Fats Domino, Architect Of Rock ‘N’ Roll, Dead At 89

Fats Domino, one of the architects of rock ‘n’ roll, died Tuesday at his daughter’s suburban New Orleans home. Haydee Ellis, a family friend, confirmed the news to NPR. Mark Bone, chief investigator for the Jefferson Parish coroner’s office, tells NPR that Domino, who was 89, died of natural causes.

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