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One-off sides, "Sunday
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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,
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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.
316:" 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.
308:" 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 chart and also selling well in mainstream markets, along with the
228:, 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",
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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 US
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group the Royals, which had previously been discovered by
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History of Rock & Roll, volume one, 1920–1963
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1421:Original B-side: "I Love You, I Love You So-o-o"
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2569:"Hank Ballard, Singer and songwriter, Is Dead"
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1787:"(I'm Going Back to) The House on the Hill"
1767:"(All the Things in Life That) Pleases You"
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2355:"–" denotes releases that did not chart.
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2490:. New York: Flatiron Books. p. 65.
2465:. Thomas Y. Crowell (1974), pp. 428–29.
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1805:b/w "How Could You Leave Your Man Alone"
752:b/w "Don't Say Your Last Goodbye" (from
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336:of the song went to number 1 on the
2597:"The Midnighters: inducted in 2012"
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2151:Hank Ballard along with "The Dapps"
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1597:b/w "Can't You See I Need a Friend"
999:b/w "We'll Never Meet Again" (from
730:Original pressings as by the Royals
654:b/w "No It Ain't" (Non-album track)
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2720:Discography at Soulfulkindamusic
2540:Leigh, Spencer (March 4, 2003).
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2166:b/w "With You Sweet Lovin' Self"
1943:"Let's Get the Show on the Road"
1211:"What Made You Change Your Mind"
797:b/w "Crazy Loving (Stay with Me)
487:Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
244:Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
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1895:"She's Got a Whole Lot of Soul"
1119:b/w "Come On and Get It" (from
1077:b/w "Rock, Granny, Roll" (from
996:"Don't Change Your Pretty Ways"
919:b/w "Whatsonever You Do" (from
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2683:. Record Research. p. 20.
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2102:You Can't Keep a Good Man Down
2074:You Can't Keep a Good Man Down
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2181:b/w "Funky Soul Train" (from
1965:One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
1922:b/w "What's Your Name" (from
1710:b/w "I Love and Care for You"
1098:b/w "Tore Up Over You" (from
220:Born John Henry Kendricks in
2826:Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
2203:b/w "Come on Wit' It" (from
2163:"Are You Lonely for Me Baby"
2072:b/w "Unwind Yourself" (from
1612:b/w "Do You Remember" (from
1466:Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
1020:b/w "That House on the Hill"
349:Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
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2725:Radio interview, WFMU, 1988
2512:"The Midnighters Biography"
2294:"Let's Go Streaking"—Part 1
2126:"How You Gonna Get Respect"
2069:"You're in Real Good Hands"
1970:b/w "Watch What I Tell You"
1749:b/w "Santa Claus Is Coming"
1384:b/w "Look At Little Sister"
1381:"I Said I Wouldn't Beg You"
1349:b/w "House With No Windows"
1273:"Teardrops on Your Letter"
1180:b/w "In the Doorway Crying"
634:"The Shrine of St. Cecelia"
597:b/w "I'll Never Let Her Go"
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1533:b/w "What Is This I See"
864:b/w "Ring-A-Ling-A-Ling"
724:b/w "Until I Die" (from
535:"Every Beat of My Heart"
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262:In 1953, Ballard joined
234:Back in the Saddle Again
3240:The Midnighters members
3230:Federal Records artists
3215:Rock and roll musicians
2643:Whitburn, Joel (2003).
2054:"Dance Till It Hurtcha"
2036:"(Dance with Me) Annie"
1847:b/w "Buttin' In" (from
1673:"Good Twistin' Tonight"
1491:"The Hoochi Coochi Coo"
1194:"Is Your Love for Real"
1148:"Let Me Hold Your Hand"
1074:"Open Up the Back Door"
1017:"Rock and Roll Wedding"
973:b/w "Give It Up" (from
952:b/w "Looka Here" (from
555:"Starting from Tonight"
503:Single (A-side, B-side)
328:". A few months later,
3250:Musicians from Detroit
3143:Holland–Dozier–Holland
2432:"Hank Ballard profile"
2091:b/w "Funky Soul Train"
1676:b/w "I'm Young" (from
1530:"The Continental Walk"
1116:"I'll Be Home Someday"
912:"Henry's Got Flat Feet
700:b/w "Someone Like You"
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43:Background information
3235:James Brown vocalists
3205:American funk singers
3122:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
3041:Simon & Garfunkel
2319:"Hey There Sexy Lady"
2274:"Finger Poppin' Time"
2178:"Butter Your Popcorn"
1957:Those Lazy, Lazy Days
1919:"Daddy Rolling Stone"
1802:"Walkin' and Talkin'"
1770:b/w "The Rising Tide"
1692:"I Want to Thank You"
1334:b/w "Rain Down Tears"
1234:b/w "Stay By My Side"
1231:"Daddy's Little Baby"
914:(Can't Dance No More)
811:"Stingy Little Thing"
794:"Annie's Aunt Fannie"
474:(Stang Records, 1976)
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2240:"From the Love Side"
1727:"Bring Me Your Love"
1653:"It's Twistin' Time"
1609:"I'm Gonna Miss You"
1375:Mr. Rhythm and Blues
975:Mr. Rhythm and Blues
906:Mr. Rhythm and Blues
637:b/w "I Feel So Blue"
614:"Are You Forgetting"
594:"A Love in My Heart"
538:b/w "All Night Long"
468:(King Records, 1968)
462:(King Records, 1964)
377:Get on the Good Foot
178:John Henry Kendricks
53:John Henry Kendricks
2819:Finger Poppin' Time
2798:Work with Me, Annie
2438:on October 20, 2006
2039:b/w "He Came Along"
1988:b/w "You, Just You"
1900:A Star In Your Eyes
1876:A Star in Your Eyes
1871:"These Young Girls"
1849:A Star in Your Eyes
1835:A Star in Your Eyes
1732:Their Greatest Hits
1721:A Star In Your Eyes
1656:b/w "Autumn Breeze"
1572:"Nothing but Good"
1550:"The Switch-A-Roo"
1513:b/w "Deep Blue Sea"
1455:Singin' and Swingin
1416:Finger Poppin' Time
1283:Singin' and Swingin
1251:b/w "Ow-Wow-Oo-Wee"
1153:Singin' and Swingin
1136:Singin' and Swingin
1100:Their Greatest Hits
1095:"Early One Morning"
1050:Singin' and Swingin
1045:"Partners for Life"
1033:Singin' and Swingin
939:Their Greatest Hits
921:Singin' and Swingin
891:Their Greatest Hits
877:Singin' and Swingin
861:"Ashamed of Myself"
855:Their Greatest Hits
842:b/w "She's the One"
827:Singin' and Swingin
780:b/w "She's the One"
754:Singin' and Swingin
743:Their Greatest Hits
719:Work with Me, Annie
667:Their Greatest Hits
617:b/w "What Did I Do"
588:Their Greatest Hits
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485:Note: Credited as
460:A Star in Your Eyes
345:Finger Poppin' Time
306:Work with Me, Annie
190:Work with Me, Annie
2969:Abdul "Duke" Fakir
2574:The New York Times
2257:"Annie Had a Baby"
1985:"Poppin' the Whip"
1647:The Twistin' Fools
1614:The Twistin' Fools
1583:"Keep On Dancing"
1399:"The Coffee Grind"
1361:"I Could Love You"
1346:"Cute Little Ways"
1214:b/w "Let 'Em Roll"
1001:The Twistin' Fools
886:"Why Are We Apart"
726:The Twistin' Fools
678:The Twistin' Fools
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126:Singer, songwriter
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435:Christian Ballard
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