BREAKING: Fatai Rolling Dollar Is Dead

A yet to be confirmed reports reaching us has it that veteran highlife musician Fatai Rolling Dollars, is dead.


Born 22nd July 1926, Rolling Dollar was known for his verve and dexterity on the guitar. His zest for life and energy, even in old age, was also a marvel to all who beheld him perform.

He got a new lease of life after years in the doldrums, through Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who revived his career and fortunes, after the Liaison de France was brought back into public consciousness. Fatai, who was one of the highlife singers who made in the 60-early 70s, had a lull in his fortunes before providence smiled on him. Papa Fatai is dead.

Born 22nd July 1926, Rolling Dollar was known for his verve and dexterity on the guitar. His zest for life and energy, even in old age, was also a marvel to all who beheld him perform.

Sherifat Olagunju, one of the wives of the late iconic Nigerian musician Fatai Olayiwola Olagunju better known as Fatai Rolling Dollar who pased on today, has told Nigerian Entertainment Today exclusively, that the 85-year-old highlife musician and band leader died of the deadly Cancer disease.

Sherifat explained that Fatai Rolling Dollar had been diagnosed with Cancer while on tour in the US sometime last year. ‘We confirmed it when he returned to Lagos. He was a loving and caring husband. He not only saw me as a wife, but also as his child. We had many plans together and I will miss him greatly‘,

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