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By: Jake Parenteau, Jared Larson, Sarita Diaz, Joshua Jansen, Alex Puls
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
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Introduction-One of the first Rock and Roll artists to emerge
in the 1950's
-Hit songs- "Work with me Annie" & "The twist"
"Work with me, Annie" spent about seven weeks at the top of the billboard list.
-Unheard of at that time in 1950's & 60's
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Background Information-Hank Ballard was born November 18th, 1927
in Detroit, Michigan, and died March 2nd, 2003.
-Hank Ballard's birth name was John Henry Kendricks.
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Background Information- Hank Ballard's father passed away at an early
point in Hank's life, which was said to have influenced some of his more emotional songs.
-Attended School in Alabama with his brother at in his early years of education, after the passing of their father.
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Background Information- In Ballard's teenage years he returned to
Detroit and worked on the assembly line for Ford Motor Company.
- Influenced by what Ballard called a particularly "smooth style" like that of the musical group: Sonny Til & the Orioles.
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Band MembersHank Ballard - Vocals (baritone)
Henry Booth - Vocals (tenor)
Charles Sutton - Vocals (tenor)
Sonny Woods - Vocals (bass)
Cal Green - Guitar
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Early Years-1953 Hank Ballard joined The Royals as he
replaced the previous lead singer.
-1954 The Royals became The Midnighters as to not be confused with The "5" Royales.
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Early Years-1954 "Work With Me, Annie" was written by
Ballard and spent seven weeks at #1 on the R&B charts.
-1955 The Midnighters had four more R&B chart hits.
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Later Career-1959 The Midnighters become Hank Ballard
and The Midnighters
-1959-1962 the band created many songs, 13 of which made it onto the R&B and Pop top charts.
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Later Career-1963-1965 the band did not make any more hit
songs and eventually broke up.
-1968 Hank Ballard launched a solo career and produced a few hit songs for about a decade after going off on his own.
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Later Career-1972 Ballard produced a hit single, "From the
Love Side" and it was ultimately credited to Hank Ballard and the Midnight Lighters.
-1986-2002 Hank Ballard brought the band back together and they performed a myriad of shows at various popular venues.
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Other Information- Hank Ballard has a cousin, Florence Ballard,
who was a member of The Supremes: an all female group from Detroit
- Hank Ballard is the Great Uncle of Christian Ballard, who is better known as: No. 99 playing defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings since 2011!
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Musical Analysis -Very influential group due to their suggestive lyrics and
rhythmic and soulful style
-Although their main hits were considered rhythm & blues, their music was influenced by pop and country & western as well.
-The group was given a rocking and up tempo persona
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Conclusion-Hank Ballard and the Midnighters contributed to shaping
Rock 'n' Roll by making popular music, in a time period that had not yet seen much of this musical style.
-1990 Hank Ballard was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll hall of fame, however the other midnighters were not.
-#1 R & B Hits throughout his career 1. "Work With Me Annie" (1954)
2. "Annie Had A Baby" (1954)
3. "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" (1960)
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ConclusionTop 10 Total Hits R& B throughout his career:
"Get It" (1953)"Sexy Ways" (1954)
"Teardrops On Your Letter" (1959)"Finger Poppin' Time" (1959)
"The Twist" (1960)"Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" (1960)
"The Switch-A-Roo" (1961) "Nothing But Good" (1961)
"Do You Know How To Twist?" (1962)"From the Love Side" (1969)
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Conclusion-Died of throat cancer at age 75 years old.
-Ballard was buried in Atlanta, Georgia.
-He continues to be recognized as one of the nation's most influential Rock 'n' Roll musicians.
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