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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. Ballard was working on the Ford assembly line when he joined the Royals, a local singing group – they became the Midnighters in 1954 Ballard wrote and recorded “The Twist” in 1958, but their record label issued it as a B side

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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

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  1. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters Ballard was working on the Ford assembly line when he joined the Royals, a local singing group – they became the Midnightersin 1954 Ballard wrote and recorded “The Twist” in 1958, but their record label issued it as a B side Chubby Checker’s version of “The Twist” reached #1 twice - in 1960 and 1962 Recording career diminished in the wake of Motown and the British Invasion Hank Ballard (11/18/36 - 3/2/03) • Inducted 1990 The Midnighters •Inducted 2012

  2. The Dance Craze (1959-1962) The Olympics – “(Baby) Hully Gully” (1960) Chubby Checker – “Pony Time” (1961) The Dovells – “Bristol Stomp” (1961) Joey Dee and the Starliters – “Peppermint Twist” (1961) Hank Ballard and the Midnighters – “The Continental Walk” (1961) The Orlons– “The Wah-Watusi” (1962) Dee Dee Sharp – “Mashed-Potato Time” (1962) Bobby “Boris” Pickett – “Monster Mash” (1962) Bobby Rydell – “The Cha-Cha-Cha” (1962) Don Covay – “The Popeye Waddle” (1962) Little Eva “The Loco-Motion” (1962)

  3. “The Twist” Hank Ballard and the Midnighters Chubby Checker 1960: #1 Pop, #2 R&B 1962: #1 Pop, #4 R&B 1959: #16 R&B

  4. Rock and Roll: The Second Wave Independent and major record labels begin to release similar music The Teen Idol becomes pervasive (Fabian, Bobby Darin, Rick Nelson) with songs supplied by songwriting teams While rock and roll continues to be mostly white and male, African-American and women performers find new spaces Mainstream rock and roll on television and radio happens side by side with changing regional sounds Rock and roll continues to grow and create new sounds and new audiences

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