NEW ORLEANS CLASSICS

EMI publishes some of the most famous songs connected with the Crescent City. Here are a group of fine examples along with listings of memorable recordings:

AIN'T THAT A SHAME (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1955), Pat Boone (1955), The Four Seasons (1963), Hank Williams Jr. (1972) and Cheap Trick (1979)

ALL BY MYSELF (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1955)

ALL THESE THINGS (Toussaint)
by Art Neville (1962) and Aaron Neville (1969)

THE BELLS ARE RINGING (Lemon/Bartholomew)
by Smiley Lewis (1952)

BLUE MONDAY (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Smiley Lewis (1953) and Fats Domino (1954)

BOURBON STREET PARADE (Barbarin)
by Paul Barbarin (1955)

CARNIVAL DAY (Bartholomew)
by Dave Bartholomew (1949)

A CERTAIN GIRL (Neville)
by Ernie K-Doe (1961) and The Yardbirds (1964)

CHICKEN SHACK BOOGIE (Cullum/Milburn)
by Amos Milburn (1956)

CISSY STRUT (Porter/Neville/Nocentelli/Modeliste)
by The Meters (1969)

COME ON (LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL) (King)
by Earl King (1960) and Jimi Hendrix (1968)

COUNTRY FOOL (Biggs)
by The Showmen (1961)

CRY ON (Toussaint)
by Irma Thomas (1961)

DO-RE-MI (Johnson)
by Earl King (1961) and Georgie Fame (1964)

EVERYTHING I DO GOHN BE FUNKY (FROM NOW ON) (Toussaint)
by Lee Dorsey (1969) and Lou Donaldson (1970)

THE FAT MAN (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1950)

FEEL SO GOOD (Lee) by Shirley & Lee (1955) and,
as FEEL SO FINE by Johnny Preston (1960)

FORTUNE TELLER (Neville)
by Benny Spellman (1962), The Rolling Stones (1964) and The Who (1968)

FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION (Toussaint)
by Lee Dorsey (1971), Three Dog Night (1972) and Gladys Knight & The Pips (1978)

GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN (Toussaint)
by Lee Dorsey (1966) and Solomon Burke (1968)

GOIN' HOME (Domino/Young)
by Fats Domino (1952)

GOING TO THE RIVER (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1953)

GREAT BIG EYES (Bartholomew)
by Archibald (1952)

HEAVENLY BABY (Toussaint/Orange)
by Allen & Allen (1960)

HERCULES
by Allen Toussaint (1973) and Boz Scaggs (1974)

HOLY COW (Toussaint)
by Lee Dorsey (1966) and The Band (1973)

I CRIED MY LAST TEAR (Neville)
by Ernie K-Doe (1961)

I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT (Smith)
by The Spiders (1954)

I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (Kenner)
by Chris Kenner (1961) and The Dave Clark Five (1965)

I HEAR YOU KNOCKING (Bartholomew/King)
by Smiley Lewis (1955), Gale Storm (1955), Fats Domino (1961) and Dave Edmunds (1971)

I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME (Domino)
by Fats Domino (1959)

I'M GONE (Lee/Bartholomew)
by Shirley & Lee (1952)

I'M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY (Hayes/Bartholomew/Domino)
by Bobby Mitchell (1957) and Fats Domino (1959)

I'M IN LOVE AGAIN (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1955)

I'M SLIPPIN' IN (Bartholomew)
by The Spiders (1954)

I'M WALKIN' (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1957)

IKO IKO (Hawkins/Hawkins/Johnson)
by The Dixie Cups (1965), Dr. John (1972) and The Belle Stars (1989)

IT KEEPS RAININ' (Guidry/Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1960) and Bitty McLean (1993)

IT WILL STAND (Johnson)
by The Showmen (1961)

IT'S RAINING (Neville)
by Irma Thomas (1962) and Shakin' Stevens (1981)

