"Bo Weevil" is a song written by

Dave Bartholomew David Louis Bartholomew (December 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019) was an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally ...

and

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

, recorded by Domino in 7 November 1955 and released as a single in January 1956, peaking at number 35 on the U.S. pop chart and number 5 on the U.S. R&B chart in February 1956. It was featured on his 1956 album, ''

Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino ''Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino'' is the 1956 debut album by rock and roll pianist and vocalist Fats Domino, compiling a number of his hits and other material, some of which would soon become hits. All included recordings have been released pr ...

''.

Alternate versions

In 1991, two new versions of the song performed by Fats Domino were released: the so-called "complete" (length 2:45), on the soundtrack of the film ''

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'', and the "alternative" (1:50), on the 4-CD box set ''"They Call Me The Fat Man..."''. The "complete" version was also included in the 1993 Fats Domino box set ''Out of New Orleans''. However, these alternate versions are simply composite edits of the original recording, the shortest of the three (1:50), which was considered as alternative by Fats Domino fans. The first minute of this original recording (after a two-second intro) was repeated twice to produce a composite master for the single and album (2:02). The long so-called "complete" version is a triple repetition of the same first minute with a fade-out at the end.

Other versions

Teresa Brewer Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of th ...

released a competing version in January 1956 as well, and her version reached number 17 the U.S. pop chart in March 1956. It was the

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for her single, "

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", which reached number 2 in the UK and number 5 in the U.S. *

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released a version of the song as a single in 1956, but it did not chart. *

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released a version of the song on their 1963 EP ''Down at Papa Joe's''.

References

1955 songs 1956 singles Songs written by Dave Bartholomew Songs written by Fats Domino Fats Domino songs Teresa Brewer songs Coral Records singles Imperial Records singles King Records (United States) singles {{1950s-single-stub