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The Midnighters were an American R&B group from Detroit, Michigan. They were one of the most important and influential groups of the 1950s and early 1960s, with numerous ground-braking hit records that helped define the R&B music of that era, and played an important and integral part in the development of Rock and roll and Doo-wop music. They were also notable for launching the career of lead singer Hank Ballard, and the world-wide dance craze The Twist, and provided a crucial link between R&B and Rock and Roll. Between 1953 and 1962 The Midnighters scored almost two dozen hits on the National Pop & R&B Charts. Their big hits included the million-selling Billboard Top 10 pop hits "Finger Popping Time" (for which they received a 1961 Grammy Award nomination) , and "Let's Go,Let's Go,Let's Go".The Midnighters also enjoyed 13 Top 10 R&B Hits,including 3 R&B # 1's. Top 10 R&B hits included "Work With Me Annie", "It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)", "Annie Had A Baby", "The Hoochi Coochi Coo", "Teardrops On Your Letter", "Get It", "The Float" and "Nothing But Good". They received The Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award in 1992, and were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999, Lead singer Hank Ballard received a controversial solo induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. The Midnighters as a group were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14, 2012.
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Ambience: 63 Nuggets From the Cramps' Record Vault [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:28 |
Doo Wop, Vol. 1: Best of 1953-1957 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:49 |
Original Rock 'n' Roll and Twist Hits [2017]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:33 |
Classic Hits by Hank Ballard, The Midnighters [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Oh So Happy | 2:46 |
Famous Hits by Hank Ballard, The Midnighters [2015]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:36 |
Work With Me Annie | 2:48 |
Tore Up Over You | 2:50 |
Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:42 |
Rhythm & Blues [2015]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:39 |
Soul: Wonderful World [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:54 |
300 Hits: Soul [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:54 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 47 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:42 |
Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 38 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:42 |
Highlights of Doo Wop [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:46 |
Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Little Things You Do+More Memories [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:43 |
The R&B No. 1's of the '50s [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:45 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
It's All In the Name: The Girls [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Work With Me Annie | 2:45 |
The Henry Glover Story, Vol. 2: 1951-1961 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
The Original Sound of R&B 1954 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:47 |
Sexy Ways | 2:32 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:43 |
Doo Wop: The Greatest Hits, 1957-60 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time | 1:50 |
Ronnie on the Radio: The Ronnie Wood Show [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me, Annie | 2:46 |
Shake, Rattle And Roll: R&B's Greatest Hits 1953-1958 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:46 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
The Roots of Frank Zappa [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:47 |
Music of My Life: Golden Decade, Vol. 12 (1953-1954) [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby | 2:40 |
Tore Up Over You [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:37 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Tore Up Over You | 2:46 |
Oh So Happy | 2:48 |
The Twist | 2:33 |
Chart Toppin' Doo Wop, Vol. 2 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby | 2:40 |
Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
Heartbreak Hotel [Essential Gold] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me, Annie | 2:45 |
Doo Wop Classics: Only You [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Oldies But Goldies [Documents] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:45 |
100 Rhythm & Blues Classics [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:45 |
Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
1952-1954 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:51 |
Sexy Ways | 2:34 |
29 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1954 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me, Annie | 2:45 |
Blowing the Fuse: 29 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1954 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:44 |
Doo Wop Classics: 54 Original Hit Recordings [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Work with Me Annie | 2:45 |
Doo Wop Classics: Earth Angel [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Work with Me Annie | 2:45 |
Great Rock N Roll: 58 Original Jivin Hits [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me, Annie | 2:46 |
Rhythm N Blues: Early Doo Wop [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me, Annie | 2:45 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Rock 'N' Roll Roots: The First Recordings [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie |
Rock Around the Clock [Plat] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me, Annie | 2:46 |
The R&B Years 1954 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:40 |
We're Gonna Rock We're Gonna Roll: It's Only Rock 'N' Roll [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:46 |
We're Gonna Rock We're Gonna Roll: Jumping & Doowopping [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
We're Gonna Rock: We're Gonna Roll [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
Work with Me Annie | 2:46 |
Good Rockin' Tonight: 25 Essential Rock & Rhythm Classics [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:46 |
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 |
Hit Box 2, Vol. 1 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
Land of 1000 Dances, Vol. 2: 1956-1966 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
The Story of Vee-Jay: America's Premier Black Music Label [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:34 |
Vee Jay: The Chicago Black Music [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:12 |
Vee-Jay: The Very Best of R&B [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:14 |
The Very Best of the Royals and the Midnighters [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:50 |
Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Solid Gold Soul [Solid Gold] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:35 |
Rock & Roll Show [King] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:30 |
Ring a Ling [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways |
The King R&B Box Set [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Work with Me Annie | 2:49 |
Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
Corrina Corrina [Original Soundtrack] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Finger Poppin' Time |
Hits from 1955 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
A Taste of Doo Wop, Vol. 1 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:13 |
Vee-Jay: Celebrating 40 Years of Classic Hits 1953-1993 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:15 |
Rhythm & Blues: 1954 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | |
Sexy Ways |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: Roots of Rock, Vol. 2 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1954-1955 [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:51 |
All Star Rock and Roll Revue [1959]
Song | Duration |
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Work With Me Annie | 2:45 |
Risky Blues
Song | Duration |
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Annie Had a Baby |
Step Right Up!
Song | Duration |
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Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:21 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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The Twist | 2:15 |
Work With Me Annie | 2:50 |
Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
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