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Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks; November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) 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. He later wrote and originally recorded (in 1959) "The Twist" which was notably covered a year later by Chubby Checker, this second version spreading the popularity of the dance. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
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Good Old Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time |
Original Rock 'n' Roll and Twist Hits [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:31 |
The Float | 2:51 |
Way It Was: Let's Dance the 60's [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:37 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:23 |
The Twist | 2:36 |
A Year in Your Life: 1960 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
Classic Hits by Hank Ballard [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:35 |
Frat Rock Classics [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:30 |
Rock 'n' Roll USA, Vol. 2: 1959-1962 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
Back to Back [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:33 |
Finger Poppin' Time | 1:52 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:30 |
Big Hit Dances [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
Black Stars of Rock 'n' Roll [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
The Greatest Ever Rock 'N' Roll [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:54 |
Under the Moon of Love and More Unforgettables [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
100 Rockin' Oldies, Vol. 1 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby | 2:38 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 107 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby | 2:38 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 81 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:33 |
Amazing Early 60s Box: 88 Hard-to-Find Hits [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:36 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
Boogie Chillen [Fantastic Voyage] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go |
Classic R&B [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Oh So Happy | 2:43 |
Finger Poppin Time [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin Time | 1:50 |
Golden International Evergreens [2013]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 15 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:33 |
High School Rock: Teenage Ballads [2013]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
Hits im Doppelpack, Vol. 2 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go |
I Love You, I Love You So-o-o [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin Time | 1:50 |
Little Things You Do+More Memories [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:50 |
One and Only/Spotlight on Hank Ballard [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:30 |
Mona Lisa | 2:40 |
Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 12: 1960 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
The History of Rhythm and Blues, Vol. 4 1957-1962 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Twistin' the Night Away [2013]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
Work with Me, Annie: The Very Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me, Annie | 2:53 |
Finger Poppin' Time | 2:49 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:35 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:44 |
Tore Up Over You | 2:49 |
The Twist | 2:43 |
Sexy Ways | 2:34 |
America's Greatest Hits, Vol. 11: 1960 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:36 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
Early R & B Classics, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby | 2:43 |
Lets Go Lets Go Lets Go | 2:26 |
Hit Box, Vol. 2: 1959-1979 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go |
Oldies Hits A to Z, Vol. 10 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:33 |
Save the Last Dance for Me [K-Tel] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:39 |
The Original Sound Of R&B 1959 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
The Original Sound of R&B 1960 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
Totally Cool!: The Shag, and How To Do It [2012]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
100 Greatest 50s & 60s Hits [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:37 |
American Sounds of the 60's, Vol. 1 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
R&B Spotlight 1960 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go |
Rock 'n' Roll Cruisin': 60 Essential Rock 'n' Roll Driving Songs [2011]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
The First Rock and Roll Record [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me, Annie | 2:48 |
The Original Twist: 14 Top-Ten R&B Hits [2011]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:37 |
Come On And Get It (The Singles Collection 1954-1959) [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:48 |
Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Tore Up Over You | 2:50 |
Oh, So Happy | 2:46 |
The Twist | 2:36 |
Greatest Ever! Rock 'N' Roll Legends: The Definitive Collection [2010]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
Rhythm & Blues History [2010]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:38 |
The Ultimate Oldies But Goodies Collection [2010]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
100% Rock 'N' Roll [2009]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
Kings of Rock 'n' Roll [Not Now] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Land of 1000 Dances: All Twistin' Edition [Ace UK] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:38 |
Nothing But Good (1952-1962) [2009]
Simply Rock 'n' Roll Driving Songs [2009]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
Frank Zappa's Jukebox [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:45 |
Immortal Soul: Essential Recordings from the Golden Age [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time |
Jukebox Favorites [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:25 |
Music of My Life: Golden Decade, Vol. 13 (1954) [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:45 |
Sexy Ways | 2:27 |
Rock Around the Clock [Union Square] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go | 5:39 |
The Ultimate Oldies But Goodies Collection: Teen Beat [2008]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Tore Up Over You [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:49 |
Simply Memories: 4 CD's of Nostalgic Favourites [2007]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
Simply Party [2007]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
The Golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 11 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:50 |
Vee-Jay: The Definitive Collection [2007]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:15 |
29 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1959 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Blowing the Fuse: 29 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1959 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Blowing the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1960 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:25 |
Greatest Ever! Memories [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Twist | 2:36 |
