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...
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Posted by Keith Spera November 09, 2007 6:52AMMusic writer Keith Spera was in New York City with Fats Domino last week. This is his fourth report from the road.Fats Domino is Santa Claus: Short, stout, generally jovial. And just by being in the room, he makes people happy.At 8:15 p.m. Thursday, he arrives at a cavernous dance club adjacent to the tony Pink Elephant in a tough swath of lower Man...
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On Monday, Fats Domino became the second recipient of the Recording Industry Association of America's "American Music Legend" award. The late Johnny Cash is the only other musician to be honored with the award recognizing a musician's imprint on American music as undeniable and invaluable.Last night in New Orleans friends and family of Domino gathered to present the 79 year-old Rock and Roll Ha...
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You know you've made a mark on the world when artists regarded as all time greats flock to re-record your songs in tribute. A double disc entitled "Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino" is coming our way Sept. 25 via Vanguard Records. Elton John, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Robert Plant and Willie Nelson have all remade their own versions of select Fat Domino classics, reports Billboard. Procee...
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Fats Domino's gold records, will have his sales awards replaced during a ceremony next week, according to LiveDaily.As "previously reported":CH, even after having to be rescued via boat and reportedly losing everything, Fats drew testament to the old saying you can't keep a good man down. Apparently standing tall as a beacon of hope for the community, the 79 year old Fats reportedly is back in ...
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Fats Domino did appear at Saturday night's Domino Effect Benefit Concert at the New Orleans Arena, however, he did not perform. Instead the crowd was treated to five hours of quality music with sets from Taj Mahal, Ozomatli, Keb Mo, Junior Brown, blues legend BB King, and Rock 'N Roll legends Chuck Berry and Little [...]
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