“Blueberry Hill” was written by three songwriters: Vincent Rose, who composed the music, and Larry Stock & Al Lewis, who wrote the lyrics. It was published in 1940, some sixteen years before Fats ...

Most people don’t realize that “Blueberry Hill” is not a Fats Domino original. Written by Vincent Rose, Larry Stock and Al Lewis in 1940, the song was recorded countless times before the Fat Man put a ...

NOW: Domino, who turns 89 on Feb. 26, has slowed down in recent years, retiring to a reclusive life surrounded by friends and family in his Lower 9 th Ward home. His last live public performance was ...

Other Facts: Sold over 65 million albums. "Blueberry Hill," "Ain't That a Shame" and "I'm Walkin'" were some of his biggest hits. The singer Chubby Checker's stage name was a word play on Fats Domino.

Antoine "Fats" Domino, a titan of early rock 'n' roll whose piano-based hits -- such as "Ain't That a Shame," "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday" -- influenced artists including Paul McCartney and ...

New Orleans icon and rock n’ roll / rhythm n’ blues pioneer Antoine “Fats” Domino has died at age 89. His daughter told New Orleans’ WWL-TV that he died peacefully at his home with his family around ...

Fats Domino did not know he was making a record at Tipitina’s on May 19, 2007. That night, the rock ‘n’ roll founding father was simply focused on getting through – or out of – what turned out to be ...