LC control no. | n 91109270 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Corporate name heading | Midnighters (Musical group) |
See also | Royals (Musical group : Detroit) |
Beginning date | [1953,1954] |
Ending date | 1963 |
Located | Detroit (Mich.) |
Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music |
Found in | Ballard, H. What you get when the getting gets good [SR] p1985: label (the Midnighters) Wikipedia, November 8, 2013 (The Midnighters; American R&B group from Detroit, Michigan, influential in the 1950s and early 1960s; notable for launching the career of lead singer Hank Ballard, and the world-wide dance craze The Twist; formed by guitarist and songwriter Alonzo Tucker in 1952 in Detroit as The Royals; known as The Four Falcons [no usage in catalog] prior to their recording debut; by 1954 had changed their name to The Midnighters) Electric blues, 1939-2005 ... Part 2, 1954-1967, p2011: container (Hank Ballard & the Midnighters) booklet (Detroit R&B vocal group; originally known as The Royals; broke up in 1963) |