| Hey Bartender | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Johnny Lee |
| Album: | Hey Bartender |
| Released: | June 1983 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:44 |
| Label: | Full Moon |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen |
| Prev Title: | Sounds Like Love |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | My Baby Don't Slow Dance |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
"Hey Bartender" is a song written by Dossie Terry, copyright filing EU389235 dated 10 March 1955[1] and renewed RE180048 on 11 March 1983.[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 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 Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[8]