Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll (2016)

  • NR
  • 02/26/2016 (US)
  • Documentary, Music

Overview

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.

Joe Lauro

Director, Writer

Rick Coleman

Writer

Cast

Fats Domino's headshot

Fats Domino

Self
Clarke Peters's headshot

Clarke Peters

Narrator
Cosimo Matassa's headshot

Cosimo Matassa

David Bartholomew's headshot

David Bartholomew

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