Infamous [Music from the Motion Picture] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:37 |
Sexy Ways [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:53 |
Sexy Ways | 2:32 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:45 |
The Notorious Bettie Page [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Doo Wop: Vocal Group Greats [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:47 |
That's All Right: The Dawn of the Rock & Roll Era [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:45 |
Golden Era of Rock 'n' Roll: 1954-1963 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:35 |
Good Rockin' Tonight: 25 Essential Rock & Rhythm Classics [2004]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
Rock & Roll: The First 50 Years - The Early 60's [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time [Stereo] | 2:36 |
The Very Best of King/Federal/Deluxe, Vol. 2 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:37 |
25 Beach Music Classics [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:49 |
Best of the Best [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:52 |
Work With Me Annie | 2:47 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:42 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
Sexy Ways | 2:32 |
The Twist | 2:37 |
Rhythm & Blues Collection: Classic R&B Hits [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:24 |
Golden Oldies, Vol. 5 [Original Sound 2002] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:33 |
Golden Oldies, Vol. 9 [Original Sound 2002] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:49 |
Land of 1000 Dances, Vol. 2: 1956-1966 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Risque Blues: The King Anthology [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Work With Me Annie | 2:44 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:42 |
Soul: I Will Survive [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
The Number 1 Soul Collection [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:29 |
The Very Best of the King/Federal/Deluxe Years, Vol. 1 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
Doo Wop 51 Live! [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
In Crowd: Ultimate Collection 1958-67 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:33 |
Let's Dance: Sixties Dance Hits [2001]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America [Box Set] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:38 |
Soul Sensations [Master Songs] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 6: Heroes & Legends [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:24 |
The Very Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:35 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
The Float | 2:57 |
Do You Know How to Twist | 2:30 |
Dancin' and Twistin' [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Finger Poppin' Time | 2:34 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:25 |
The Float | 2:53 |
Do You Know How to Twist | 2:28 |
The EP Collection...Plus [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Tore up over You | 2:49 |
The Twist | 2:35 |
Finger Poppin' Time | 1:50 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
Vee Jay Rhythm & Blues: The Soul Era, Pt. 1 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:14 |
Classic Rhythm & Blues [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:24 |
Decades of Dance 60's 70's & 80's [1999]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 2:33 |
Rock N Roll Essentials [1999]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Twist | 2:40 |
Dance Dance Dance: Dance Hits of the 60's, 70's, & 80's [1998]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
Greatest Hits [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:46 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Finger Poppin' Time | 1:51 |
The Twist | 2:34 |
Land of a Thousand Dances [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:52 |
Party Time Rock & Roll [1996]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:38 |
Risque Blues: 60 Minute Man [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
Rock & Roll [Richmond] [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:50 |
American Jukebox Classics, Vol. 10: Rhythm & Blues [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:29 |
American Jukebox Classics, Vol. 4: Dancing To The Jukebox [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:29 |
Car Trax: Rockin' in the Fast Lane [1995]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
Hits from 1960 [King] [1995]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
Corrina Corrina [Original Soundtrack] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:51 |
Shagger's Delight, Vol. 4 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | |
Sexy Ways |
Naked in the Rain [1993]
Song | Duration |
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The Sky Is Crying | 4:58 |
Sexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard & the Midnighters [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:46 |
Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Tore up over You | 2:49 |
The Twist | 2:37 |
Finger Poppin' Time | 1:51 |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
Rhythm & Blues: 1960 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go |
Rhythm & Blues: 1959 [1990]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1960 - Still Rockin' [1989]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:38 |
The Cruisin' Story 1960 [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:50 |
20 Original Greatest Hits [1987]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | |
Annie Had a Baby | |
Sexy Ways | |
The Twist | |
Finger Poppin' Time | |
Do You Know How to Twist | |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | |
The Float |
Live at the Palais [1987]
Song | Duration |
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Lucille | |
The Sky Is Crying | |
Sexy Ways | |
Finger Poppin' Time | |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | |
The Twist |
20 Hits: All 20 of Their Chart Hits (1953-1962) [1977]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | |
Sexy Ways | |
Annie Had a Baby | |
Finger Poppin' Time | |
The Twist | |
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | |
The Float | |
Do You Know How to Twist |
24 Hits [1966]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | |
Do You Know How to Twist | |
Cute Little Ways | |
Finger Poppin' Time | |
I Like to See My Baby | |
The Float |
Spotlight on Hank Ballard [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | |
Mona Lisa |
Mr. Rhythm & Blues (Finger Poppin' Time) [1960]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time |
Singin' & Swingin' [1959]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist |
Greatest Juke Box Hits [1958]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | |
Sexy Ways | |
Annie Had a Baby | |
Tore up over You |
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters [1957]
Song | Duration |
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Oh So Happy |
Good Old Rock 'N' Roll
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time |
The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1952-1957
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:47 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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The Float | |
Annie Had a Baby | |
Tore up over You | |
Work With Me Annie | |
Finger Poppin' Time | |
The Twist | 2:38 |
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