BLUEBERRY HILL
FATS DOMINO
SONGWRITERS: AL LEWIS; LARRY STOCK & VINCENT ROSE.
COUNTRY: U.
S. A.
ALBUM: FATS DOMINO: BLUEBERRY HILL
LABEL: IMPERIAL RECORDS
GENRE: BLUES
YEAR: 1956
Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26,
1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer
and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New Orleans to a French Creole family, Domino signed to Imperial Records in 1949. His first single "The Fat Man"
is cited by some historians as the first rock
and roll single and the first to sell more
than 1 million copies. Domino continued to work with the song's co-writer Dave Bartholomew,
contributing his distinctive rolling piano style to Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
(1952) and scoring a string of mainstream hits beginning with "Ain't That a Shame"
(1955). Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 US pop hits. By 1955,
five of his records had sold more than a million copies, being certified gold.
Domino was shy and modest by nature but made
a significant contribution to the rock and roll genre. Elvis Presley declared Domino a "huge influence on me when I started
out" and when they first met in 1959, described him as "the real king
of rock 'n' roll". The Beatles were also heavily influenced by Domino.
Four of Domino's records were named to the Grammy Hall
of Fame for their significance: "Blueberry
Hill", "Ain't That a Shame",
"Walking to
New Orleans" and "The Fat
Man". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame as part of its first group of
inductees in 1986. The Associated Press estimates that during his career, Domino "sold more than 110 million
records".
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 we made
Were only to be
Though we're apart
You're part of me still
For you were my thrill
On Blueberry Hill.
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