{"product_id":"bartholomews-belles-new-orleans-r-b-women-49-57-bartholomews-belles-new-orleans-r-b-women-49-57-cd","title":"Bartholomew's Belles: New Orleans R\u0026B Women 49-57 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, and as a singer, trumpeter, arranger, songwriter and producer, the late Dave Bartholomew was without question New Orleans's leading talent scout and hitmaker. If Fats Domino had been Dave's only protégé, he still would be regarded as a legend. But Dave discovered, nurtured and produced dozens of Crescent City artists, and was THE man where such things were concerned until Allen Toussaint claimed the crown from the early 60s onwards. Solo male artists and vocal groups were undoubtedly what Dave did best, but he also recorded some of New Orleans' finest female vocalists of the era. They were not as commercially successful as their male counterparts overall, but the quality of their records was every bit as good by comparison. '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. The 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. But 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. Dave's high standards of professionalism make every track here a winner in it's own way. This is a high-quality addition to Jasmine's ongoing and ever-building catalogue of New Orleans R\u0026amp;B from the 40s and 50s, including recent collections by Jesse Allen, Sugar Boy Crawford, Paul Gayten, Annie Laurie and our double CD of Dave's own Imperial recordings as an artist, 'Jump Children'. The songs here are presented chronologically, and as ever the CD booklet features a wealth of illustrations and as detailed a note on these mostly great unknowns as you would expect from a Jasmine release. 'Bartholomew's Belles' is truly vintage female R\u0026amp;B at it's very best.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 ; Al Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Gone Party - Ruth Durand ; Al Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP's and Q's - Ruth Durand ; Al Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Be the Bee - Ruth Durand ; Al Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow Down Feeling (Demo) - Annie Laurie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Marry Too Soon (Demo) - Annie Laurie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 X 7 = 21 (Demo) - Annie Laurie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 604988329629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e JASMINE RECORDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.18.25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bartholomew's Belles: New Orleans R\u0026B Women 49-57","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58254326071377,"sku":"470963","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/4419101-3380923.jpg?v=1759472607","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/bartholomews-belles-new-orleans-r-b-women-49-57-bartholomews-belles-new-orleans-r-b-women-49-57-cd","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}