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Hank Ballard

Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003), born John Henry Kendricks, was a rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of Hank Ballard and The Midnighters and one of the first proto-rock 'n' roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. He played an integral part in the development of rock music, 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 recorded "The Twist" and invented the dance, which was notably covered by Chubby Checker. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Song	Album	Duration
Annie Had a Baby	Best of the Best 2003	2:42
Annie Had a Baby	You Can't Keep a Good Man Down 1969	3:02
Annie Had a Baby	100 Rockin' Oldies, Vol. 1 2013	2:38
Annie Had a Baby	The Best of Rhythm and Blues: Hits 1954-1955 2006	2:43
Annie Had a Baby	50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 107 2013	2:38
Annie Had a Baby	Tore Up Over You 2008	2:41
Annie Had a Baby	Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 41 2013	2:38
Annie Had a Baby	Famous Hits by Hank Ballard, The Midnighters 2015	2:42
Annie Had a Baby	Let 'em Roll 1990	2:41
Annie Had a Baby	Risque Blues: Big 10 Inch Record 1996	2:41
Annie Had a Baby	Shagger's Delight, Vol. 2: Twenty Rhythm and Blues Classics 1994	2:41
Annie Had a Baby	Doo Wop Classics: Only You 2006	2:41
Annie Had a Baby	Greatest Juke Box Hits 1958
Annie Had a Baby	Unknown Album
Do You Know How to Twist	24 Hits 1966
Finger Poppin Time	You Can't Keep a Good Man Down 1969	3:03
Finger Poppin' Time	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1960 1987	2:39
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock 'N' Roll Party Time 2003	1:49
Finger Poppin' Time	Best of the Best 2003	1:52
Finger Poppin' Time	Happy Days of the 60s [4-CD] 2006	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	Malt Shop Favorites [Sonoma] 2010	1:49
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock N Roll of the 50s & 60s 2006	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	Golden Era of the 60's [Bonus DVD] 2005	1:47
Finger Poppin' Time	What You Get When the Gettin' Gets Good 1985
Finger Poppin' Time	Flamingo Kid 1985
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock N' Roll Hits: Golden 1960 2002	1:52
Finger Poppin' Time	Jukebox Hits 1960 [Madacy] 2002	1:52
Finger Poppin' Time	50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 56 2013	1:47
Finger Poppin' Time	Classic Rock: Hits of 1960 2000	1:52
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock N' Roll 60's Flashback 2000	1:52
Finger Poppin' Time	Soul: Wonderful World 2014	1:54
Finger Poppin' Time	24 Hits 1966
Finger Poppin' Time	300 Hits: Soul 2013	1:54
Finger Poppin' Time	The Doo Wop Collection [Madacy 2005] 2000	1:49
Finger Poppin' Time	Doo Wop: The Greatest Hits, 1957-60 2011	1:50
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock and Roll: 50's and 60's 2008	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	Doo Wop Era 2005	1:47
Finger Poppin' Time	1960 Classic Rock 2000	1:53
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock N Roll Dance Party [Madacy] 2000	1:53
Finger Poppin' Time	20 Best of Doo Wop 2004	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	The King R&B Box Set 1996	2:35
Finger Poppin' Time	Best of Doo Wop [Madacy] 2008	1:46
Finger Poppin' Time	Forever Soul R&B 2006	1:47
Finger Poppin' Time	Sounds of the 60's, Vol. 2 2012	1:50
Finger Poppin' Time	Good Old Rock & Roll: 28 Great Hits 1994	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock & Roll Show [King] 1999	2:23
Finger Poppin' Time	Decade of Hits: The 60's 2014
Finger Poppin' Time	Oldies Hits A to Z, Vol. 11 2012	1:44
Finger Poppin' Time	Gold Collection: Pop Chart Busters 2004	1:49
Finger Poppin' Time	#1 Hits of the 50s & 60s [Sonoma]	1:49
Finger Poppin' Time	Doo Wop Favorites [Box Set] 2004	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	Doo Wop, Vol. 4 [Platinum] 2005	2:32
Finger Poppin' Time	Spirit of the 60's [Green] 2001	1:52
Finger Poppin' Time	Good Old Rock and Roll, Vol. 2 1987	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	Original Rock & Roll, Vol. 2 1987	1:49
Finger Poppin' Time	100 Rockin' Hits of the 60's 2005	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	20 Rockin' Hits of the 60's [Disc 1] 2003	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	Hits of the 60's [Madacy] 2007	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	Greatest Hits 1960 1987	1:53
Finger Poppin' Time	Peppermint Twist 2002
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock N Roll Classics [Madacy MP3] 2005
Finger Poppin' Time	Let's Dance [Deluxe] 1994	1:51
Finger Poppin' Time	Hit Parade 1960 2011	1:50
Finger Poppin' Time	Corrina Corrina [Original Soundtrack] 1994
