Hank Ballard grew up singing gospel in church in his hometown of Bessemer, Alabama. That song hit on the R&B charts, but "The Twist" also started to get some recognition and airplay.

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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. In 1953, Ballard joined doo-wop group The Royals, which had previously been discovered by Johnny Otis and signed to Federal Records (a division of King Records), in Cincinnati. Ballard joined Henry Booth, Charles Sutton, Sonny Woods and Alonzo Tucker in the group, replacing previous singer Lawson Smith. Ballard also appeared on Brown's 1972 album Get on the Good Foot, in a track ("Recitation By Hank Ballard") that features Ballard describing Brown and the album. During the 1960s, Ballard's cousin, Florence Ballard, was a member of the Detroit girl group The Supremes. In the mid-1980s, Ballard re-formed The Midnighters and the group performed until 2002. Let's Get The Show On The Road" b/w "A Winner Never Quits". – Those Lazy, Lazy Days. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" b/w "Watch What I Tell You".

B. A Winner Never Quits Written-By – Willie Hooks. Matrix, Runout (Side A Label): 45-K11906 Matrix, Runout (Side B Label): 45-K11909 Matrix, Runout (Side A): K-45-11906-1 Matrix, Runout (Side B): K-45-11909XX-1 Rights Society: BMI. Other versions. Hank Ballard And His 45-5954 Midnighters And. Orchestra. Let's Get The Show On The Road, A Winner Never Quits (7", Single, Promo).

Hank Ballard was one of the most influential R&B artists of the 1950s - it’s difficult to imagine a James Brown or even an Otis Redding without the raw and rough-edged template that Ballard and his group the Midnighters provided - so it’s a little surprising that this two-disc set is the first time that. all of Ballard's singles released between 1954 and 1959, both A- and B-sides, have been collected in one package

After the Midnighters disbanded, Ballard launched a solo career. His 1968 single, "How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet)", was his biggest post-Midnighters hit, peaking at number 15 on the R&B chart. James Brown produced Ballard's 1969 album You Can't Keep a Good Man Down.

The Midnighters were an American R&B group from Detroit, Michigan. They were an influential group in the 1950s and early 1960s, with many R&B hit records. They were also notable for launching the career of lead singer Hank Ballard and the worldwide dance craze the Twist. Between 1953 and 1962 the Midnighters had almost two dozen hits on the . Pop & R&B charts.

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Though influenced by high-energy gospel vocal groups, Ballard's music with the Midnighters couldn't have been more diametrically opposed in terms o. .similar to. Play All. Start Radio. 0. Everybody Does Wrong Some Time. Let's Get the Show on the Road. That's Your Mistake.