![]() ![]() "Since I Met You Baby" by Ivory Joe Hunter was the record that bumped "Blueberry Hill" out of the #1 spot, then Fats returned the favor and his "Blue Monday" replaced Ivory Joe at #1 ("Since I Met You Baby" was #1 for 3 weeks). "Blueberry Hill" entered the Billboard's Top 100 on September 30th, 1956 eventually it peaked at #2 (for 3 weeks) and spent over a half-year on the Top 100 (27 weeks).Īnd "Blue Monday" entered the Top 100 on December 30th, 1956 it reached #5 and stayed on the Top 100 for 18 weeks.Īt the time of his appearance on the 'Como' show "Blue Monday" was #1 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart (was #1 for a total of 8 weeks).Īnd in November of 1956 "Blueberry Hill" became #1 on the R&B Singles chart and remained in the top spot for 11 weeks. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 2nd 1957, Fats Domino was in a 'BLUE' mood!!!įor he appeared on the NBC-TV program 'The Perry Como Show' and performed "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday"!!!.Seven years later he re-recorded it and this version entered the Hot 100 on October 28th, 1956 and once again it peaked at #29 and spent 11 weeks on the Hot 100.Īround a year later in early 1957 Fats Domino reached #2 on the Hot 100 with his covered version. He first charted with the song in 1949, at that time it peaked at #29. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 5th 1961, Louis Armstrong performed "Blueberry Hill" on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.Andrew from MadridThe Al Lewis credited as co-writer is not the Al Lewis who played Grandpa Munster.Just under seven weeks later on May 18th his first record, "There Goes. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 1st 1963, Fats Domino signed a recording contract with ABC-Paramount records.Black Rooster from Adelaide South AustraliaLove ya Fats.R.I.P great man.Omar from TexasGreat song! but where was "blueberry hill" located?. ![]()
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