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Fats Domino Tribute CD to Feature Americana Artists

On September 25, Vanguard Records will release a double-disc CD in tribute to New Orleans keyboardist Fats Domino entitled Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino.  The album will feature a broad spectrum of musical artists and is intended to raise money for musical instruments to be used in New Orleans public schools.  Here is a preliminary list of some of the Americana-friendly artists to be featured on the CD:

Willie Nelson - I Hear You Knockin'
Neil Young - Walking to New Orleans
Dr. John - Don't Leave Me This Way
Randy Newman - Blue Monday
Marc Broussard featuring Sam Bush - Rising Sun
Allen Toussaint - Go Fats Domino
Lucinda Williams - (Song title not yet released)
Bonnie Raitt - I'm in Love Again All by Myself
B.B. King with Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk - Goin' Home
Taj Mahal with The New Orleans Social Club - My Girl Josephine 

Other contributors include Paul McCartney (I Want to Walk You Home), Tom Petty (I'm Walking) Robert Plant (It Keeps Rainin') and Elton John (Bluebrerry Hill). 

(June 27, 2007)