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RIP Fats

Thanks for your article on the passing of Fats Domino. I would have never taught myself to play the piano had it not been for playing “Blueberry Hill” a zillion times. Also, Fats Domino did more to ease racial tensions than the Supreme Court did in the 1950s. RIP Fats.

Conrad Hartz

Beaufort

This story was originally published October 31, 2017 at 10:13 AM with the headline "RIP Fats."

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