
Taking place at the Case Western Reserve University Wolstein Auditorium, 2103 Cornell Road, in the Wolstein Research Building
A reflection on the career of Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew and their impact on rock and roll music
Participants will include Hall of Fame Inductees Dave Bartholomew and Lloyd Price; lifelong friends of Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew including musicians Billy Diamond, Herb Hardesty, Ernest McLean, and songwriter/producer Eddie Ray; and key historians of New Orleans music Domino biographer Rick Coleman, John Broven, Jason Berry, Jeff Hannusch Hannusch and Dr. Ike of Ponderosa Stomp. Writer and director Daniel Wolff will discuss his on-going film projects about residents trying to return to New Orleans, Right to Return: New Home Movies From the Ninth Ward and Been in the Storm Too Long, directed by Oscar-winner Jonathan Demme.
These events are presented in conjunction with the Rock Hall’s 15th Annual American Music Masters celebration.