HANK BALLARD - Bio und USA-Veröffentlichungen

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Kurz-Bio:
Der Rhythm & Blues-Sänger Hank Ballard wurde am 18. November 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, als John Henry Kendricks geboren und verstarb am 2. März 2003, 75-jährig, in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, an Kehlkopf-Krebs. Nach dem frühen Tod seines Vaters wuchsen Hank und sein Bruder bei ihrer Tante väterlicherseits in Bessemer, Alabama, auf, wo beide auch im lokalen Kirchenchor sangen. Als er mit 15 Jahren an den Ort seiner frühen Jugend Detroit zurückkehrte, gründete er eine Doo-Wop-Band als Einstieg in die detroiter Musik-Szene. Als Mitte 1952 Lawson Smith, der Bariton der Doo-Wop-Formation The Royals, zum Militär musste, heuerte Hank Ballard bei den Royals an und wurde der neue Bariton dieses Quartetts. Da er schon früher Songs schrieb, betätigte er sich auch für die Royals als Songwriter und da seine Songs gut ankamen führte es im Laufe der Zeit dazu, dass mehr und mehr seiner Titel aufgenommen wurden und er im Quartett dadurch einen gewissen Führungsanspruch erhielt. Im Frühjahr 1954 wurde der Name des Quartettes auf The Midnighters geändert und ab dem Wechsel zum Haupt-Label KING hieß das Quartett bereits Hank Ballard & The Midnighters.
Hank Ballard's Singles inklusive Royals und Midnighters:
FEDERAL (noch ohne Hank Ballard)
03 52....45—12064-AA....THE ROYALS..Every Beat Of My Heart (45—F214)/-A....All Night Long (45—F215)
05 52....45—12077-AA....THE ROYALS..I Know I Love You So (45—F212/-A....Starting From Tonight (45—F213)
07 52....45—12088....THE ROYALS..Fifth Street Blues (45—F259)/Moonrise (45—F257)
09 52....45—12098....THE ROYALS..A Love In My Heart (45—F258)/I'll Never Let Her Go (45—F256)
11 52....45—12113....THE ROYALS..Are You Forgetting (45—F1078)/What Did I Do (45—F1079)
03 53....45—12121....THE ROYALS..The Shrine Of St. Cecelia (45—F1076)/I Feel So Blue (45—F1077)
FEDERAL
06 53....45—12133....THE ROYALS..Get It (45—F1104)/No It Ain't (45—F1105)
10 53....45—12150....THE ROYALS..I Feel That-A-Way (45—F1118)/Hello Miss Fine (45—1116)
12 53....45—12160....THE ROYALS..Someone Like You (45—F1117)/That's It (45—F1106)
02 54....45—12169....THE ROYALS..Work With Me Annie (45—F398)/Until I Die (45—F399)
04 54....45—12169....THE MIDNIGHTERS Formerly known as THE ROYALS..Work With Me Annie (45—F398)/Until I Die (45—F399)
04 54....45—12177....THE MIDNIGHTERS..That Woman (45—F1119)/Give It Up (45—F400) (dann 12230)
05 54....45—12185....THE MIDNIGHTERS Formerly THE ROYALS..Sexy Ways (45—F1136)/Don't Say Your Last Goodbye (45—F1137)
08 54....45—12195....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Annie Had A Baby (45—1138)/She's The One (45—1139)
10 54....45—12200....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Crazy Loving (Stay With Me) (45—F431)/Annie's Aunt Fanny (45—F429)
12 54....45—12202....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Tell Them (45—F432)/Stingy Little Thing (45—F430)
11 54....45—12205....THE MIDNIGHTERS She's The One (45—F1139)/Moonrise (45—F257) (12195/als ROYALS ohne Ballard: 12088)
02 55....45—12210....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Ashamed Of Myself (45—F1165)/Ring A-Ling A-Ling (45—F1166)
04 55....45—12220....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Switchie Witchie Titchie (45—F1163)/Why Are We Apart (45—F1164)
05 55....45—12224....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Henry's Got Flat Feet (Can't Dance No More) (45—F1171)/Whatsonever You Do (45—F1167)
06 55....45—12227....THE MIDNIGHTERS..It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) (45—F1172)/Looka Here (45—F1170)
07 55....45—12230....THE MIDNIGHTERS..That Woman (45—F1119)/Give It Up (45—F400) (12177)
11 55....45—12240....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Rock And Roll Wedding (45—F1173)/That House On The Hill (45—F1174)
10 55....45—12243....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Don't Change Your Pretty Ways (45—F1168)/We'll Never Meet Again (45—1169)
01 56....45—12251....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Sweet Mama, Do Right (45—F511)/Partners For Life (45—F509)
03 56....45—12260....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Rock, Granny, Roll (45—F512)/Open Up The Back Door (45—F510)
05 56....45—12270....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Tore Up Over You (45—F529)/Early One Morning (45—F530)
01 57....45—12288....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Ooh Bah Baby (45—F543)/Let Me Hold Your Hand(45—F541)
04 57....45—12293....THE MIDNIGHTERS..E Basta Cosi (45—F1241)/In The Doorway Crying (45—F1242)
