Last week I wrote a little about the soul of this city. Well, a good chunk of that soul is Fats Domino. The story of his survival after the broken levees is epic.

Apparently there is a tribute album just out, with 30 cuts from all kinds of famous folks playing Fats’ tunes. There’s big time famous, like Neil Young, and some New Orleans famous, like Theresa Anderson and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux.

From these samples, I like the sound of Toots and the Maytals (a band that jammed at Jazz Fest not too long ago).

Follow the link to a great New Orleans tune from Fats himself — there is also an excellent version of this tune, not on the tribute album, by Buckwheat Zydeco — “Walking to New Orleans.” It’s all about returning, folks.