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Hank Ballard
Artist Biography For Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard Born John Henry Kendricks November 18 1936 - March 2 2003 Was A Rhythm And Blues Singer And Songwriter The Lead Vocalist Of Hank Ballard And The Midnighters And One Of The First Rock 'n' Roll Artists To Emerge In The Early 1950s. He Played An Integral Part In The Development Of The Genre Releasing The Hit Singles "Work With Me Annie" And Answer Songs "Annie Had A Baby" And "Annie's Aunt Fannie" With The Midnighters. He Later Wrote And Recorded "The Twist" Which Spread The Popularity Of The Dance And Was Notably Covered By Chubby Checker. Born John Henry Kendricks In Detroit Michigan Ballard Along With His Brother Dove Ballard Grew Up And Attended School In Bessemer Alabama After The Death Of Their Father. He Lived With His Paternal Aunt And Her Husband And Began Singing In Church. His Major Vocal Inspiration During His Formative Years Was The "Singing Cowboy" Gene Autry And In Particular His Signature Song "Back In The Saddle Again". Ballard Returned To Detroit In His Teens And Later Worked On The Assembly Line For Ford. In 1953 Ballard Joined Doo-Wop Group The Royals Which Had Previously Been Discovered By Johnny Otis And Signed To Federal Records A Division Of King Records In Cincinnati. Ballard Joined Henry Booth Charles Sutton Sonny Woods And Alonzo Tucker In The Group Replacing Previous Singer Lawson Smith.
The Royals Released "Get It" 1953 An R&B Song With Possibly Sexually Oriented Lyrics Which Some Radio Stations Refused To Play Although It Still Made It To Number 6 On The Billboard R&B Chart.
The Group Then Changed Its Name To The Midnighters To Avoid Confusion With The "5" Royales. In 1954 Ballard Wrote A Song Called "Work With Me Annie" That Was Drawn From "Get It". It Became The Midnighters' First Major R&B Hit Spending Seven Weeks At Number 1 On The R&B Charts And Also Selling Well In Mainstream Markets Along With The Answer Songs "Annie Had A Baby" And "Annie's Aunt Fannie" All Were Banned By The FCC From Radio Air Play. Their Third Major Hit Was "Sexy Ways" A Song That Cemented The Band's Reputation As One Of The Most Risqué Groups Of The Time.
They Had Four Other R&B Chart Hits In 1954–55 But No Others Until 1959 By Which Time The Group Was Billed As "Hank Ballard And The Midnighters" With Their Label Changed From Federal To King The Parent Label. Between 1959 And 1961 They Had Several More Both On The R&B And Pop Charts Starting With "Teardrops On Your Letter" A Number 4 R&B Hit In 1960 That Had As Its B-Side The Ballard-Written Song "The Twist". A Few Months Later Chubby Checker's Cover Version Of The Song Went To Number 1 On The Pop Charts. It Would Return To The Top Of The Charts Again In 1962–the Only Song In The Rock'n'roll Era To Reach Number 1 In Two Different Years.
Ballard & The Midnighters Had Several Other Hit Singles Through 1961 Including The Grammy-Nominated "Finger Poppin' Time" And "Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go" Which Hit Number 7 And Number 6 Respectively On The Billboard Pop Charts. They Did Not Reach The Charts Again After 1962 And Dissolved In 1965. After The Midnighters Disbanded Ballard Launched A Solo Career. His 1968 Single "How You Gonna Get Respect When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet " Was His Biggest Post-Midnighters Hit Peaking At Number 15 On The R&B Chart. James Brown Produced Ballard's 1969 Album You Can't Keep A Good Man Down. A 1972 Single "From The Love Side" Credited To Hank Ballard And The Midnight Lighters Went To Number 43 On The R&B Chart. Ballard Also Appeared On Brown's 1972 Album Get On The Good Foot In A Track "Recitation By Hank Ballard" That Features Ballard Describing Brown And The Album.
