http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/25/entertainment/fats-domino-obituary/ "Ain't That a Shame" (Charted July 16, 1955; #10 US; #1 R&B; #431 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) "I'm in Love Again" (Charted Apr. 28, 1956; #3 US; #1 R&B; #12 UK) "Blueberry Hill" (Charted Oct. 6, 1956; #2 US; #1 R&B; #6 UK; #81 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) "Blue Monday" (Charted Jan. 5, 1957; #5 US; #1 R&B; #23 UK) "I'm Walkin'" (Charted Mar. 9, 1957; #4 US; #1 R&B; #19 UK)
Sad news. I love his version of "Blueberry Hill." (Honestly, I had assumed he passed away some time ago) Kor
I've said this elsewhere - there isn't a single song he did that wasn't at least fun - and most were downright good. (Can't say that about a lot of "artists".)
Fats put the New Orleans stamp on rock and roll. Sad to hear he is gone. How's Little Richard these days? Hope he is okay. RIP, Fats.
I don't know how many times I've sung "Ain't That a Shame." A lot. It's hard for me to imagine much greater praise for a songwriter than to observe that many, many people enjoy singing, or even just quoting, the song themselves incidentally in their lives, not to mention listening to a recording of it. I know also that whenever I would sing or hum "Blueberry Hill," I was always thinking of Fats' version. Rest in Peace.