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Thee Midniters are a 1960s band from East Los Angeles influenced by "surf music to rhythm and blues to Mexican music," embodying a Chicano identity, a "mixture of Mexican heritage but living in America." [ 2] The band was one of the first to integrate horns, an unusual combination of trombone and sax, congas, keyboards and electric guitars to ...
Land of a Thousand Dances. " Land of a Thousand Dances " (or " Land of 1000 Dances ") is a song written and first recorded by American rhythm and blues singer Chris Kenner in 1962. It later became a bigger hit in versions by Cannibal & the Headhunters and Wilson Pickett. A version by Thee Midniters reached number 27 in Canada on March 22, 1965.
The Midnighters are also noted for achieving a music industry milestone in 1960, by becoming the first group in history to place 3 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. The group's lead singer, Hank Ballard, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. The Midnighters as a group were inducted into the Rock and Roll ...
Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks; November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) [ 1] 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 ...
Hank Ballard wrote "The Twist" after seeing teenagers in Tampa, Florida doing the titular dance. [8] [9] In a 2014 interview with Tom Meros, Midnighters member Lawson Smith claimed that The Gospel Consolaters' Nathaniel Bills wrote the song and initially asked The Spaniels to record it, and that Ballard "stole" the song, falsely claiming authorship. [10]
Annie Had a Baby. " Annie Had a Baby " is a 1954 rhythm and blues song, written by Henry Glover and Lois Mann and recorded by The Midnighters. The single was one of many answer songs to "Work with Me, Annie", a previous hit for The Midnighters. Like its predecessor, "Annie Had a Baby" was also a number one hit on the US Billboard R&B chart. [1]
Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) " Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) " is a 1965 pop ballad by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. [1] A rare ballad for the group, whose forte was reportedly uptempo soul dance numbers including "Dancing in the Street" and "Nowhere to Run", the b-side to the group's single, "You've Been in Love Too Long ...
Just a Closer Walk with Thee. Instrumental New Orleans jazz version by Bunk Johnson. " Just a Closer Walk with Thee " is a traditional gospel song and jazz standard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and ...