{"product_id":"bartholomews-belles-cd","title":"Bartholomew’s Belles - New Orleans R\u0026B Women 1949-1957 CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBartholomew’s Belles - New Orleans R\u0026amp;B Women 1949-1957 CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFrom the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, the late Dave Bartholomew was without question New Orleans’s leading talent scout and hitmaker.\u003cbr\u003eIf Fats Domino had been Dave’s only protégé, he still would be regarded as a legend.\u003cbr\u003eBut Dave discovered, nurtured and produced dozens of Crescent City artists, and was THE man where such things were concerned.\u003cbr\u003eMale artists and vocal groups were undoubtedly what Dave did best, but he also recorded some of New Orleans’ finest female vocalists of the era.\u003cbr\u003eThey were not as commercially successful as their male counterparts overall, but the quality of their records was every bit as good by comparison.\u003cbr\u003e‘Bartholomew’s Belles’ collects every issued master (and a couple of originally unissued ones) by every female vocalist that Dave recorded for Imperial Records between 1949 and 1957.\u003cbr\u003eThe most famous of these is undoubtedly Jewel King who, but for a possessive husband, might have become the female Fats Domino in terms of success.\u003cbr\u003eBut there are also those gals whose recordings have gone on to become cult classics in more recent times, Rose Mitchell and Blanche Thomas for example.\u003cbr\u003eDave’s high standards of professionalism make every track here a winner in its own way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBartholomew’s Belles\u003c\/em\u003e is truly vintage female R\u0026amp;B at its very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"RUTH DURAND - I'M WISE - POST\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91cth4P1kRU\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLOW DOWN FEELING - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePASSION BLUES - Jewel King Mary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDON’T MARRY TOO SOON - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 x 7 = 21 - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKEEP YOUR BIG MOUTH SHOUT - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI LOVE A FELLOW - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’LL GET IT - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBROKE MY MOTHER’S RULE - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eROUND ABOUT LOVE TIME - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLOST LOVER - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGUIDE ME - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFREIGHT TRAIN - Jewel King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSLIPPING IN - Rose Mitchell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBABY PLEASE DON’T GO - Rose Mitchell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’M SEARCHING - Rose Mitchell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLIVE MY LIFE - Rose Mitchell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYOU AIN’T SO SUCH A MUCH - Blanche Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOT THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU - Blanche Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMY WEDDING DAY - Joan Scott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMIGHTY LONG ROAD - Joan Scott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTIN CAN ALLEY - Ruth Durand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’M WISE - Ruth Durand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW - Gloria Jean Pitts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI DON’T STAND NO QUITTIN - Gloria Jean Pitts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHELLO BABY - Ruth Durand \u0026amp; Al Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eREAL GONE PARTY - Ruth Durand \u0026amp; Al Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP’s AND Q’s - Ruth Durand \u0026amp; Al Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’LL BE THE BEE - Ruth Durand \u0026amp; Al Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLOW DOWN FEELING - Annie Laurie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDON’T MARRY TOO SOON - Annie Laurie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 x 7 = 21 - Annie Laurie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Various Rhythm \u0026 Blues","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54208355074377,"sku":"0604988329629 JASMCD3296","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/bartholomews_belles_cd_1.jpg?v=1776343136","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/bartholomews-belles-cd","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}