Hank Ballard
The Royals
(members Charles Sutton, Henry Booth, Lawson Smith,
Sonny Woods and Alonzo Tucker (guitar))
Federal 12064 - Every Beat
Of My Heart / All Night Long - 1952
The Royals
(members Charles Sutton, Henry Booth, Hank Ballard
(born John H. Kendricks birth records indicate on
18-November-1927 but biographical information lists his
birthdate as 18-November-1936, in Detroit Michigan,
Died 2-March-2003 at his home in Los Angeles,
California - cause: throat cancer) , Sonny
Woods and Alonzo Tucker (guitar))
Federal 12077 - Starting
From Tonight / I Know I Love You So - 1952
Federal 12088 - Moonrise / Fifth Street Blues -
1952
Federal 12098 - A Love In My Heart / I'll Never Let Her
Go* - 1952 *Lead Hank Ballard.
Federal 12113 - Are You Forgetting / What Did I Do -
1952
Federal 12121 - The Shrine Of St. Cecilia / I Feel So
Blue - 1953
Federal 12133 - Get It / No It Ain't - 1953
Federal 12150 - Hey Miss Fine / I Feel That-A-Way -
1953
Federal 12160 - That's It / Someone Like You - 1953
The Royals
(members Hank Ballard, Charles Sutton, Henry
Booth, Sonny Woods and Arthur Porter (guitar))
Federal 12169 - Work With
Me Annie / Until I Die - 1954 (silver top label scarcer
than all-green label)
The Midnighters
(Formerly Known As The Royals) (members
Hank Ballard, Charles Sutton, Henry
Booth and Sonny Woods)
Federal 12169 - Work With
Me Annie / Until I Die - 1954
The Midnighters
Formerly The Royals (members Hank
Ballard, Charles Sutton, Henry Booth and Sonny
Woods)
Federal 12177 - Give It Up
/ That Woman - 1954
Federal 12185 - Sexy Ways / Don't Say Your Last Goodbye -
1954
The Midnighters (members
Hank Ballard, Charles Sutton, Henry
Booth and Sonny Woods)
Federal 12195 - Annie Had
A Baby / She's The One - 1954
Federal 12200 - Annie's Aunt Fannie / Crazy Loving - 1954
The Midnighters
(members Hank Ballard, Henry Booth, Cal
Green and Sonny Woods (later replaced by Norman
Thrasher))
Federal 12202 - Tell
Them / Stingy Little Thing - 1954
Federal 12205 - She's The One / Moonrise - 1954
Federal 12210 - Ashamed Of Myself / Ring-A-Ling-Ling -
1955
Federal 12220 - Why Are We Apart / Switchie, Witchie,
Tichie - 1955
Federal 12224 - Henry's Got Flat Feet (Can't Dance No
More) / Whatsoever You Do - 1955
Federal 12227 - It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) / Looka
Here - 1955
Federal 12230 - Give It Up / That Woman - 1955
Federal 12240 - Rock And Roll Wedding / That House On The
Hill - 1955
Federal 12243 - Don't Change Your Pretty Ways / We'll
Never Meet Again - 1955
Federal 12251 - Partners For Life / Sweet Mama, Do Right
- 1956
Federal 12260 - Rock Granny Roll / Open Up The Back Door
- 1956
Federal 12270 - Tore Up Over You / Early One Morning -
1956
Federal 12285 - I'll Be Home Some Day / Come On And Get
It - 1957
Federal 12288 - Let Me Hold Your Hand / Oh Bah Baby -
1957
Federal 12293 - E Basta Cosi / In The Doorway Crying -
1957
Federal 12299 - Oh, So Happy / Is Your Love For Real -
1957
Federal 12305 - Let 'Em Roll / What Made You Change Your
Mind - 1957
Federal 12317 - Stay By My Side / Daddy's Little
Baby - 1958
Federal 12339 - Baby Please / Ow-Wow-Oo-Wee - 1958
Hank
Ballard And The Midnighters (Members Hank
Ballard,
.....................................................)
