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How was Fats Domino affected by Hurricane Katrina?
As Hurricane Katrina approached New Orleans in August 2005, Fats Domino chose to stay at home with his family, partly because his wife, Rosemary, was in poor health.
Did Hurricane Katrina affect Fats Domino's songwriting?
Did Fats Domino have a family at the time of Hurricane Katrina?
Fats Domino chose to stay at home with his family, partly because his wife, Rosemary, was in poor health during Hurricane Katrina.
Is Fats Domino's wife still alive?
Fats Domino was married to Rosemary Domino from 1947 until her death in 2008.
Does Fats Domino have any children?
Fats Domino and Rosemary Domino had eight children: Antoine III, Anatole, Andre, Antonio, Antoinette, Andrea, Anola, and Adonica.
Did Fats Domino ever move from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?
Even after Fats Domino's success he continued to live in his old neighborhood, the Lower Ninth Ward, until after Hurricane Katrina, when he moved to a suburb of New Orleans.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Fats Domino and Hurricane Katrina besides staying with his wife?
Fats Domino was rumored to have died during Hurricane Katrina, and his home was vandalized when someone spray-painted the message RIP Fats. You will be missed.

Question: What did he receive the medal for?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Fats Domino receive the National Medal of Arts for?