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Herb Hardesty, Longtime Fats Domino Saxophonist, Dies at 91
Herb Hardesty, the New Orleans-born saxophonist who contributed his chops to nearly every track in Fats Domino’s catalog, died on Saturday at the age of 91. He passed away in […]
PBS to Premiere New Fats Domino Documentary
PBS will broadcast a documentary on Fats Domino, one of New Orleans’ most beloved musical icons, next month. The one-hour piece, titled “Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock ‘n’ […]
Five Questions with Joe Lauro, producer-director of The Big Beat: Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll
American Masters is presenting the broadcast premiere of your Fats Domino documentary on February 26, his 88th birthday. Why is the PBS series a good spot for The Big Beat? […]
Musical About Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew Opening
When musical traditions aren’t fostered in young people, the tradition becomes either obscure or “historic.” That’s sort of what’s happened to New Orleans rhythm & blues, the kind of “New […]
What Fats Domino Means to New Orleans
Listen. You can hear Fats Domino everywhere in New Orleans, even in places where there is silence. There is something about his rhythms and melodies that are in the way […]
Happy Birthday Fats Domino!
The Fat Man Turns 87
Antoine “Fats” Domino was born in New Orleans 87 years ago today in the Lower Ninth Ward. The boy who would become “The Fat Man” took up music at an […]
Director Readies The Big Beat: The Story of Fats Domino & His Band
Word of a Fats Domino research project book, CD reissue, or documentary film often gets no more than a shrug of the shoulders these days. This one, however, will surely […]
Fats Domino Piano Enshrined in New Orleans Old Mint
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will unveil Fats Domino’s newly-restored white Steinway grand piano today at 4:30 p.m. at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans. Heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina, […]
YouTube du Jour: Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrn6l3eu9vE&feature=fvsr[/youtube] WDSU’s Norman Robinson interviews Fats Domino biographer Rick Coleman about Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, who were honored this weekend in Cleveland at the Rock and Roll Hall of […]
YouTube du Jour: Fats Domino
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uORo2CMUUsk&feature=related[/youtube] “I’d like to have a beer with Fats, he seems like a cool dude,” a poster writes below this classic video of Fats Domino performing “I’m In Love Again,” […]
