One of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s, Fats Domino and his record sales were rivaled then only by Elvis Presley. With his boogie-woogie piano playing rooted in blues, rhythm & blues, and jazz, he became one of the inventors, along with Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard, of rock ‘n’ roll, a revolutionary genre that united young black and white audiences.
Direction
Lauro's archival footage is treasure.
Sound
Those piano runs still slap 70 years later.
Director
Joe Lauro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fats Domino's 'Ain't That a Shame' was the first record ever to sell a million copies by a Black rock 'n' roll artist.
The film quietly argues that 'American Experience' itself helped cement Elvis as the face of rock while Domino remained a footnote — ironic given this doc's home.
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