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Dave Bartholomew - Shrimp & Gumbo
#JazzFM #Jazz #NowPlaying #DaveBartholomew

"Blue Monday" is a song written by #DaveBartholomew, first recorded in 1953 by #SmileyLewis and issued as a single, in January 1954, on #ImperialRecords (catalog # 5268). The single, with a slow-rocking beat, features an instrumental #electricGuitar solo by Lewis. It was later popularized in a recording by #FatsDomino in 1956, also on Imperial (catalog # 5417), on which the songwriting credit was shared between him and Bartholomew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy5WM1xYbGo

Fats Domino - Blue Monday [1957]

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50+ Music May 25

"I Hear You Knocking" (or "I Hear You Knockin'") is a rhythm and blues song written by American musician #DaveBartholomew. #NewOrleansRhythmAndBlues singer #SmileyLewis first recorded the song in 1955. The lyrics tell of the return of a former lover who is rebuffed. "I Hear You Knocking" reached number two on the #Billboard #RAndBSinglesChart in 1955, making it Lewis's most popular and best-known song. Subsequently, numerous artists have recorded it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMjwb13TFCo

I Hear You Knocking

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50+ Music May 8

"I Hear You Knocking" (or "I Hear You Knockin'") is a rhythm and blues song written by American musician #DaveBartholomew. #NewOrleansRhythmAndBlues singer #SmileyLewis first recorded the song in 1955. The lyrics tell of the return of a former lover who is rebuffed. "I Hear You Knocking" reached number two on the #Billboard #RAndBSinglesChart in 1955, making it Lewis's most popular and best-known song. Subsequently, numerous artists have recorded it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMjwb13TFCo

I Hear You Knocking

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Andi Chorley Mar 10

The Fabulous Mr. D is the sixth studio album by American rock and roll pianist Fats Domino, released on Imperial Records.

In Boys' Life, Bob Hood recommended this album for Domino being "the most unbeatable character".[1] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide scores this release alongside all of Domino's Imperial albums as 4.5 out of five stars. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnrcR8u_BPY&list=RDAnrcR8u_BPY&start_radio=1

#FatsDomino #RockandRoll #NewOrleans #Music #BoogieWoogie #DaveBartholomew

50+ Music Feb 17

"Be My Guest" is a song written by #FatsDomino, #JohnMarascalco and #TommyBoyce. Arranged and produced by #DaveBartholomew and recorded by Domino on September 26, 1959, it was released as a single by #ImperialRecords the following month and reached number 8 on the #Billboard #popChart, number 2 on the #RAndBChart, and number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart. The song was Boyce's first hit as a writer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIIyUZVJdE4

Fats Domino - Be My Guest - September 26, 1959

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50+ Music Dec 24

#OnThisDay in 1918, #DaveBartholomew, American R&B, rock, and jazz musician, composer, producer, and songwriter ("I Hear You Knocking"; "Ain't That A Shame"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), born in Edgard, Louisiana (d. 2019).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️

Ted Tocks Covers Dec 13, 2025

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I Hear You Knocking

Originally posted on May 9, 2021

On this day 55 years ago Dave Edmunds was at #1 with this rock and roll classic. His only #1 song.

“I hear you knocking, go back where you been”

#littlerichard #jameswiggins #liljohnson #miltonbrown #davebartholomew #smileylouis #galestorm #jillday #conniefrancis #FatsDomino #daveedmunds

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Keep a Knocking/I Hear You Knocking – The charisma of #LittleRichard. The legend lives on. #MusicisLIfe #TedTocksCovers #JamesWiggins #LilJohnson #MiltonBrown #DaveBartholomew #SmileyLouis #GaleStorm #JillDay #ConnieFrancis #FatsDomino #DaveEdmunds

It was one year ago today that the music world lost the infinitely charismatic, Little Richard. While I had numerous options for songs to feature, I zeroed in on ‘Keep a Knockin’ (But You Can’t Com…

Ted Tocks Covers

50+ Music Dec 6, 2025

"I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 song by #FatsDomino, written with frequent collaborator #DaveBartholomew. The single was Domino's third release in a row to reach No. 1 on the #RAndB Best Sellers chart, where it stayed for six weeks. It also broadened the singer's #crossover appeal, peaking at No. 4 on the pop singles chart. The prominent saxophone solo was played by #HerbertHardesty. Lee Allen was also on sax, #FrankFields on bass, #EarlPalmer on drums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox5eCN_V9mQ

I'm Walkin'

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50+ Music Dec 2, 2025

"My Ding-a-Ling" is a #noveltySong written and recorded by #DaveBartholomew. It was covered by Chuck Berry in 1972 and became his only number-one #Billboard #Hot100 single in the #UnitedStates. Later that year, a longer version was included on the album #TheLondonChuckBerrySessions. Guitarist Onnie McIntyre and #RobbieMcIntosh, a drummer who later formed the #AverageWhiteBand, played on the single along with #NicPotter of the British band #VanDerGraafGenerator on bass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-YF_dTTZM

Chuck Berry: My Ding-A-Ling (Original Studio Version)

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