Dave Bartholomew passed away in June at the age of 100. You may not know his name, but he was one of the architects of a sound that would become rock n’ roll. A New Orleans fixture he was a band leader, trumpet player, arranger, producer, and songwriter whose keen ear and direction led him to become A&R man for Imperial Records where he met Fats Domino. His songwriting and arrangements can be heard on “Blueberry Hill”, “Ain’t That a Shame”, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”, and hundreds more. Early rock has the signature of Dave Bartholomew just as the music of New Orleans would become identified with the expansiveness of jazz and rhythm & blues. We’ll hear early influences and early productions of Dave’s, prior to his collaborations with Fats Domino. And, as always, so much more.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Jewel King	3×7=21	Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]
3	Champion Jack Dupree	Junker's Blues	Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944
4	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	This Is Gold Disc 3
5	Smiley Lewis	One Night	I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
6	Elvis Presley	One Night	Artist of the Century Disc 1
7	Bobby Mitchell	I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
8	Los Lobos	I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday	El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
9	Dave Bartholomew	The Monkey Speaks His Mind	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4]
10	Chuck Willis	Going To The River	Let's Jump Tonight! The Best Of Chuck Willis from 1951 – '56
11	Dave Bartholomew	Ain't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life)	Gettin' Funky [Disc 2]
12	Professor Longhair	Whole Lotta Loving	Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2]
13	Dave Bartholomew	Shrimp And Gumbo	1952-1955
14	Snooks Eaglin	Yours Truly	Complete Imperial Recordings
15	Fats Domino	The Big Beat	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
16	Fats Domino	Ain't That a Shame	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
17	Dave Bartholomew	My Ding a Ling	Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 – Music Sampler, Vol. 2
18	Chuck Berry	My Ding-A-Ling	Have Mercy: His Complete Chess Recordings 1969 to 1974
19	Neil Young	Walking To New Orleans	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
20	Doug Sahm	My Girl Josephine [Live]	The Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug Sahm
21	Smiley Lewis	Blue Monday	I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962 Disc 2
22	Snooks Eaglin	By the Water	Complete Imperial Recordings
23	Berna Dean	I Walk In My Sleep	Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
24	Fats Domino	Tell Me That You Love Me	They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3
25	Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater	Let The Four Winds Blow	Rock 'n' Roll City
26	Dave Edmunds	I Hear You Knockin'	The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1
27	George Thorogood & The Destroyers	Hello Josephine	The Hard Stuff
28	John Lennon	Ain't That A Shame	Gimme Some Truth [Disc 4]
29	Jools Holland	Be My Guest	Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska
30	Robbie Robertson With Galactic	Going To The River	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1]
31	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	That's How You Got Killed Before [Album Version]	The New Orleans Album
32	Fats Domino	Walking to New Orleans	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
33	Fats Domino	I Want to Walk You Home	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
34	Smiley Lewis	How Long	ABC Of The Blues Vol 25