1955 HITS ARCHIVE: Ain t That A Shame Fats Domino

Aint It A Shame (DominoBartholomew) by Fats Domino For 11 weeks, this classic single sat atop the R B bestsellers. And after more than five years of Fats having turned out one hit after another exclusively for the nations rhythm n blues fans, Aint It A Shame (as the original label read) helped him for the first time to cross over one of his recordings into the mainstream, peaking at, 10 on the pop juke box charts. Pat Boones millionselling version of Shame (also posted) further enhanced Dominos recognition factor as an upandcoming songwriter and performer. THE 1955 HITS ARCHIVE here in one place, a goodquality library of originalreleaseversion bestsellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1955 (some were recorded in 1954).