Hey Bartender
"Hey Bartender" | ||||
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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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"Hey Bartender" is a song written by Dossie Terry, copyright filing EU389235 dated 10MAR55[1] and renewed RE180048 11MAR83[2]. It was first recorded by Floyd Dixon in 1955 on Cat Records 114; the label credits Terry as composer[3]. A cover by Laurel Aitken in 1961 made the song a huge success, though the Blue Beat 45 label credited L. Aitken as composer[4]. 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[5]. It was also recorded by American country music artist Johnny Lee though his release also credited Floyd Dickson as composer[6]. 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[7] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[8]
Chart performance
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 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
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=MTohAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA74&dq=copyright+dossie+%22hey+bartender%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5kMHgu6zUAhXE6CYKHX5MB_kQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=copyright%20dossie%20%22hey%20bartender%22&f=false
- ↑ http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=5&ti=1,5&Search%5FArg=terry%20dossie&Search%5FCode=NALL&CNT=25&PID=cg4TKcdG133XvFBPR9dPuUeB&SEQ=20170607155039&SID=1
- ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/nc888881us
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Laurel-AitkenBlue-Beats-Bar-Tender-Mash-Potato-Boogie/release/2988097
- ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/3576
- ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/729605us
- ↑ Johnny Lee Billboard Singles
- ↑ RPM Country Tracks
- ↑ "Johnny Lee – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Johnny Lee.