thebuzzr indie | music history | Fats Domino Appears on The Ed Sullivan Show

The world witnessed the debut of Fats Domino this day in 1956. On November 18, the icon appeared on The Ed Sullivan show. He performed his rendition of “Blueberry Hill”. The song became a rock and roll standard with Fats Domino, despite various artists including Louis Armstrong, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Gene Autry, and Jimmy Dorsey had recorded it.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked the Fats Domino version at number 82 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of all time.

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