AP - May 31, 2009
Fats Domino rarely emerges from his Louisiana home — and many wondered if he d show up for The Domino Effect, his namesake concert that raises funds to help rebuild schools and playgrounds damaged...
More »AP - Nov 14, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — Fats Domino lost his sprawling yellow-and-white house in Hurricane Katrina and with it, the keepsakes of an extraordinary career that took him from New Orleans honky-tonks to worldwide...
More »Reuters - Sep 22, 2008
Leading R&B drummer Earl Palmer, best known for his New Orleans recording sessions with the likes of Fats Domino and Little Richard, died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles at age 84, his family said...
More »AP - Sep 27, 2007
Some of the biggest names in music pay homage to Fats Domino on a new album, hoping it will help drive the recovery of the city s music soul. Elton John, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Paul McCartney, Lenny...
More »AP - Aug 13, 2007
Reproductions of 20 of Fats Domino s gold records lost or destroyed during Hurricane Katrina were presented to the 79-year-old Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer at a French Quarter nightclub Monday. Domino...
More »AP - May 20, 2007
Fats Domino took the stage before a sold-out crowd of hundreds in a New Orleans nightclub Saturday, marking the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer s first public performance since Hurricane Katrina. Dressed...
More »Reuters - Feb 6, 2007
Chubby Checker removes his overcoat, bends his knees slightly and slowly swivels his hips. The big guy is getting into it, lightly snapping his fingers, pointing his toes. The Twist is putting out...
More »AP - Jan 5, 2007
A word of caution to concertgoers preparing to celebrate the Krazy Kats 50th anniversary: Don t urge the three aging rock-and-rollers to knock em dead. They already have. From their modest start at...
More »Reuters - Aug 27, 2006
Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New Birth Brass Band. The eight-piece played...
More »Reuters - May 7, 2006
Fats Domino, who became a symbol of survival for this year s New Orleans jazz festival, was taken to hospital on Sunday, forcing him to cancel a headlining appearance at the event. Organizers of the...
More »AP - May 5, 2006
It s not as if New Orleans Queen of Soul, Irma Thomas, was searching for work before Hurricane Katrina hit. The veteran singer of classic hits like Time Is On My Side had enjoyed steady work. A gig...
More »AP - May 5, 2006
Sitting at a keyboard in the bedroom of his post-Katrina home in this New Orleans suburb, a smiling Fats Domino joked, laughed and tenderly sang to a handful of close friends. Never thought my heart...
More »AP - May 1, 2006
Fats Domino is coming out of his post-Katrina seclusion to help a cause near to his heart — getting instruments into the hands of the city s young musicians. The 78-year-old Hall of Fame performer...
More »AP - Apr 24, 2006
Folk singer Ani DiFranco, who stopped performing for almost a year due to tendinitis in her wrists, will make her comeback Friday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, in her newly adopted city...
More »E! Online - Apr 11, 2006
Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and B.B. King are officially immortal. The late rock god, Motown superstar and blues icon are joining a handful of artists whose masterworks will be preserved in perpetuity...
More »AP - Apr 11, 2006
A high school band plays Beethoven. President Calvin Coolidge delivers his inaugural address. Fats Domino turns Blueberry Hill, which had been a hit for Glenn Miller, into a rock n roll classic. They...
More »AP - Mar 15, 2006
Workers have recovered what was left of three pianos in Fats Domino s Ninth Ward home, which was submerged in almost 10 feet of water when Hurricane Katrina caused a levee break near his neighborhood...
More »AP - Mar 8, 2006
The Boss is heading to New Orleans. A performance by Bruce Springsteen is one of 35 added to the lineup for this year s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, scheduled over two weekends — April...
More »AP - Mar 8, 2006
The Boss is coming to New Orleans. A performance by Bruce Springsteen is one of 35 added to the lineup for this year s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, scheduled over the course of two weekends...
More »Reuters - Feb 15, 2006
Let the Good Times Roll! Vowing to gather the biggest names in music to celebrate New Orleans, organizers of Jazz Fest on Wednesday unveiled an eclectic line-up with the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon...
More »AP - Feb 2, 2006
A few years ago, New Orleans came to the rescue of U2 s The Edge. Now he s paying the city back, helping provide instruments to musicians blasted by Hurricane Katrina. He and his band were in New Orleans...
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