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  • " better known as Fats, whose rendition of "Blueberry

    Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

  • In 1948, at New Orleans's Robin Hood club, bandleader Billy Diamond introduced Mr. Domino as "Fats," convinced he would become as popular as stride pianist Fats Waller.

    The Rhythm of Rock 'n' Roll: 'It's All in the 1, 2, 3' Marc Myers 2010

  • Blues legend Antoine "Fats" Domino, reported missing for three days, after being found safe in the Baton Rouge home of LSU QB JaMarcus Russell.

    Tim Shey: Dispatches from the Crisis: Day 6 2008

  • And the other two fifths are named "Fats" (though, curiously, this has no relation to body type - all hobos are skinny).

    Hobo Stick Slimbolala 2006

  • Most of the poets had headed for higher ground (although legendary R&B man "Fats" Domino stayed, was reported missing, then found alive).

    The Lost City 2008

  • There's the influential "Fats" DOLL, of course, a scene with a pivotal character transformation behind a CURTAIN, & a brilliant but tragic "spineless" PSYCHOPATH who must win at all costs.

    LOSTCasts 55: The Brig 2007

  • "There used to be a sense of identity associated with being a fat man," he says, pointing out that fat men used to have fond nicknames, like "Fats," "Fatty" or "The Fat Man."

    Allan Jenkins' Desirable Roasted Coffee 2007

  • When African American, Jewish, and European classical traditions come together in the songs of George Gershwin, when Thomas "Fats" Waller and Andy Razaf mix the syncopation of jazz with the forms of popular musical theater, there is a new song in the world -- a song that could only come from America.

    Remarks By The President At Weta In Performance ITY National Archives 1998

  • In the early 50's, artists such as Fats Domino and Elvis Presley began mixing the distinct sound of both blues and country music into the art form known as Rock.

    The Birth And Baby Of America's Blues Joseph Thomashefski 1998

  • The late Larry "Fats" Goldberg was a high school pal of Calvin Trillin and was a local bon vivant.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

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