Download    This is a simple, basic arrangement of a simple, basic song – but, oh, what a hit it was for Fats Domino.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra had a #1 hit with it in 1940.  Louis Armstrong went to #29 on the charts with “Blueberry” in 1949.  But in ’56, Fats made it an international favorite and the tune became a rock n’roll standard.  It’s ranked #82 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest  Songs of All Time. “Blueberry Hill” may be simple and only have three chords but, as Trump would say… it’s HUGE!

One of the funniest references I’ve seen to the song was on the The Far Side, a comic written by the great Gary Larson:  A man is talking in a phone booth on top of a hill called “Blueberry Hill”.  There’s a hand tool lying in the grass.  He says into the phone, “Norm?  This is Mitch… You were right — I found my drill.”  Well… I thought it was hilarious!

Anyway, work this one into your act.  Everybody knows and loves it.  The backup tracks of the Fats Domino version are on the Pop-Rock List.  You can listen to Glenn Miller do it below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt7_mmiUktA