"Bell Bottom Blues" is a popularsong. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...
The music was written by Leon Carr, the lyrics by Hal David. The song was published in 1953. Hal David (born May 25, 1921) is an American lyricist and songwriter. ... See also: 1952 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queens Musick. ...
The biggest hit version in the United States was recorded by Teresa Brewer. In the United Kingdom, the song was a hit for Alma Cogan. A drawing of Teresa Brewer on the cover of her 1991 collection 16 Most Requested Songs Teresa Brewer (born as Theresa Breuer, May 7, 1931) is a United States singer. ... Alma Cogan (May 16, 1932-October 26, 1966) was a United Kingdom singer of traditional pop music. ...
Born and raised in New Orleans, Prima studied violin as a child.
Despite this success, though, Prima remained relatively unknown to the general public, except as composer of the song ''Swing, Swing, Swing,'' which proved a big hit for Benny Goodman in the late 1930s.
Other popularsongs written or performed by Prima during the late 1940s include ''BellBottom Trousers,'' ''Robin Hood,'' and the ballad ''A Sunday Kind of Love.'' Prima handled male vocals in the band.
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