05 57....45—12299....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Is Your Love For Real (45—F573)/Oh So Happy (45—574)
08 57....45—12305....THE MIDNIGHTERS..What Made You Change Your Mind (45—F571)/Let 'Em Roll (45—F572)
02 58....45—12317....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Daddy's Little Baby (45—F1277)/Stay By My Side (45—F1278)
11 58....45—12339....THE MIDNIGHTERS..Ow-Wow-Oo-Wee (45—F546)/Baby Please (45— 544)
KING
01 59....45—5171....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..The Twist (45—F1308)/Teardrops On Your Letter (45—F1309)
07 60....45 5171....HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS..The Twist (45 F1308)/45-5171….Teardrops On Your Letter (45 F1309)
03 59....45—5195....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..I'll Keep You Happy (45—K14036)/Kansas City (45—F1312)
06 59....45—5215....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..Rain Down Tears (45—K14035)/Sugaree (45—K10377)
08 59....45—5245....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..House With No Windows (45—F1315)/Cute Little Ways (45—F1313)
10 59....45—5275....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..I Could Love You (45—K10490)/Never Knew (45—K10491)
11 59....45—5289....HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS..I Said I Wouldn't Beg You (45—K10488)/Look At Little Sister (45—K10489)
02 60....45—5312....HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS..The Coffee Grind (45—K14051)/Waiting (45—K14052)
04 60....45-5341....HANK BALLARD And The MIDNIGHTERS..I Love You, I Love You So-o-o (45-K14054)/Finger Poppin' Time (45-K4592)
09 60....45-5400....HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS..If You'd Forgive Me (45-K4855)/Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go (45-K4777)
11 60....45-5430....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..The Hoochi Coochi Coo (45-K4857)/I'm Thinking Of You (45-K4593)
01 61....45-5449....HENRY MOORE Featured Orchestra With HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..Rock Junction (45-F1364)/Spongie (45-F1365)
01 61....45-5459....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..Deep Blue Sea (45-K4997)/Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) (45-K4994)
03 61....45-5491....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..The Continental Walk (45—K10686)/What Is This I See (45—K10673)
06 61....45-5510....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..The Float (45-K10836)/The Switch-A-Roo (45-K10831)
08 61....45-5535....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..Nothing But Good (45-K10910)/Keep On Dancing (45-K4779)
09 61....45-5550....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..Can't You See - I Need A Friend (45-K10916)/Big Red Sunset (45-K10909)
11 61....45-5578....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..Do You Remember (45-K10911)/I'm Gonna Miss You (45-K10674)
01 62....45-5593....HANK BALLARD..Do You Know How To Twist (45-K11042)/Broadway (45-K4610)
03 62....45-5601....HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS..Autumn Breeze (45-K11055)/It's Twistin' Time (45-K11047)
05 62....45-5635....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..Good Twistin' Tonight (45-K11048)/I'm Young (45-K10672)
06 62....45-5655....HANK BALLARD & The Midnighters..Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache) (45-K11054)/I Want To Thank You (From The Bottom Of My Heart) (45-K11050)
08 62....45-5677....HANK BALLARD..Dream World (45-K-11053)/When I Need You (45-K-4846)
09 62....45-5693....HANK BALLARD & The Midnighters..I Love And Care For You (45-K11295)/Shaky Mae (45-K11293)
11 62....45-5703....HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS..Bring Me Your Love (45-K11298)/She's The One (45-K11052)
12 62....45-5713....HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..(At A Place They Call) The Rising Tide (45-K11389)/(All The Things In Love That) Pleases You (45-K11382)
12 62....45-5719....HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS..That Low Down Move (45-K11386)/(I'm Goin' Back To) The House On The Hill (45-K11380)
12 62....45-5729....HANK BALLARD & The Midnighters..Santa Claus Is Coming (45-K11296)/Christmas Time For Everyone But Me (45-K11294)
06 63....45-5746....HANK BALLARD & The Midnighters..Walkin' And Talkin' (45-K11390)/How Could You Leave Your Man Alone (45-K11385)
08 63….45-5798….HANK BALLARD & The Midnighters..It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) (45-K11629)/Those Lonely Lonely Feeling (45-K11630)
11 63….45-5821….HANK BALLARD And The Midnighters..Buttin' In (45-K11697)/I'm Learning (45-K11057)

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