| LC control no. | n 91109268 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ballard, Hank |
| Variant(s) | Kendricks, John H. |
| See also | Corporate body: Midnighters (Musical group) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19271118 |
| Death date | 20030302 |
| Place of birth | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music |
| Affiliation | Ford Auto Plant (Detroit, Mich.) Midnighters (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Rhythm and blues musicians Singers Composers |
| Found in | His What you get when the gettin' gets good [SR] p1985: label (Hank Ballard) Yahoo news WWW site, 03-03-03 (Hank Ballard, singer and songwriter, d. Sunday [Mar. 2, 2003]; b. John H. Kendricks, Detroit; his friend and caretaker said Ballard's birth records indicate he was born in 1927, but biographical information lists his birthdate as 1936) RootsWeb.com WWW site, July 26, 2006: Social Security death index (John H. Kendricks; b. Nov. 18, 1927, d. Mar. 2, 2003) Oxford music online, November 8, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (Ballard, Hank, and the Midnighters; born John Kendricks, November 18, 1936, Detroit, Michigan; died March 2, 2003, Los Angeles, California; date of birth is disputed and varies between 1927 and 1936; by 1953 had joined The Royals (later known as The Midnighters); singer, composer) Wikipedia, November 8, 2013 (Hank Ballard; born John Henry Kendricks, November 18, 1927, Detroit, Michigan; died March 2, 2003, Los Angeles, California; rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of Hank Ballard and The Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s; wrote and recorded The twist, which spread the popularity of the dance and was notably covered by Chubby Checker) African American National Biography, accessed December 12, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Ballard, Hank; John Henry Kendricks; songwriter, rhythm and blues musician, singer; born 18 November 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, United States; was a lead singer and songwriter a doo-wop group called the Royals (1951), which changed its name to the Midnighters; the group's number-one hit, Work With Me Annie, on the R&B charts was banned by the FCC from radio play due to its "explicit" lyrics (1954); the group released "The Twist" (1959); he disbanded the Midnighters (1962 or 1963); recorded a well-regarded double album, Hank Ballard Live at the Palais (1987) and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1990); died 02 March 2003 in Los Angeles, California, United States) |
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