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Scheduled to perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2006, he simply tipped his hat to thousands of cheering fans.īut in May 2007, he was back, performing at Tipitina's music club in New Orleans. Many wondered if he would ever return to the stage. It turned out that he and his family were rescued by boat from his home, where he lost three pianos and dozens of gold and platinum records, along with other memorabilia. The preservation board noted that Domino insisted on performing the song despite his producer's doubts, adding that Domino's "New Orleans roots are evident in the Creole inflected cadences that add richness and depth to the performance."ĭomino became a global star but stayed true to his hometown, where his fate was initially unknown after Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005. With his boogie-woogie piano playing rooted in blues, rhythm & blues, and jazz, he became one of the inventors, along with Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little. This film excerpt includes Domino being interviewed about rock n roll and its. Saxophonist Herb Hardesty describes two concerts and says the riots werent about race. White and black fans flocked to Fats Domino concerts, integrating many venues for the first time. One of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s, Fats Domino and his record sales were rivaled then only by Elvis Presley. Fats Domino Concerts: Riots and Rock n Roll. Domino's 1956 version of "Blueberry Hill" was selected for the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry of historic sound recordings worthy of preservation. Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock n Roll.