During The 1960s Ballard's Cousin Florence Ballard Was A Member Of The Detroit Girl Group The Supremes.
In The Mid-1980s Ballard Re-Formed The Midnighters And The Group Performed Till 2002.
In 1990 Ballard Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame The Other Midnighters Were Inducted In 2012.
On March 2 2003 He Died At Age 66 Of Throat Cancer In His Los Angeles Home. He Was Buried At Greenwood Cemetery In Atlanta Georgia. Ballard Was The Great Uncle Of NFL Player Christian Ballard.
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Biography - Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard Born John Henry Kendricks November 18 1936 - March 2 2003 Was A Rhythm And Blues Singer And Songwriter The Lead Vocalist Of Hank Ballard And The Midnighters And One Of The First Rock 'n' Roll Artists To Emerge In The Early 1950s. He Played An Integral Part In The Development Of The Genre Releasing The Hit Singles "Work With Me Annie" And Answer Songs "Annie Had A Baby" And "Annie's Aunt Fannie" With The Midnighters. He Later Wrote And Recorded "The Twist" Which Spread The Popularity Of The Dance And Was Notably Covered By Chubby Checker. Born John Henry Kendricks In Detroit Michigan Ballard Along With His Brother Dove Ballard Grew Up And Attended School In Bessemer Alabama After The Death Of Their Father. He Lived With His Paternal Aunt And Her Husband And Began Singing In Church. His Major Vocal Inspiration During His Formative Years Was The "Singing Cowboy" Gene Autry And In Particular His Signature Song "Back In The Saddle Again". Ballard Returned To Detroit In His Teens And Later Worked On The Assembly Line For Ford. In 1953 Ballard Joined Doo-Wop Group The Royals Which Had Previously Been Discovered By Johnny Otis And Signed To Federal Records A Division Of King Records In Cincinnati. Ballard Joined Henry Booth Charles Sutton Sonny Woods And Alonzo Tucker In The Group Replacing Previous Singer Lawson Smith.
The Royals Released "Get It" 1953 An R&B Song With Possibly Sexually Oriented Lyrics Which Some Radio Stations Refused To Play Although It Still Made It To Number 6 On The Billboard R&B Chart.
The Group Then Changed Its Name To The Midnighters To Avoid Confusion With The "5" Royales. In 1954 Ballard Wrote A Song Called "Work With Me Annie" That Was Drawn From "Get It". It Became The Midnighters' First Major R&B Hit Spending Seven Weeks At Number 1 On The R&B Charts And Also Selling Well In Mainstream Markets Along With The Answer Songs "Annie Had A Baby" And "Annie's Aunt Fannie" All Were Banned By The FCC From Radio Air Play. Their Third Major Hit Was "Sexy Ways" A Song That Cemented The Band's Reputation As One Of The Most Risqué Groups Of The Time.
They Had Four Other R&B Chart Hits In 1954–55 But No Others Until 1959 By Which Time The Group Was Billed As "Hank Ballard And The Midnighters" With Their Label Changed From Federal To King The Parent Label. Between 1959 And 1961 They Had Several More Both On The R&B And Pop Charts Starting With "Teardrops On Your Letter" A Number 4 R&B Hit In 1960 That Had As Its B-Side The Ballard-Written Song "The Twist". A Few Months Later Chubby Checker's Cover Version Of The Song Went To Number 1 On The Pop Charts. It Would Return To The Top Of The Charts Again In 1962–the Only Song In The Rock'n'roll Era To Reach Number 1 In Two Different Years.
Ballard & The Midnighters Had Several Other Hit Singles Through 1961 Including The Grammy-Nominated "Finger Poppin' Time" And "Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go" Which Hit Number 7 And Number 6 Respectively On The Billboard Pop Charts. They Did Not Reach The Charts Again After 1962 And Dissolved In 1965. After The Midnighters Disbanded Ballard Launched A Solo Career. His 1968 Single "How You Gonna Get Respect When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet " Was His Biggest Post-Midnighters Hit Peaking At Number 15 On The R&B Chart. James Brown Produced Ballard's 1969 Album You Can't Keep A Good Man Down. A 1972 Single "From The Love Side" Credited To Hank Ballard And The Midnight Lighters Went To Number 43 On The R&B Chart. Ballard Also Appeared On Brown's 1972 Album Get On The Good Foot In A Track "Recitation By Hank Ballard" That Features Ballard Describing Brown And The Album.