King 5171 - Teardrops On
Your Letter / The Twist* - 1959 *Covered In 1960 By
Chubby Checker On Parkway 811.
King 5195 - Kansas City / I'll Keep You Happy - 1959
(Mono)
King S-5195 - Kansas City / I'll Keep You Happy - 1959
(Stereo)
King 5215 - Sugaree / Rain Down Tears - 1959 (Mono)
King S-5215 - Sugaree / Rain Down Tears - 1959
(Stereo)
King 5245 - Cute Little Ways / A House With No Windows -
1959
King 5275 - I Could Love You / Never Knew - 1959
King 5289 - Look At Little Sister / I Said I Wouldn't Beg
You - 1959
King 5312 - The Coffee Grind / Waiting - 1960
King 5341 - Finger Poppin' Time / I Love You, I Love You
So-O-O - 1960
King 5400 - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go / If You'd
Forgive Me - 1960
Little Willie John
/ Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
King 5428/5430 - Walk Slow
/ The Hoochi Coochi Coo* - 1960 *flip by Hank Ballard and
The Midnighters.
Hank Ballard and
The Midnighters (members Hank Ballard,
............................................................)
King 5430 - The Hoochi
Coochi Coo / I'm Thinking Of You - 1960
King 5459 - Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) /
Deep Blue Sea - 1961
Henry
Booth and The Midnighters (members Charles
Sutton, Henry Booth, Freddy Pride, Sonny Woods and Alonzo
Tucker (guitar))
Deluxe 6190 - Every Beat
Of My Heart / Starting From Tonight - 1961 (reissue of
FEDERAL 12064) lead vocals by Charles Sutton on both
tracks.
Hank
Ballard and The Midnighters (members Hank
Ballard,
.............................................................)
King 5491 - The
Continental Walk / What Is This I See - 1961 (some copies
issued with picture sleeve)
King 5510 - The Switch-A-Roo / The Float - 1961
Hank
Ballard and The Midnighters / Henry
Moore
King 5513 - The Big Frog /
Doin' Everything* - 1961 *Flip By Henry Moore.
Hank
Ballard and The Midnighters (members Hank
Ballard,
...............................................................)
King 5535 - Nothing But
Good / Keep On Dancing - 1961
King 5550 - Big Red Sunset / Can't You See -- I Need A
Friend - 1961
King 5578 - Do You Remember / I'm Gonna Miss You -
1961
King 5593 - Do You Know How To Twist / Broadway -
1962
King 5601 - It's Twistin' Time / Autumn Breeze -
1962
King 5635 - Good Twistin' Tonight / I'm Young -
1962
King 5655 - I Want To Thank You / Excuse Me - 1962
King 5677 - Dream World / When I Need You - 1962
King 5693 - Shaky Mae / I Love And Care For You -
1962
King 5703 - Bring Me Your Love / She's The One -
1962
King 5713 - All The Things In Life That Please You / (At
A Place They Call) The Rising Tide - 1963
At Some Period In 1963
Hank Ballard Split With The Midnighters But retained
rights to the name, from there on he worked with numerous
male and female "Midnighters")
Hank Ballard and
The Midnighters / The Viceroys
King / Bethlehem 5719 -
That Low Down Move / ?** - 1963 *"A" side on
KING label. **flip by The Viceroys on BETHLEHEM
label (promo issue only)
Hank Ballard and
The Midnighters (members Hank Ballard,
.............................................................................)
