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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 . (more…)
View originalEpisode 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 . (more…)
- Published
- August 11, 2019
- Status
- active
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- 974b69ad737c27883f49ca075c490cb9ed06a731601d9f814514115caae81f5f
- Archive key
- episode-45-and-8220-blueberry-hill-and-8221-by-fats-domino--entry_5ec4ba929e7f4fa0e926fdd0fd24
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- entry_5ec4ba929e7f4fa0e926fdd0fd24