Finger Poppin' Time	Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 28 2013	1:47
Finger Poppin' Time	Doo Wop Collection 2003 [CD3] 2003	1:49
Finger Poppin' Time	Rock N Roll Reunion 1960 2003	1:49
Finger Poppin' Time	Doo Wop [Madacy] 2009	1:47
Finger Poppin' Time	Good Old Rock and Roll 2000	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time	25 Best: Hits of the 1960's 2008	1:47
Finger Poppin' Time	25 Best: Doo-Wop Era 2008	1:47
Finger Poppin' Time	R&B Chart-Toppers: Get on Up! 2006	1:54
Finger Poppin' Time	20 Hits: All 20 of Their Chart Hits (1953-1962) 1977
Finger Poppin' Time	Mr. Rhythm & Blues (Finger Poppin' Time) 1960
Finger Poppin' Time [Rerecorded]	8 Best of Doo Wop 2008	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time [Rerecorded]	20 Best of Doo Wop 2004	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time [Rerecorded]	12 Best of Doo Wop 2008	1:48
Finger Poppin' Time [Rerecorded]	16 Best of Doo Wop 2008	1:48
I Like to See My Baby	Fever: The Best of Little Willie John 1993	2:32
I Like to See My Baby	24 Hits 1966
Le'ts Go, Lets Go, Let's Go	Take Another Little Piece of My Heart 2006	2:18
Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go	Rock Around the Clock [Union Square] 2008	5:39
Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go	Doo Wop: Original Classics 2011	2:25
Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go (Thrill on the Hill)	Golden Rockin Hits, Vol. 5 2006	2:21
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1960 1987	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Soul Music Hits the Charts 1955-1962 2013	2:26
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Rock n' Roll Reunion: Class of 60 1997	2:31
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Born to Be Wild [Madacy] 1997	2:27
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Best of the Best 2003	2:27
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	The Ultimate History of Rock & Roll Collection, Vol. 2: R&B Greats 1998	2:33
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Let's Go Let's Go 1992	2:30
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	40 R&B #1 Hits 2006	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Hits of the 60s [Madacy 2006 Repackage] 1999	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	This Is R&B [Cleopatra] 2006	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Southern Soul Shake! 2012	2:18
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Let's Have a Rock 'N Roll Party [Bonus CD] 2006	2:30
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Jukebox Goodies 2005	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	16 Hits: 60's Rock n' Roll 2001
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	What You Get When the Gettin' Gets Good 1985
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 2 2013	2:23
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Number 1 R&B Hits [Orange] 2003	2:26
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	#1 R&B Hits [Madacy Box] 2003	2:26
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	13 R&B #1 Hits, Vol. 3 2006	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	The Ultimate History of Rock 'N' Roll Collection 1997	2:27
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Soul Sensations [Master Songs] 2001
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	60's Rock N Roll [Madacy 2005] 2005	2:24
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Malt Shop Favorites [Madacy 2008] 2008	2:24
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Doo Wop Era 2005	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Sounds of the 60's, Vol. 3 2012	2:26
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	60's Rock 'N Roll [2000 Madacy] 2000	2:30
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	20 Best of Doo Wop 2004	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	The King R&B Box Set 1996	2:26
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Best of Doo Wop [Madacy] 2008	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Doo Wop Days 2005	2:23
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Great Events of the 50s & 60s 2004	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Hit Box 2, Vol. 1 2003	2:27
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 31 2013	2:23
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Oldies Hits A to Z, Vol. 12 2012	2:21
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	30 #1 Party Hits 2006	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Gold Collection: Pop Chart Busters 2004	2:26
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	60's Rock 2001	2:30
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Doo Wop Favorites [Box Set] 2004	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Doo Wop, Vol. 4 [Platinum] 2005	2:55