King 5719 - The House On
The Hill /That Low-Down Move - 1963
King 5729 - Christmas Time For Everyone But Me / Santa
Claus Is Coming - 1963
King 5746 - How Could You Leave Your Man Alone / Walkin'
And Talkin' - 1963
King 5798 - Those Lonely, Lonely Feelings / It's Love,
Baby - 1963
King 5821 - Buttin' In / I'm Leavin' - 1963
King 5835 - Don't Let Temptation Turn You Around / Have
Mercy, Have A Little Pity - 1964
King 5860 - Don't Fall In Love With Me / I'm So Mad With
You - 1964
King 5884 - I Don't Know How To Do But One Thing / These
Young Girls - 1964
King 5901 - Stay Away From My Baby / She's Got A Whole
Lot Of Soul - 1964
King 5931 - Daddy Rolling Stone / What's Your Name -
1964
King 5954 - Let's Get The Show On The Road / A Winner
Never Quits - 1964
King 5963 - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show / What Can I
Tell You - 1964
King 5974 - The Handwriting On The Wall / I Done It -
1964
King 5996 - Poppin' The Whip / You, Just You - 1965
King 6001 - I'm Just A Fool And Everybody Knows / Do It
Zulu Style - 1965
King 6018 - Sloop And Slide / My Sun Is Going Down -
1966
King 6031 - I'm Ready / Togetherness - 1966
King 6055 - I Was Born To Move / He Came Alone -
1966
King 6092 - Here Comes The Hurt / Dance Till It Hurt Cha
- 1967
King 6119 - You're In Real Good Hands / Unwind Yourself -
1967
King 6131 - Funky's Soul Train / Which Way Should I Turn
- 1967
King 6177 - I'm Back To Stay / Come On Wit' It - 1968
Hank Ballard Along
With The Dapps (members Hank Ballard,
..........................................................)
King 6196 - How You Gonna
Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet) /
Teardrops On Your Letter - 1968
King 6215 - You're So Sexy / Thrill On The Hill - 1969
Hank
Ballard and The Midnighters (members Hank
Ballard,
...........................................................)
King 6228 - Are You Lonely
For Me Baby / With Our Sweet Lovin' Self - 1969
King 6244 - Butter Your Popcorn / Funky Soul Train -
1969
King 6246 - Come On With It / Blackenized - 1969
King 6332 - Work With Me Annie / Sexy Ways - 1970
Silver Fox 23 - Sunday Morning Coming Down / Love Made A
Fool Of Me - 1970
Betty LaVette & Hank Ballard
SSS Int 946 - Let's Go,
Let's Go, Let's Go / ? - 1970
Hank Ballard &
The Midnighters (members Hank Ballard,
........................................................)
Chess 2111 - Love, Why Is
It Taking You So Long / I'm A Junkie For My Baby's Love -
1971
People 604 - Teardrops On Your Letter / Annie Had A Baby
- 1972
People 606 - With Your Sweet Lovin' Self / Finger Poppin'
Time - 1972
Polydor 14128 - Finger Poppin' Time / From The Love Side
- 1972
Polydor 14166 - Going To Get A Thrill / ? - 1973
Stang 5053 - Let's Go Streaking (Part 1) / Let's Go
Streaking (Part 2) - 1974
Stang 5058 - Hey There Sexy Lady / (Instrumental) -
1975
Stang 5061 - Let's Go Skinny Dipping / Love On Love -
1975
King Kg-502 - Work With Me Annie / Annie Had A Baby -
1975
King Kg-508 - The Twist / Teardrops On Your Letter -
1975
King Kg-522 - Sexy Ways / Kansas City - 1977
Gusto 2012 - The Twist / Teardrops On Your
Letter - 1978
Gusto 2048 - Annie Had A Baby / Work With Me
Annie - 1978
Le Joint 34004 - Freak Your Boom Boom (Part 1) /
Freak Your Boom Boom (Part 2) - 1979
Collectables Col 036027 - The Twist / Teardrops On Your
Letter - ?
Collectables Col 036047 - Finger Poppin' Time / Let's Go,
Let's Go, Let's Go - ?
Collectables Col 036057 - The Hoochie Coochi Coo / The
Coffee Grind - ?
Collectables Col 036077 - Sexy Ways / Kansas City - ?
The Royals
(members Charles Sutton, Henry Booth, Hank Ballard,
Sonny Woods and Alonzo Tucker (guitar))
Collectables Col 036527 -
Moonrise / The Shrine Of St. Cecilia - ?
The Midnighters
Collectables Col 036537 -
Annie's Aunt Fanny / Henry's Got Flat Feet (Can't Dance
No More) - ?
Trivia
In 1990 Hank Ballard was
inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
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