On June 23, 2019, David Louis Bartholomew died aged 100. He was a musician (trumpet), bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer, active in various musical genres, including rhythm and blues, big band, swing music, rock and roll, New Orleans jazz, and Dixieland. In his induction into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, he was cited as a key figure in the transition from jump blues and swing to R&B and as “one of the Crescent City’s greatest musicians and a true pioneer in the rock and roll revolution.” His biggest success as a composer was in the partnership with Fats Domino producing some of his greatest successes. In the mid-50s they wrote more than forty hits for “Imperial Records”, including Ain’t That a Shame. Bartholomew’s other hit songs include I Hear You Knocking, Blue Monday” I’m Walkin’, My Ding-A-Ling, and One Night. He was a member of the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and the “Louisiana Music Hall of Fame”.
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Cliff Richard: Cliff Sings
In November 1959, “EMI Columbia” label released “Cliff Sings”, the second Cliff Richard album. It was recorded in September 1959, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Norrie Paramor. The album was released in mono format.
Personnel:
- Cliff Richard– lead vocals
- Hank Marvin– lead guitar
- Bruce Welch- rhythm guitar
- Jet Harris– bass guitar
- Tony Meehan– drums
- Malcolm Addey – engineer
Track listing:
- Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
- The Snake and the Bookworm – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
- I Gotta Know – Matt Williams, Paul Evans
- Here Comes Summer – Jerry Keller
- I’ll String Along With You – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
- Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- As Time Goes By – Herman Hupfeld
- The Touch of Your Lips – Ray Noble
- Twenty Flight Rock – Ned Fairchild, Eddie Cochran
- Pointed Toe Shoes – Carl Perkins
- Mean Woman Blues – Claude Demetrius
- I’m Walkin’ – Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
- I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
- Little Things Mean a Lot – Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman
- Somewhere Along the Way – Sammy Gallop, Kurt Adams
- That’s My Desire – Helmy Kresa, Carroll Loveday
