Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll

The read

It runs a compact 1h 25m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Joe LauroDirector
• Joe LauroWriter
• Rick ColemanWriter

Cast

• Fats DominoSelf
• Clarke PetersNarrator
• Cosimo MatassaCast
• David BartholomewCast

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