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Malt Shop Favorites [Sonoma] 2010	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	#1 R&B Hits 2014	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Super Box of Soul, Vol. 3 1995	2:27
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Let 'em Roll 1990	2:26
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	The Hit Box, Vol. 2 2002	2:27
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Rock N Roll Classics [Madacy MP3] 2005
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Soul Steppin on Ocean Drive 2006	2:46
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Hits from 1960 [Hollywood] 1994	2:28
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Rock & Roll Hall of Famers 2000	2:30
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Step Right Up!	2:21
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Sun Records Pop Legends 2000	2:18
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Rockin' Jukebox, 1960 1997	2:27
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	It Takes Two, Vol. 1 [RPM] 2000	2:19
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Shagger's Delight, Vol. 2: Twenty Rhythm and Blues Classics 1994	2:26
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Rock N' Roll Reunion: 1960 to 1969 2000	2:31
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Golden Legends: Doo Wop Legends 2006	2:24
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Very Best of the 60s 2006
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Hits of the '60s [Madacy 2004] 1999	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Rock 'N' Roll Reunion 1998	2:31
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Nearer to You 1991	2:18
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Doo Wop [Madacy] 2009	2:24
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	25 Best: Doo-Wop Era 2008	2:24
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Super Box of Soul, Vol. 2 1995	2:33
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Nothing But Good (1952-1962) 2009	2:24
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	The EP Collection...Plus 2000	2:48
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Rerecorded]	8 Best of Doo Wop 2008	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Rerecorded]	20 Best of Doo Wop 2004	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Rerecorded]	12 Best of Doo Wop 2008	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Rerecorded]	16 Best of Doo Wop 2008	2:25
Let's Go, Let's Go. Let's Go	20 Best Hits of the 60s 2004	2:24
Lets Go Lets Go Lets Go	Early R and B, Vol. 4 2013	2:26
Lets Go, Lets Go, Lets Go	Drive Time 2013	2:25
Oh So Happy	Tore Up Over You 2008	2:48
Oh So Happy	Classic Hits by Hank Ballard, The Midnighters 2015	2:46
Oh So Happy	Hank Ballard and the Midnighters/Singin' and Swingin' 2010	2:49
Oh So Happy	The Midnight, Vol. 2 1957
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	Rhythm & Blues Christmas [Hollywood]	3:06
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	Rock 'N' Roll Era: Rockin' Merry Christmas 2001	3:06
Sexy Ways	Best of the Best 2003	2:32
Sexy Ways	What You Get When the Gettin' Gets Good 1985
Sexy Ways	50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 32 2013	2:26
Sexy Ways	1952-1954 2005	2:34
Sexy Ways	Tore Up Over You 2008	2:37
Sexy Ways	Juke Box Jive: Essential Rock 'n' Roll 2011	2:31
Sexy Ways	Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 39 2013	2:26
Sexy Ways	Famous Hits by Hank Ballard, The Midnighters 2015	2:31
Sexy Ways	Classic Hits by Hank Ballard 2015	2:35
Sexy Ways	Doo Wop Classics: Earth Angel 2005	2:31
Sexy Ways	Doo Wop Classics: 54 Original Hit Recordings 2005	2:31
Sexy Ways	Let 'em Roll 1990	2:30
Sexy Ways	20 Hits: All 20 of Their Chart Hits (1953-1962) 1977
Sexy Ways	Work with Me, Annie: The Very Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters 2013	2:34
Sunday Morning Coming Down	Sweet Dreams: Where Country Meets Soul, Vol. 2 2013	5:04
Sunday Morning Coming Down	My Goodness, Yes! Silver Fox Soul Collection 2005	5:02
Sunday Morning Coming Down	Unknown Album	5:02
*Sunday Morning Coming Down []**	Southern Soul Shake! 2012	5:04
The Big Frog [Instrumental]	The EP Collection...Plus 2000	2:21
The Float	24 Hits 1966
The Float	The Very Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters 2001	2:57
The Float	20 Original Greatest Hits 1987
The Float	Dancin' and Twistin' 2000	2:53
The Float	20 Hits: All 20 of Their Chart Hits (1953-1962) 1977
The Float	Unknown Album
The Twist	Rock Around the Clock [Union Square] 2008	2:35
The Twist	Gold Collection: R&B Favorites 2002	2:34
The Twist	Jukebox Rock [Direct Source] 2003	2:34
The Twist	Best of the Best 2003	2:37
