Dave Bartholomew

Dave Bartholomew
Bartholomew in 1977
Background information
Birth name	Davis Bartholomew
Also known as	David Louis Bartholomew
Born	(1918-12-24) December 24, 1918 (age 98) Edgard, Louisiana, United States
Genres	Rhythm and blues, big band, swing, rock and roll, New Orleans jazz, Dixieland
Occupation(s)	Musician, bandleader, composer, arranger
Instruments	Trumpet, tuba
Years active	1936 – present
Labels	De Luxe, Imperial, Broadmoor
Associated acts	Fats Domino

David Louis "Dave" Bartholomew (born December 24, 1918) is an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger and record producer, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally a trumpeter, he has been active in many musical genres, including rhythm and blues, big band, swing music, rock and roll, New Orleans jazz and Dixieland. He has been cited by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a key figure in the transition from jump blues and swing to R&B and as "one of the Crescent City’s greatest musicians and a true pioneer in the rock and roll revolution."

Many musicians have recorded Bartholomew's songs, but his partnership with Fats Domino produced some of his greatest successes. In the mid-1950s they wrote more than forty hits for Imperial Records, including two songs that reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart, "Goin' Home" and "Ain't That a Shame". Bartholomew's other hit songs as a composer include "I Hear You Knocking", "Blue Monday", "I'm Walkin'", and "One Night". He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.