Hey Bartender

"Hey Bartender" is a song written by Floyd Dixon in 1954. A ska cover by Laurel Aitken in 1961^[1] made the song a huge success. It was subsequently covered and recorded live by The Blues Brothers in 1978 and also recorded by American country music artist Johnny Lee. 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^[2] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Lost in the Feeling" by Conway Twitty	RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 3, 1983	Succeeded by "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation" by Ronnie McDowell

References

Johnny Lee

Notable singles	"Red Sails in the Sunset" "Country Party" "Lookin' for Love" "One in a Million" "Pickin' Up Strangers" "Prisoner of Hope" "Bet Your Heart on Me" "Be There for Me Baby" "When You Fall in Love" "Cherokee Fiddle" "Sounds Like Love" "Hey Bartender" "My Baby Don't Slow Dance" "The Yellow Rose" (with Lane Brody) "You Could've Heard a Heart Break" "Rollin' Lonely" "Save the Last Chance"

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