Fats Domino Returns To The Stage
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Fats Domino returned to New Orleans and performed for a 'screaming and jumping' sold out crowd of hundreds, according to Yahoo.The event marks Fats frist appearance in the big easy after reportedly losing his home, his pianos, his gold and platinum records, and much of the city he loves during hurricane Katrina. He was rescued by boat from his flooded 9th Ward home after the storm struck on Aug. 29, 2004.
Domino was accompanied by his longtime friend and musical partner saxophonist Herbert Hardesty. The pair have been playing together since the mid-1940sThe event was part of the Tipitina's Foundation, which put on Saturday night's show. The organization is working with such artists as Elton John, Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, B.B. King and others to record a tribute album of Domino's songs. Roughly 25 percent of the proceeds will go toward the restoration of Domino's home, said Bill Taylor, the foundation's executive director.Domino is expected to move back into his 9th Ward home later this year. The area has been said to be so severely shattered by the storm, it shouldn't be reconstructed.Domino's hits include "Blueberry Hill," "Blue Monday," "Ain't That a Shame" and "Walkin' to New Orleans."
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Domino was accompanied by his longtime friend and musical partner saxophonist Herbert Hardesty. The pair have been playing together since the mid-1940sThe event was part of the Tipitina's Foundation, which put on Saturday night's show. The organization is working with such artists as Elton John, Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, B.B. King and others to record a tribute album of Domino's songs. Roughly 25 percent of the proceeds will go toward the restoration of Domino's home, said Bill Taylor, the foundation's executive director.Domino is expected to move back into his 9th Ward home later this year. The area has been said to be so severely shattered by the storm, it shouldn't be reconstructed.Domino's hits include "Blueberry Hill," "Blue Monday," "Ain't That a Shame" and "Walkin' to New Orleans.""Yahoo News":YA[YA]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070520/ap_en_mu/fats_domino
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