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Fats Domino dead at 89, medical examiner's office says
Antoine "Fats" Domino, a titan of early rock 'n' roll whose piano-based hits -- such as "Ain't That a Shame," "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday" -- influenced artists including Paul McCartney and Randy Newman, died Tuesday, according to Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish Medical Examiner's office in Louisiana. Bone says Domino passed away due to natural causes. He was 89.
Posted — UpdatedBy Todd Leopold (CNN)
(CNN) — Antoine "Fats" Domino, a titan of early rock 'n' roll whose piano-based hits -- such as "Ain't That a Shame," "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday" -- influenced artists including Paul McCartney and Randy Newman, died Tuesday, according to Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish Medical Examiner's office in Louisiana. Bone says Domino passed away due to natural causes. He was 89.
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