The Moon Stood Still

Between 1955 and 1963 Fats Domino would place more than 35 songs in the Top 40. Five came in the year 1956, alone. Among those five was Blueberry Hill which was destined to become his signature song.

Blueberry Hill had a previous life as a number one hit for Glenn Miller in 1940. For Fats, it would reach number two and become his highest charting song.

Born in New Orleans, Antoine Domino teamed up with trumpeter/producer Dave Bartholomew and assumed the quite obvious stage name of "Fats" for his ample girth.

The pair would come to write and record some of the most popular Rhythm and Blues/Rock and Roll hits of the 50s and 60s, featuring Fats' mellow, honey-sweet voice combined with his rambling, honky-tonk piano style.

Among Fats' formal honors are a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986) and a Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Fats Domino still lives in New Orleans with his wife Rosemary.