During The 1960s Ballard's Cousin Florence Ballard Was A Member Of The Detroit Girl Group The Supremes.
In The Mid-1980s Ballard Re-Formed The Midnighters And The Group Performed Till 2002.
In 1990 Ballard Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame The Other Midnighters Were Inducted In 2012.
On March 2 2003 He Died At Age 66 Of Throat Cancer In His Los Angeles Home. He Was Buried At Greenwood Cemetery In Atlanta Georgia. Ballard Was The Great Uncle Of NFL Player Christian Ballard. read less
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The Royals Released "Get It" 1953 An R&B Song With Possibly Sexually Oriented Lyrics Which Some Radio Stations Refused To Play Although It Still Made It To Number 6 On The Billboard R&B Chart.
The Group Then Changed Its Name To The Midnighters To Avoid Confusion With The "5" Royales. In 1954 Ballard Wrote A Song Called "Work With Me Annie" That Was Drawn From "Get It". It Became The Midnighters' First Major R&B Hit Spending Seven Weeks At Number 1 On The R&B Charts And Also Selling Well In Mainstream Markets Along With The Answer Songs "Annie Had A Baby" And "Annie's Aunt Fannie" All Were Banned By The FCC From Radio Air Play. Their Third Major Hit Was "Sexy Ways" A Song That Cemented The Band's Reputation As One Of The Most Risqué Groups Of The Time.
They Had Four Other R&B Chart Hits In 1954–55 But No Others Until 1959 By Which Time The Group Was Billed As "Hank Ballard And The Midnighters" With Their Label Changed From Federal To King The Parent Label. Between 1959 And 1961 They Had Several More Both On The R&B And Pop Charts Starting With "Teardrops On Your Letter" A Number 4 R&B Hit In 1960 That Had As Its B-Side The Ballard-Written Song "The Twist". A Few Months Later Chubby Checker's Cover Version Of The Song Went To Number 1 On The Pop Charts. It Would Return To The Top Of The Charts Again In 1962–the Only Song In The Rock'n'roll Era To Reach Number 1 In Two Different Years.
Ballard & The Midnighters Had Several Other Hit Singles Through 1961 Including The Grammy-Nominated "Finger Poppin' Time" And "Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go" Which Hit Number 7 And Number 6 Respectively On The Billboard Pop Charts. They Did Not Reach The Charts Again After 1962 And Dissolved In 1965. After The Midnighters Disbanded Ballard Launched A Solo Career. His 1968 Single "How You Gonna Get Respect When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet " Was His Biggest Post-Midnighters Hit Peaking At Number 15 On The R&B Chart. James Brown Produced Ballard's 1969 Album You Can't Keep A Good Man Down. A 1972 Single "From The Love Side" Credited To Hank Ballard And The Midnight Lighters Went To Number 43 On The R&B Chart. Ballard Also Appeared On Brown's 1972 Album Get On The Good Foot In A Track "Recitation By Hank Ballard" That Features Ballard Describing Brown And The Album.
During The 1960s Ballard's Cousin Florence Ballard Was A Member Of The Detroit Girl Group The Supremes.
In The Mid-1980s Ballard Re-Formed The Midnighters And The Group Performed Till 2002.
In 1990 Ballard Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame The Other Midnighters Were Inducted In 2012.
On March 2 2003 He Died At Age 66 Of Throat Cancer In His Los Angeles Home. He Was Buried At Greenwood Cemetery In Atlanta Georgia. Ballard Was The Great Uncle Of NFL Player Christian Ballard. read less
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