Episode 45: “Blueberry Hill”, by Fats Domino

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Episode forty-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Blueberry Hill” by Fats Domino, and at how the racial tensions of the fifties meant that a smiling, diffident, cheerful man playing happy music ended up starting riots all over the US.

Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Birmingham Bounce” by Hardrock Gunter.

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2019-08-11

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