Fats Domino Quotes

Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr. was an American pianist and singer-songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 hits. His humility and shyness may be one reason his contribution to the genre has been overlooked.During his career, Domino had 35 records in the U.S. Billboard Top 40, and five of his pre-1955 records sold more than a million copies, being certified gold. His musical style was based on traditional rhythm and blues, accompanied by saxophones, bass, piano, electric guitar, and drums.His 1949 release "The Fat Man" is widely regarded as the first million-selling rock and roll record. His two most famous songs are "Ain't That A Shame" and "Blueberry Hill". Wikipedia  

✵ 26. February 1928 – 24. October 2017
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Famous Fats Domino Quotes

“You made me cry,
when you said goodbye
Ain't that a shame
My tears fell like rain
Ain't that a shame
You're the one to blame”

Ain't That a Shame (1955) co-written with Dave Bartholomew

“Blue Monday how I hate Blue Monday
Got to work like a slave all day
Here come Tuesday, oh hard Tuesday
I'm so tired got no time to play”

Blue Monday (1954); the lyrics to the song are by Dave Bartholomew, with Domino later credited as co-writer for his musical revisions to the song in 1956.
Misattributed

“I found my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
On Blueberry Hill
When I found you.”

Blueberry Hill; though Fats Domino's performances of this song since his 1956 renditions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQQCPrwKzdo are the most famous and popular versions, the song was originally written in 1940 by Vincent Rose, Larry Stock and Al Lewis, and first performed that year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdJSBtuS0oc by Gene Autry. · 1956 performance by Fats Domino on the Ed Sullivan Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKQZy2PJtq8 · 1986 performance by Fats Domino on Austin City Limits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ardeW1HPhH0
Misattributed

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