When it comes to collaborations, the one between Fats Domino and David Louis Bartholomew was epic. For 10 years, they produced 40 singles that hit the Top 40 R&B charts, with seven at No 1.
Bartholomew wrote or co-wrote “a string of hits, including ‘Ain’t That A Shame’ and ‘I’m Walking,’” Black Past states. “He was one of the most influential promoters of 20th Century New Orleans-style music, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s.”
Born on Dec. 24, 1918, in Edgard, Bartholomew played tuba until he heard Louis Armstrong play. Then he switched to trumpet and took music lessons from Peter Davis, who also taught Armstrong…