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Zulu Tramps shuffle down Fats Domino Avenue during a second line at the Fats Domino Celebration.
Andrea Domino Brimmer (daughter of Fats) and niece Eryn Hartzog (granddaughter) huddle together for a photo.
Eryn Hartzog holds up her pink Fats Domino umbrella while looking at the stage.
Descendent children of Fats Domino sit while watching performances at the Fats Domino Celebration.
The Rev. Willie Calhown opens the program with a prayer.
Gilbert Cook, 75, Betty Foley, 87, and Brenda Cook 72, sit in the shade at Oliver Bush Park during the celebration for Fats Domino.
A Zulu Tramp walks beside a red trolleybus awaiting the arriveral of the Fats Domino family.
Alina T. Allen, visual artist, said, “Just that simple song, ‘I’m Walking to New Orleans,’ it still plays an important part with tourists who come into town, the people who live here and who are from here.”
Marlette of the L9S social club poses with her multicolored L9S fans.
U.S. Rep. Troy Carter said, “It’s a beautiful day to recognize someone that has been internationally renowned. Unfortunately, so many times we have people from all over the world that know about our artist and at home we don’t celebrate them at the same level.”
The new blue street sign pays homage to a humble superstar who played to sellout crowds around the world but felt most comfortable in his native Lower 9th Ward.
“Fats Domino never left the 9th Ward,” said baritone saxophonist Roger Lewis, now 81, who toured with Domino. “He’s been all over the world but he built his house in the 9th Ward, he lived in the 9th Ward, and he hung out with the same friends when he used to go to the little bar rooms. He was a homeboy.”
The celebration included a second line from Domino’s house to Oliver Bush Park where musical tributes and speeches were offered. Those in attendance included members of Domino’s family, friends and elected officials.
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It was Fats’ Saturday in celebration of Lower 9th Ward rock ‘n’ roll icon
by Nigell Moses and La'Shance Perry, Verite News New Orleans October 24, 2022
New Orleans native Nigell Moses graduated summa cum laude from Xavier University of Louisiana with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication. She is a published contributing writer, with stories in The...
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La’Shance Perry is a cum laude graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication. She is also a published writer and photographer with work featured in Data...
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