Dave Bartholomew
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- J & M Studio
- In J & M Studio: Making Musical Magic in New Orleans
…those recordings were supervised by Dave Bartholomew, Robert (“Bumps”) Blackwell, or Paul Gayten and released on out-of-town labels (Imperial and Specialty in Los Angeles, Chess in Chicago). Bartholomew, a multitalented composer-arranger who had played trumpet for Duke Ellington, put together an outstanding house band that included saxophonists Lee Allen and…
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- In J & M Studio: Making Musical Magic in New Orleans
association with
- Domino
- In Fats Domino
…in 1949 was discovered by Dave Bartholomew—the bandleader, songwriter, and record producer who helped bring New Orleans’s J&M Studio to prominence and who became Domino’s exclusive arranger. Domino’s first recording, “The Fat Man” (1950), became the first of a series of rhythm-and-blues hits that sold 500,000 to 1,000,000 copies. His…
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- In Fats Domino
- Price
- In Lloyd Price
…with seminal New Orleans producer Dave Bartholomew.
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