"Hey Bartender" is a song written by Dossie Terry, copyright filing EU389235 dated 10 March 1955[1] and renewed RE180048 on 11 March 1983.[2]
| "Hey Bartender" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Lee | ||||
| from the album Hey Bartender | ||||
| Released | June 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Full Moon | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dossie Terry | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen | |||
| Johnny Lee singles chronology | ||||
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It was first recorded by Floyd Dixon in 1955 on Cat Records 114; the label credits "Terry" as composer.[3] A cover by "Blue Boo Boo" Blazer & Little Archie Taylor with Geechie Hicks & His Creole Combo was released as a B-side in 1959 and it was credited to "Blazer-Williams".[4] A cover by Laurel Aitken in 1961 titled "Bar Tender" made the song a success, though the Blue Beat 45 label credited "L. Aitken" as composer.[5] It was subsequently covered and recorded live by The Blues Brothers in 1978, although the composer credit on the Atlantic Records release indicated "Floyd Dickson".[6]
It was also recorded by American country music artist Johnny Lee, though his release also credited "Floyd Dickson" as composer.[7] It was released in June 1983 as the first single and title track from his album, Hey Bartender. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[8]
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References edit
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series". Books.google.com. 1956. p. 74.
- ^ "WebVoyage Record View 1". Cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Floyd Dixon - Hey Bartender". 45cat.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ ""Blue Boo Boo" Blazer, Little Archie Taylor, Johnny Cameron's Little Boo Boo's, Geechie Hicks & His Creole Combo – Blue Boo Boo / Hey! Bartender (1959, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Laurel Aitken & the Blue Beats (2) - Bar Tender (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ^ "Blues Brothers - (I Got Every Thing I Need) Almost". 45cat.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Johnny Lee - Hey Bartender". 45cat.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Johnny Lee Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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