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- Narrated and produced by Peggy Scott Laborde, this one-hour documentary is filled with fascinating interviews, home movies, news footage and rare photos. Directed by David M. Jones, with original music by New Orleans pianist/composer A.J. Loria. The program includes scenes of the following: New Orleans during a snowstorm, Hurricane Betsy and Camille, President John F. Kennedy during a 1962 visit to the city, Lee Harvey Oswald in New Orleans, the first Endymion and Bacchus parades, and the Vieux Carre Riverfront Expressway controversy. Find out how the New Orleans Saints football team got its name and get a glimpse of the Beatles at City Park Stadium.
- FATS DOMINO: WALKIN' BACK TO NEW ORLEANS chronicles music legend Fats Domino's triumphant return to the stage after Hurricane Katrina's devastated his New Orleans hometown. Two years after a harrowing rescue from the storm, Domino headlined a 2007 benefit concert for the city, performing hits including "Blueberry Hill," "Ain't That a Shame," "My Girl Josephine" and "Blue Monday" to an adoring audience. The special, narrated by actor John Goodman, captures the concert and provides an up-close, biographical look at Domino's storied career. The special also includes rare interviews with Domino as well as singers Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Robert Plant and Randy Newman, who discuss how this legendary performer has inspired their careers.