[Fiji Hill]

Dave Bartholomew also wrote this gem, which Chuck Berry turned into his biggest hit in 1972:

Toy Bell--The Bees (1954)

And that demands an answer--also written by Bartholomew.

The Real Thing--The Spiders (1954)

[Responsibility2nd]

I can’t place my finger on the links, but I’ve read the R&B history of men like these and how a fusion of Jazz, R&B and other music genres in the 30’s and 40’s paved the way for Rock and Roll.

Very interesting stuff.