Dave Bartholomew (born December 24, 1920, Edgard, Louisiana, United States) is a musician, band leader, composer, and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century.
Overview== Bartholomew has been active in many musical genres, including rhythm & blues, big band, swing music, rock and roll, New Orleans jazz, Dixieland. Although many artists have recorded Bartholomew's songs, his partnership with F...
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Dave Bartholomew (born December 24, 1920, Edgard, Louisiana, United States) is a musician, band leader, composer, and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century.
Overview== Bartholomew has been active in many musical genres, including rhythm & blues, big band, swing music, rock and roll, New Orleans jazz, Dixieland. Although many artists have recorded Bartholomew's songs, his partnership with Fats Domino produced some of his greatest successes. In the mid 1950s they wrote more than 40 hit songs for their record label, Imperial Records, including two songs that reached Number One on the Billboard rhythm and blues charts "Goin' Home" and "Ain't That a Shame". He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He first learned to play the tuba but the trumpet later became his main instrument. His professional career began in New Orleans, when he put together a group that included Alvin 'Red' Tyler, Earl...
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