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Hank Ballard was an American singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of the Midnighters and one of the first rock and 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 his Midnighters.
Hank Ballard (born November 18, 1927, Detroit, Michigan, USA - died March 2, 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. He was the brother of Florence Ballard and wrote and recorded "The Twist" which spread the popularity of the dance and was notably covered by Chubby Checker .
18. Nov. 2012 · Hank Ballard and the Midnighters disbanded in 1965, and Ballard pursued a solo career. He worked with Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Midnighters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and ...
11. Mai 2018 · Ballard, Hank, singer-songwriter best-known for writing “The Twist”; b. Detroit, Nov. 18, 1936. Ballard was born in Detroit but raised from age seven in Besemer, Ala., by relatives after his father died. He ran away from home at age 15, returning to Detroit and finding work on an assembly line.
The Midnighters waren eine US-amerikanische R&B -Band aus Detroit, Michigan, die in den 1950ern und anfangs der 1960er eine Reihe von Hits hatten. Bekannt sind sie vor allem als die Band von Hank Ballard („Hank Ballard & The Midnighters“) und durch ihren Titel The Twist (1958 Originalaufnahme der Midnighters, 1960 ein Hit für Chubby Checker ).
History. Hank Ballard wrote "The Twist" after seeing teenagers in Tampa, Florida doing the titular dance. In a 2014 interview with Tom Meros, Midnighters member Lawson Smith claimed that The Gospel Consolaters' Nathaniel Bills wrote the song and initially asked The Spaniels to record it, and that Ballard "stole" the song, falsely claiming authorship.
22. Aug. 2011 · Hank Ballard and The Midnighters’ chart resurgence began in early 1959 with the release of “Teardrops On Your Letter” / “The Twist” on Nathan’s parent King label. A strong, brooding ballad written by producer Henry Glover, “Teardrops” hit No. 4 on the R&B chart that spring. “The Twist”, credited to Ballard despite a questionable lineage, took over the mainstream airplay and ...