The Twist	It Happened in the Sixties 2005	2:36
The Twist	Party Favorites [St. Clair] 1998	2:34
The Twist	Legends and Heroes 2004	2:36
The Twist	Happy Days of the 60s [4-CD] 2006	1:57
The Twist	Greatest Ever! Fifties Jukebox: The Definitive Collection 2011	2:36
The Twist	Malt Shop Favorites [Sonoma] 2016	2:32
The Twist	Land of 1000 Dances, Vol. 2: 1956-1966 2002	2:35
The Twist	Infamous 2006	2:37
The Twist	What You Get When the Gettin' Gets Good 1985
The Twist	50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 40 2013	2:33
The Twist	24 Hits 1966
The Twist	Fabulous 50s: Yakety Yak 2006	1:55
The Twist	Soul Sensations [Master Songs] 2001
The Twist	Tore Up Over You 2008	2:33
The Twist	60's Rock 'N Roll [2005 Madacy] 2003	2:35
The Twist	The King R&B Box Set 1996	2:37
The Twist	Sounds of the 60's, Vol. 4 2012	2:36
The Twist	Rhythm & Blues 2015	2:39
The Twist	Early R & B Classics, Vol. 1 2012	1:57
The Twist	Rock & Roll Show [King] 1999	2:41
The Twist	Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 40 2013	2:33
The Twist	For Twisters 2012	2:38
The Twist	Oldies Hits A to Z, Vol. 13 2012	2:35
The Twist	Gold Collection: Party Classics 2004	2:34
The Twist	Famous Hits by Hank Ballard, The Midnighters 2015	2:36
The Twist	Under the Moon of Love and More Unforgettables 2014	2:35
The Twist	Greatest Ever! Rock 'N' Roll Legends: The Definitive Collection 2010	2:36
The Twist	Hit The Road: Route 66 2013	2:36
The Twist	Simply Rock 'N' Roll 2005	2:36
The Twist	Infamous [Music from the Motion Picture] 2006	2:37
The Twist	Hank Ballard and the Midnighters/Singin' and Swingin' 2010	2:38
The Twist	Vee-Jay: Celebrating 40 Years of Classic Hits 1953-1993 1993	2:15
The Twist	Endless Summer [St. Clair] 1974	3:38
The Twist	Before They Were Hits or We Did It First 2000
The Twist	100 Rockin' Hits of the 60's 2005	1:57
The Twist	20 Rockin' Hits of the 60's [Disc 1] 2003	1:57
The Twist	Summer Songs [Deuce] 2005	5:06
The Twist	Solid Gold 50's 2005	2:36
The Twist	Vee Jay: The Chicago Black Music 2002	2:12
The Twist	Let 'em Roll 1990	2:36
The Twist	Let's Soul Dance: Black Dance Crazes from the Late 50s & 60s 2013	2:35
The Twist	Rock Around the Clock: 36 All Time Rock and Roll C 2005	2:36
The Twist	Endless Summer: Summer Splashin' 2004	2:34
The Twist	Original Rock 'n' Roll and Twist Hits 2017	2:33
The Twist	Solid Gold Soul [Solid Gold] 2000	2:35
The Twist	Sock Hop [King] 1995	2:35
The Twist	Leonard Cohen's Jukebox: The Songs That Inspired The Man	2:37
The Twist	Vee-Jay: The Very Best of R&B 2002	2:14
The Twist	Doo Wop: Original Classics 2011	2:32
The Twist	Best Hits - 50's, 60's, 70's 2005
The Twist	Best of Twist and Madison 2013	2:35
The Twist	The Story of Vee-Jay: America's Premier Black Music Label 2002	2:34
The Twist	Oldies & Goodies, Vol. 1 2015	2:38
The Twist	Rock N Roll Reunion 1960 2003	1:58
The Twist	60s Rock n' Roll 2003	2:35
The Twist	Rock N' Roll Hits Of The 60s [Disc 2] 2003	2:35
The Twist	A Taste of Doo Wop, Vol. 1 1993	2:13
The Twist	Greatest Hits 1996	2:34
The Twist	Unknown Album	2:15
Thrill on the Hill (Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go)	Lady's Choice 1976	3:04
Tore Up Over You	Tore Up Over You 2008	2:46
Tore Up Over You	Famous Hits by Hank Ballard, The Midnighters 2015	2:50
Tore up over You	What You Get When the Gettin' Gets Good 1985
Tore up over You	Let 'em Roll 1990	2:49
Tore up over You	Shagger's Delight, Vol. 2: Twenty Rhythm and Blues Classics 1994	2:49
Tore up over You	Unknown Album
Twist	Jukebox Classics, Vol. 2 [Essential] 2002
Twist	Very Best of the 60s 2006
Work With Me Annie	I Love Beach Music, Vol. 2 2001	2:54
Work With Me Annie	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: R&B Gems - 1954-1955 [1]
Work With Me Annie	Best of the Best 2003	2:47
Work With Me Annie	What You Get When the Gettin' Gets Good 1985
Work With Me Annie	Famous Hits by Hank Ballard, The Midnighters 2015	2:48
Work With Me Annie	Classic Hits by Hank Ballard 2015	2:52
Work With Me Annie	The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll: 1946-1954 2004	2:45
Work With Me Annie	Let 'em Roll 1990	2:47
Work With Me Annie	Risque Blues: Big 10 Inch Record 1996	2:46
Work with Me Annie	The Best of Rhythm and Blues: Hits 1954-1955 2006	2:48
Work with Me Annie	The Roots of Frank Zappa 2009	2:47
Work with Me Annie	1952-1954 2005	2:51
Work with Me Annie	Tore Up Over You 2008	2:49
Work with Me Annie	Twist Anthems 2013	2:55
Work with Me Annie	Doo Wop Classics: Earth Angel 2005	2:45
Work with Me Annie	Doo Wop Classics: 54 Original Hit Recordings 2005	2:45
Work with Me Annie	Sexy Ways 2006	2:53
Work with Me Annie [1954]	Rhythm and Blues: No. 1 Chart Hits 1949-1955 2007	2:49
Work with Me, Annie	Ronnie on the Radio: The Ronnie Wood Show 2011	2:46

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