Hank Ballard

Hank Ballard
NazionalitàStati Uniti (bandiera) Stati Uniti
GenereRhythm and blues
Rock and roll
Blues
Doo-wop

Hank Ballard, nome d'arte di John Henry Kendricks (Bessemer, 18 novembre 1927Los Angeles, 2 marzo 2003), è stato un cantautore statunitense di rhythm and blues. Dal 1990 il suo nome è iscritto nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Biografia

Ballard è stato bandleader del gruppo musicale Hank Ballard and The Midnighters ed uno dei proto-rocker dei primi anni cinquanta, ricoprendo un ruolo importante nello sviluppo della musica rock and roll.

Con il suo gruppo incise diversi singoli di successo quali Work With Me, Annie, Annie Had a Baby e Annie's Aunt Fannie. Compose ed incise inoltre il brano The Twist, con cui nacque il ballo del twist, poi portato al successo nella versione di Chubby Checker.

Star del Chicago Blues festival, visse in funzione del rock and roll. Usava dire:

(EN)

«If you're looking for youth, you're looking for longevity, just take a dose of rock 'n' roll—it keeps you going. Just like the caffeine in your coffee, rock 'n' roll is good for the soul, for the well being, for the psyche, for your everything. I love it. I can't even picture being without rock 'n'roll.»

(IT)

«Se cerchi la gioventù, se vuoi essere longevo, semplicemente prendi una dose di rock and roll: ti aiuterà nell'intento. Come la caffeina per il caffè, il rock è un toccasana per l'anima, per la psiche, aiuta a sentirsi bene e fa bene per ogni cosa. Non riesco a immaginare una vita senza il rock.»

Primi anni

Nativo di Bessemer, ma cresciuto a Detroit, Ballard iniziò a cantare nel coro di una chiesa, anche se il genere che preferiva era quello del cantante-cow boy Gene Autry, di cui amava in particolare la canzone Back In The Saddle Again. Va ricordato che negli anni quaranta la musica che veniva trasmessa principalmente per radio era quella country and western, mentre il rhythm and blues era considerato ancora un genere di nicchia riservato a un'utenza di colore. Questo è il motivo essenziale per cui Ballard fu influenzato inizialmente dalla musica country[1]

Nel 1951, Ballard formò un gruppo musicale doo-wop con il quale si fece notare dall'allora già affermato bandleader Johnny Otis che lo fece scritturare come cantante di un gruppo chiamato The Royals, comprendente Henry Booth, Charles Sutton, Sonny Woods e Alonzo Tucker. Quando Ballard si unì a loro, i Royals erano già sotto contratto con la Federal Records di Cincinnati .[2]

Discografia

Singles

  • 1953 Get It (as The Royals) R&B #6
  • 1954 Work With Me Annie R&B #1(7)
  • 1954 Sexy Ways R&B #2(1)
  • 1954 Annie Had A Baby R&B #1(2)
  • 1954 She's The One R&B #12
  • 1954 Annie's Aunt Fannie R&B #10
  • 1954 Stingy Little Thing R&B #10
  • 1955 Ring-A-Ting-A-Ling R&B #15
  • 1955 Switchie, Witchie, Titchie R&B #12
  • 1955 Henry's Got Flat Feet R&B #11
  • 1955 It's Love Baby R&B #10
  • 1956 Tore Up Over You R&B #18
  • 1959 Teardrops On Your Letter R&B #4
  • 1959 The Twist R&B #16
  • 1959 Kansas City R&B #16
  • 1959 Sugaree R&B #17
  • 1960 Coffee Grind R&B #16
  • 1960 Finger Poppin' Time R&B 1(1)
  • 1960 The Twist (re-issued) R&B #2(3)
  • 1960 Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go R&B #1(3)
  • 1961 Hoochi Coochi Coo R&B #2(2)
  • 1961 Let's Go Again R&B #17
  • 1961 The Continental Walk R&B #7
  • 1961 The Float R&B #10
  • 1961 Switch-A-Roo R&B #3
  • 1961 Nothing But Good R&B #9

Albums

Note

  1. ^ at Blueworld.com Archiviato il 20 ottobre 2006 in Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Nite, Norm N. Rock On: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock n' Roll (The Solid Gold Years). Thomas Y. Crowell (1974), pp. 428-29. ISBN 0-690-00583-0.

Bibliografia

  • Nick Logan e Bob Woffinden, Enciclopedia del rock, Milano, Fratelli Fabbri Editore, 1977.

Altri progetti

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