1983 single by Johnny Lee
"Hey Bartender" |
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Single by Johnny Lee |
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from the album Hey Bartender |
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Released | June 1983 |
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Genre | Country |
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Length | 2:44 |
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Label | Full Moon |
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Songwriter(s) | Dossie Terry |
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Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen |
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Johnny Lee singles chronology |
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"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]
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]
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1983) | Peak position | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 2 | Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 | | Year-end charts Chart (1983) | Position | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 14 | |
References
- ^ "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.
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: 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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