It wasn’t until Fats Domino’s New Orleans house was heavily damaged in Hurricane Katrina that many people realized the great R&B pioneer was still alive. Now 79 and fairly reclusive, Domino had a tremendous influence on ’50s popular music, his infectious boogie-woogie and triplet-based piano style forming much of the DNA of rock, and influencing scores of artists from Elvis Presley to the Beatles and beyond. To show their appreciation, a plethora of luminaries from rock, jazz, R&B, country, folk, and blues have united for this two-disc, 30-track valentine to Domino, which features modern takes on his timeless music. ˝United˝ is a literal term here--while some performers appear solo (Elton John on ˝Blueberry Hill,˝ Corinne Bailey Rae on the scorching live cut, ˝One Night (of Sin)˝), many of the tracks offer unexpected gumbo-like ˝mixtures,˝ i.e., Joss Stone teaming with Buddy Guy and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on ˝Every Night about this Time.˝ Occasionally, things stray remarkably far from Domino’s blueprint (jazz great Herbie Hancock churns it up with George Porter, Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, and Renard Poche on ˝I’m Gonna be a Wheel Someday˝), while Paul McCartney goes the other route, offering a too-worshipful vocal impersonation (˝I Want to Walk You Home˝), with fellow legend Allen Toussaint on piano. Still, fine performances abound, especially Neil Young’s ˝Walking to New Orleans,˝ which seethes with political anger, Lucinda Williams’ roots-romance of ˝Honey Chile,˝ and Robbie Robertson and Galactic’s visionary ˝Going to the River.˝ Almost secondarily, the collection serves as an eye-opening look at the thematic span of Domino’s recorded output, and, like his Greatest Hits: Walking to New Orleans, released in August 2007, it should bring renewed awareness of his legacy. The iconic musician suffered more than damage to his house in Katrina--looters stole many of his possessions, including his ’50s gold records. Here’s hoping Goin’ Home… will yield a replacement. --Alanna Nash