"Hey Bartender" is a song written by Dossie Terry, copyright filing EU389235 dated 10MAR55[1] and renewed RE180048 11MAR83[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 huge 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 BillboardHot Country Singles chart[8] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[9]
