Blueberry Hill (song)
Overview
Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
. The music was written by Vincent Rose
Vincent Rose
Vincent Rose was a musician and band leader.Vincent Rose has one of the longest histories as a band leader. He achieved much popularity with his Montmartre Orchestra in the 1920s, and recorded with the group for RCA...
, the lyrics by Al Lewis
Al Lewis (lyricist)
Al Lewis is thought of mostly as a Tin Pan Alley era lyricist; however, he did write music on occasion as well. Professionally he was most active during the 1920s working into the 1950s. During this time, he most often collaborated with popular songwriters Al Sherman and Abner Silver...
. It was recorded six times in 1940. Victor Records released the recording by the Sammy Kaye
Sammy Kaye
Sammy Kaye , born Samuel Zarnocay, Jr., was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era.-Biography:...
Orchestra with vocals by Tommy Ryan on May 31, 1940 (catalog #26643, with the flip side "Maybe
Maybe (1935 song)
"Maybe" is a popular song. It was written by Allan Flynn and Frank Madden and published in 1935.-Recordings in 1940:The first version to chart was recorded on June 11, 1940 by the Ink Spots and released by Decca Records as catalog number 3258B, with the flip side "Whispering Grass". The recording...
"; matrix #51050).
Gene Krupa's version was issued on the Okeh label (#5672) on June 3.
