Rhythm and Blues

A very happy birthday to Fats Domino, who is turning 88 this month. “Blueberry Hill” performed by Fats Domino is a  classic song and a classic sentiment. It’s one of the great golden oldies and a juke box favorite. The song was written by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis and Larry Stock for a 1940 Western, titled The Singing Hill. Gene Autry sang the song in the movie. Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa,  and Kay Kaiser were among those who recorded versions, as did Louis Armstrong. The version by Fats Domino, though, had that special beat and sound. In 1956, it went to #1 on the R&B Chart and #2 on the Billboard Top 40 Chart. Many covers were to follow, including those by Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Ricky Nelson, Andy Williams, and The Beach Boys — just to name a few. But there’s only one Fats Domino.

Fats Domino is the stage name of Antoine Dominique Domino, Jr. , who was born on February 26, 1928, in New Orleans. He is a national treasure.

Here are the lyrics to “Blueberry Hill” by Fats Domino:

“I found my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
On Blueberry Hill
When I found you

The moon stood still
On Blueberry Hill
And lingered until
My dream came true

The wind in the willow played
Love’s sweet melody
But all of those vows you made
Were never to be

Though we’re apart
You’re part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Blueberry Hill

The wind in the willow played
Love’s sweet melody
But all of those vows you made
Were never to be

Though we’re apart
You’re part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Blueberry Hill”

If you want to read more about Domino’s song “Blue Monday,” please click here. For information about “The Big Beat,” click here. For information on “My Blue Heaven,” please click here.

If you are interested in purchasing and listening to more classic rock and roll and golden oldies from Fats Domino, please consider this: Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits

For  More Golden Oldies Music

The Daily Doo Wop Rec Room has daily featured doo wop, rock and roll, R&B, or rockabilly songs that were hits during the first era of rock and roll (that is, from about 1952 until the British invasion in 1964). After a song is featured, it then goes into the juke box. You are welcome to listen to any of the 40+ selections there. Every weekend, there is a Golden Oldies Juke Box Saturday Night, and the juke box is full of song requests from the 1950s and 1960s.

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