Dave Bartholomew

For example, UK singer Bitty McLean revived IT KEEPS RAININ' in 1993 on a a superb reggae arrangement which sampled Dave's brass figures from the Fats Domino original; the record went to #2 there!

Then there's Dave's classic social commentary called THE MONKEY which he wrote and recorded himself on Imperial back in 1957. Over the years, various artists have discovered and revived this narrative song including Texas blues-rock outfit The Fabulous Thunderbirds (on Chrysalis in 1982), French band Mano Negra (on Virgin in 1994), Jamaica's Mutabaruka on Heartbeat in 2002 and Louisiana's very own Dr. John on his Blue Note album "N'Awlinz: Dis Dat Or D'Udda" last year. (And the song and Dave are referenced by Elvis Costello on the "Monkey To Man" song on his recent "The Delivery Man" album). Who knows...with this great pedigree, it could be the perfect time for a new revival of I HEAR YOU KNOCKING!

Here's a sampling of Dave's EMI songs and the original records which made the charts including key hits that he wrote with and for rock 'n' roll legend Antoine 'Fats' Domino:

AIN'T THAT A SHAME (DB/Domino) aka AIN'T IT A SHAME
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1955) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #23
by Pat Boone (Dot/Universal: 1955) US #1 Pop, #14 R&B, UK #7
by The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay/WSM: 1963) US #22 Pop, UK #38
by Hank Williams Jr. (MGM/Universal: 1971) US #7 Country
by Cheap Trick (Epic: 1979) US #35 Pop

ALL BY MYSELF (DB/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1955) US #1 R&B

THE BELLS ARE RINGING (DB/Lemon)
by Smiley Lewis (Imperial/Capitol: 1952) US #10 R&B

BLUE MONDAY (DB/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1957): US #1 R&B, #5 Pop, UK #23
 
BO WEEVIL (DB/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1956) US #5 R&B, #35 Pop
by Teresa Brewer (Coral/Universal: 1956) US #17 Pop

THE FAT MAN (DB/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1950) US #2 R&B

I HEAR YOU KNOCKING (DB/King)
by Smiley Lewis (Imperial/Capitol: 1955) US #2 R&B
by Gale Storm (Dot/Universal: 1955) US #2 Pop, #15 R&B
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1961) US #67 Pop
by Dave Edmunds (MAM: 1970) UK #1, UK #4 (in '71)

I'M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY (DB/Hayes/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1959) US #22 R&B, #27 Pop

I'M IN LOVE AGAIN (DB/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1956) US #1 R&B, #3 Pop
by Ricky Nelson (Imperial/Capitol: 1963) US #67 Pop
by The Fontane Sisters (Dot/Universal: 1956) US #38 Pop
by Pia Zadora (Elektra: 1982) US #45 Pop

I'M SLIPPIN' IN (DB)
by The Spiders (Imperial/Capitol: 1954) US #6 R&B
 
I'M WALKIN' (DB/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1957) US #1 R&B, #4 Pop, UK #19
by Ricky Nelson (Verve/Universal: 1957) US #17 Pop, #10 R&B
 
IT KEEPS RAININ' (DB/Guidry/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1961) US #18 R&B, #23 Pop,
          UK #49
by Bitty McLean (Brilliant: 1993) UK #2

LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW (Bartholomew) aka FOUR WINDS
by Roy Brown (Imperial/Capitol: 1957) US #5 R&B

MY GIRL JOSEPHINE (DB/Domino) aka HELLO JOSEPHINE
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1960) US #7 R&B, #14 Pop,
           UK #32 (in '61)
by Jerry Jaye (Hi/Capitol: 1967) US #29 Pop

SICK AND TIRED (DB/Kenner)
by Chris Kenner (Imperial/Capitol: 1957) US #13 R&B
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1958) US #14 R&B, #22 Pop,
           UK #26

3 x 7 = 21 (DB)
by Jewel King (Imperial/Capitol: 1950) US #4 R&B (as "21")
by The Spiders (Imperial/Capitol: 1955) US #9 R&B

VALLEY OF TEARS (DB/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1957) US #2 R&B, #6 Pop, UK #25
by Buddy Holly (Coral/Universal: 1961) UK #12

WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS (DB/Guidry/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1960) US #2 R&B, #6 Pop, UK #19

WHOLE LOTTA LOVING (DB/Domino)
by Fats Domino (Imperial/Capitol: 1958) US #2 R&B

ROCK ON !
Alan Warner

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