DAVE BARTHOLOMEW "The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound" (The Best Of ‘53-’62)

Here’s some incredible New Orleans R&B by one of the all-time most important bandleaders / producers of the era. His own stuff was also great- here we have an excellent sampler, from the really wild & greasy “The Monkey”, the raw “Shout Sister Shout” and “Another Mule”! Don’t miss out on this one, you’ll be looking for more of his stuff after you hear this! (Gyro1966)Dave Bartholomew is the multi-talented figure behind a majority of classic New Orleans R&B of the '50s and the self-proclaimed inventor of the "Big Beat." Bartholomew has over 4000 songs in his enormous catalog and is responsible for arranging and producing timeless records by Shirley & Lee, Lloyd Price, Smiley Lewis, and especially Fats Domino. Bartholomew was born in Edgard, LA, on December 24, 1920. His first instruments were tuba and trumpet. He fronted several bands in the Crescent City before being drafted into the army. His military time brought scoring and arranging experience which came in handy following World War II. After his stint in the service, Bartholomew returned to New Orleans and put together a group of musicians that would comprise the bedrock of R&B in the city, including saxophonists Alvin "Red" Tyler, Lee Allen, and drummer Earl Palmer. This became the band that backed up the majority of solo talent traveling through New Orleans. Bartholomew led his first studio session under his own name in 1947 for Deluxe, but the label went out of business shortly thereafter and the sessions went unnoticed. In 1949, Bartholomew met Lew Chudd who was forming a new label, Imperial Records. Chudd hired Bartholomew as house arranger, bandleader, and talent scout, and he immediately started cranking out numerous hits through the '50s for Fats Domino, Shirley & Lee, Smiley Lewis, Earl King, Chris Kenner, Tommy Ridgely, Frankie Ford, Robert Parker, and a host of others. Bartholomew stayed with Imperial until the hits dried up in the mid-'60s, followed by short stays at Trumpet, Mercury, and his own Broadmoor label. (by Al Campbell - All Music Guide)traxfromwax:
1. country gal 2. who drank my beer while i was in the rear 3. carnival day 4. when the saints go marching in boogie 5. snatchin' back 6. jump children 7. no more black nights 8. little girl sing ding-a-ling 9. the monkey 10. shout sister shout 11. another mule 12. an old cow hand from a blues band 13. love no more 14. can't take it no more 15. yeah yeah 16. a portrait of a drummer
ripped from wax in glorious monoloudarama!
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