1956 Songs: Blueberry Hill

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We’re going back 70 years in musical time for another song. Actually, today’s song goes back 86 years, but not this version. This is the the version most of us are familiar with, and definitely the obvious version. So let’s celebrate a 1956 classic! Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino Did you know Gene Autry (yes, the cowboy, the guy who originally sang “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and the guy who owned the California Angels) recorded this in 1941?! And even that wasn’t the original. Glenn Miller and his orchestra had a huge hit with it in 1940, but his version was two weeks too late to be the first recording. That distinction went to Sammy Kaye. Since then, this song has been recorded over 300 times in multiple genres, from polka (Jimmy Sturr) to country (Loretta Lynn) to blues (Slim Harpo) to everything in between. And most of us come back to this recording by Antoine “Fats” Domino for our thrill. And for good reason. Blueberry Hill Written by Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, and Al Lewis Recorded by Fats Domino From This Is Fats Domino!, 1956 All of those vows you made: