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nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts) Fri May 16, 2014, 01:28 AM May 2014

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - "Sexy Ways"

One of several Ballard records, I believe, that was banned from radio play at the time...

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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - "Sexy Ways" (Original Post) nomorenomore08 May 2014 OP

Rockin good! Joe Shlabotnik May 2014 #1

Honestly, he might be my favorite of all the early rock'n'roll performers, even above Little Richard nomorenomore08 May 2014 #2

Wynonie Harris's - Keep On Churnin' probably didn't go down too well either. dipsydoodle May 2014 #3

I just read a great deal about these guys in the new book about the Peppermint Lounge Tom Ripley May 2014 #4

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)

1. Rockin good!

Reply to nomorenomore08 (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2014, 04:53 AM

May 2014

Ballard is one of those underrated/forgotten greats who had tons of raw, jumpin' and grindin' energy in his music and lotsa innuendo and soul in his lyrics and vocals.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)

2. Honestly, he might be my favorite of all the early rock'n'roll performers, even above Little Richard

Reply to Joe Shlabotnik (Reply #1)

Fri May 16, 2014, 05:08 AM

May 2014

or Chuck Berry. Though the fact that he's so underrated probably has a lot to do with that.

I can see why his records made a lot of people at the time freak out, though. The way he sings, he often sounds like he's about to have an orgasm or something - really raunchy stuff, by 50's standards at least.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

3. Wynonie Harris's - Keep On Churnin' probably didn't go down too well either.

Reply to nomorenomore08 (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2014, 05:42 AM

May 2014

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

4. I just read a great deal about these guys in the new book about the Peppermint Lounge