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Tracy Morgan to Emcee Fats Domino Benefit Concert in New Orleans

30 Rock co-star Tracy Morgan will emcee a benefit concert later this month, “The Domino Effect,” organized to honor rock/R&B legend Fats Domino and benefit The Brees Dream Foundation, a child-welfare charity....  read more

Fats Domino - Tipitina's - New Orleans, LA - 11/5/08

[Above: Fats Domino and his daughter, Andrea] Photos taken at Tipitina's by Erika Molleck GoldringFats Domino made a rare appearance recently, coming out to Tipitina's for the premier of the documentary, Fats Domino: Walkin' Back To New Orleans, slated to air on PBS this month. Domino was also presented with Grammy Hall of Fame awards for "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill." The awards were originally received in 2002 and 1987 respectively, but were lost when Domino's house was devastated by Hurricane Katrina....  read more

Go Go Domino

Musicians from all over the world want to walk Fats home to the Lower Ninth Ward. . . Two years after Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters gushed through New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, the neighborhood is now showing signs of life. Red-and-white lawn signs warning residents of the impending deadline for the federally funded...  read more

Fats Domino gets much-needed tribute album

[Above: Robert Plant and Fats Domino] A photograph of rescuers helping rock ‘n’ roll founder Fats Domino out of a boat near his flooded 9th ward home was one of the few uplifting images amid the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Since then, the legendary artist has yet to raise enough money to restore his home -- a recent benefit auction of a Domino-autographed baby grand piano attracted no bids. Because every member of the upscale auction crowd failed that one, Domino’s colleagues in the rock industry (that wouldn’t be what it is without his influence) are stepping up with a...  read more

Formerly missing, Fats Domino accounted for

Seattle's The Stranger has reported that music legend Fats Domino has been located, and is at New Orleans' Superdome. Yesterday, Paste learned from several different news sources that the 77-year-old Domino—whose agent said he planned to stay in his New Orleans house in the 9th ward—was missing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina....  read more