JUMPIN' TONIGHT (Turner)
by Joe Turner (1950)

KEEPER OF MY HEART (Bartholomew/King)
by Faye Adams (1957)

LADY MARMALADE (Crewe/Nolan)
by Labelle (1974), All Saints (1998) and Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink (2001)

LAND OF 1000 DANCES (Kenner)
by Chris Kenner (1963), Canniball & The Headhunters (1965), Thee Midniters (1965), Wilson Pickett (1966) and The J. Geils Band (1983)

LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW (Bartholomew/Domino)
by Dave Bartholomew (1955), Roy Brown (1957) and Fats Domino (1961)

LET'S LIVE (Toussaint)
by Aaron Neville (1961)

LIPSTICK TRACES (ON A CIGARETTE) (Neville)
by Benny Spellman (1962) and The O'Jays (1965)

THE MONKEY (Bartholomew/King)
by Dave Bartholomew (1957) and Mano Negra (1994)

MOTHER-IN-LAW (Toussaint)
by Ernie K-Doe (1961)

MY GIRL JOSEPHINE (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1969)

OOH POO PAH DOO (Hill)
by Jessie Hill (1960) and Ike & Tina Turner (1971)

OVER YOU (Toussaint/Orange)
by Aaron Neville (1960)

PLAY SOMETHING SWEET (BRICKYARD BLUES) (Toussaint)
by Frankie Miller (1974) and Three Dog Night (1974)

POOR ME (Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1955)

RIDE YOUR PONY (Toussaint)
by Lee Dorsey (1965) and Betty Harris (1969)

SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME (Nelson)
by Prince La La (1961)

SHREWSBURY BLUES (Ridgley)
by Tommy Ridgley (1950)

SICK AND TIRED (Kenner/Bartholomew)
by Chris Kenner (1957) and Fats Domino (1958)

SINGLE LIFE (Tate/Bartholomew)
by Billy Tate (1955)

SOPHISTICATED CISSY (Porter/Neville/Nocentelli/Modeliste)
by The Meters (1969)

SOUTHERN NIGHTS (Toussaint)
by Allen Toussaint (1975) and Glen Campbell (1977)

STACK-A-LEE (Gross)
by Archibald (1950)

3 x 7 = 21 (Bartholomew)
by Jewel King (1950) and,
as 21, by The Spiders (1955)

TAIN'T IT THE TRUTH (Tousssaint)
by Ernie K-Doe (1961)

TE-TA-TE-TA-TA (Kador)
by Ernie K-Doe (1961)

TEE-NAH-NAH (Lemon)
by Smiley Lewis (1950)

THAT'S HOW YOU GOT KILLED BEFORE (Bartholomew)
by Dave Bartholomew (1950)

39-21-46 (Johnson)
by The Showmen (1962)

TOY BELL (Bartholomew/King)
by The Bees (1954)

TRICK BAG (King)
by Earl King (1962) and Robert Palmer (1985)

WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS (Guidry/Domino/Bartholomew)
by Fats Domino (1960)

WHIP IT ON ME (Hill)
by Jessie Hill (1960)

WHIPPED CREAM (Toussaint)
by The Stokes (1965) and Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (1965)

WHO DRANK MY BEER (WHILE I WAS IN THE REAR) (Bartholomew)
by Dave Bartholomew (1952)

WORKING IN THE COAL MINE (Toussaint)
by Lee Dorsey (1966), Devo (1981) and The Judds (1985)

WOULD YOU (Augustine/King)
by Dave Bartholomew (1956)

YA-YA (Dorsey/Lewis/Levy)
by Lee Dorsey (1961)

YES WE CAN CAN (Toussaint)
by Lee Dorsey (1970) and The Pointer Sisters (1970)

YOU TALK TOO MUCH (Jones/Hall)
by Joe Jones (1960)

YOU'RE THE ONE (Smith)
by The Spiders (1954)

ROCK ON !
Alan Warner