Fats Domino, the ’50s-era R&B pianist who received a major career boost in the ’70s thanks to Richie Cunningham but had a hell of a time as a result of hurricane Katrina, is returning to the stage to help his fellow New Orleans musicians.
Domino, who’s been kind of a recluse for the past several years, is scheduled tonight to sign copies of his new album, Alive and Kickin’, the proceeds of which will go to the Tipitina Foundation. Following that, he’ll be playing at the Foundation’s 5th Annual “Instruments A-Comin'” benefit concert. (The organization, by the way, served to help find housing and instruments for local New Orleans musicians following the hurricane.)
Domino will continue his comeback on Sunday, as one of the closing acts at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, alongside Paul Simon, Lionel Richie, and others.
