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Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino
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Artist Biography For Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Born February 26 1928 In New Orleans Louisiana Died October 24 2017 Was A Classic R&B And Rock And Roll Singer Songwriter And Pianist. He Was The Best-Selling African-American Singer Of The 1950s And Early 1960s Whose Congenial Non Threatening Personality Allowed Him To Succeed Despite A Period Of Deep-Seated Racial Segregation. Domino Is Also A Pianist With An Individualistic Bluesy Style Showing Stride And Boogie-Woogie Influences. In 1986 He Was Among The First Batch To Get Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. "Ain't That A Shame" And "Blueberry Hill" Were Named Part Of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. In 2004 "Blueberry Hill" Was Named #81 And "Ain't That A Shame" Was Named #431 On Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. In 2004 He Was Named #25 On Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time. In The Wake Of Domino's Rescue From His 9th Ward Home During 2005's Hurricane Katrina The Tipitina's Foundation Organized A Tribute Album To The Elder Artist Featuring Robert Plant Norah Jones Paul McCartney And Numerous Other Acts That Owe A Creative Debt To This Seminal Rock N Roll Pianist.
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"Blueberry Hill" Was Published In 1940 The Music Written By Vincent Rose The Lyrics By Al Lewis And Larry Stock. It Was Recorded Six Times In 1940. According To The Blueberry Hill Songfacts Stock Recalled That "One Important Publisher Turned Down Blueberry Hill Because He Claimed Blueberries Don't Grow On Hills. I Assured Him I Had Picked Them On Hills As A Boy But Nothing Doing. So Chappell And Company Bought The Song And Another Hit Was Born." It Became An International Hit In 1956 For Fats Domino Reaching #2 On The Billboard Top 40 Charts And Becoming His Biggest Chart Hit. Since That Has Become A Rock And Roll Standard.
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Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Born February 26 1928 In New Orleans Louisiana Died October 24 2017 Was A Classic R&B And Rock And Roll Singer Songwriter And Pianist. He Was The Best-Selling African-American Singer Of The 1950s And Early 1960s Whose Congenial Non Threatening Personality Allowed Him To Succeed Despite A Period Of Deep-Seated Racial Segregation. Domino Is Also A Pianist With An Individualistic Bluesy Style Showing Stride And Boogie-Woogie Influences. In 1986 He Was Among The First Batch To Get Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. "Ain't That A Shame" And "Blueberry Hill" Were Named Part Of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. In 2004 "Blueberry Hill" Was Named #81 And "Ain't That A Shame" Was Named #431 On Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. In 2004 He Was Named #25 On Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time. In The Wake Of Domino's Rescue From His 9th Ward Home During 2005's Hurricane Katrina The Tipitina's Foundation Organized A Tribute Album To The Elder Artist Featuring Robert Plant Norah Jones Paul McCartney And Numerous Other Acts That Owe A Creative Debt To This Seminal Rock N Roll Pianist.
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"Blueberry Hill" was published in 1940, the music written by Vincent Rose, the lyrics by Al Lewis and Larry Stock. It was recorded six times in 1940. According to the Blueberry Hill Songfacts, Stock recalled that "One important publisher turned down Blueberry Hill, because, he claimed, blueberries don't grow on hills. I assured him I had picked them on hills as a boy, but nothing doing. So Chappell And Company bought the song and another hit was born."
It became an international hit in 1956 for Fats Domino, reaching #2 on the Billboard Top 40 charts and becoming his biggest chart hit. Since that has become a rock and roll standard. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.