WVU's Travis Stimeling reacts to the death of music legend Fats Domino.
Fats Domino, who died today (Oct. 25), rose to international fame, not through showmanship or flashy piano solos, but through vocal interpretations that revealed the emotional complexity of well-known songs, according to a West Virginia University expert.
Travis Stimeling
assistant professor
WVU
College of Creative Arts
“From “Blueberry Hill” to “Your Cheating Heart,” Domino selected repertoire that speaks to loss, longing, and loneliness and developed a vocal style that engaged those challenging emotions, making them both personal and universal.”
Contact Stimeling through Bernadette
Dombrowski
Bernadette.dombrowski@mail.wvu.edu;
304.293.3397
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