, who passed away. is born in New Orleans to Antoine Calice Domino and Donatile (Gros) Domino. Fats Domino Biography Spouse/Ex-: Rosemary Domino father: Antoine Caliste Domino (18791964) mother: Marie-Donatille Gros (18861971) children: Adonica.

It also launched his own career as a teen rock star. Our father was happiest when he was performing, his daughters Andrea, Anola, Adonica and Antoinette exclusively tell Closer. You got Dixieland.” The was an enormous hit, and took on a new life at the end of the year when Ricky Nelson played it on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, introducing it to a whole new audience. “You put the clarinet in and you got traditional jazz. “The only record I ever really felt that we had a big hit on was ‘I’m Walkin’,” Bartholomew said. Bartholomew said he knew the song would be a hit when he called in a couple of children from the street to come in and hear the song in the studio.


Domino wrote the tune with his longtime collaborator Dave Bartholomew, but this one had more of a country flavor than his recent hits. “Blueberry Hill” and “Blue Monday” where still on the charts and all over the radio. Fats Domino was the pinnacle of his commercial career when he cut “I’m Walkin'” on January 3rd, 1957, with drummer Earl Palmer, bassist Frank Fields and saxophonist Herb Hardesty.
