Fats Domino
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| - | [[Dickie Goodman]] first record, "[[The Flying Saucer]]," was co-written with partner [[Bill Buchanan (songwriter)|Bill Buchanan]], and featured a description of a news-covered invasion of earth from a Martian space ship. While Goodman asked questions of pedestrians, scientists, and even the Martian himself, their responses were "snipped" from lyrics of popular songs of the day, including tracks from [[Fats Domino]], [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Little Richard]]. | ||
| - | Although "The Flying Saucer" became a major hit, it also landed Goodman in court for infringement of copyright - e.g. the songs he used to create his "break-in" records. The lawsuits were later settled out of court when the judge ruled that Goodman's records were burlesques and parodies, and were original creations in and of themselves. | + | '''Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino''' (born February 26, 1928 in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]) is a classic [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[rock and roll]] [[pianist]] and [[singer-songwriter]]. |
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Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a classic R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter.
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