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Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks; November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of The Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. He played an integral part in the development of the genre, releasing the hit singles "Work With Me, Annie" and answer songs "Annie Had a Baby" and "Annie's Aunt Fannie" with his Midnighters. He later wrote and originally recorded (in 1959) "The Twist" which was notably covered a year later by Chubby Checker, this second version spreading the popularity of the dance. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
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Way It Was: Let's Dance the 60's [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Finger Poppin' Time | 2:37 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:23 |
| The Twist | 2:36 |
Amazing Early 60s Box: 88 Hard-to-Find Hits [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Finger Poppin' Time | 2:36 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
One and Only/Spotlight on Hank Ballard [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:30 |
| Mona Lisa | 2:40 |
Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 12: 1960 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
Work with Me, Annie: The Very Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work With Me, Annie | 2:53 |
| Finger Poppin' Time | 2:49 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:35 |
| Annie Had a Baby | 2:44 |
| Tore Up Over You | 2:49 |
| The Twist | 2:43 |
| Sexy Ways | 2:34 |
America's Greatest Hits, Vol. 11: 1960 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Finger Poppin' Time | 2:36 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
Come On And Get It (The Singles Collection 1954-1959) [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work with Me Annie | 2:48 |
| Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
| Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
| Tore Up Over You | 2:50 |
| Oh, So Happy | 2:46 |
| The Twist | 2:36 |
Nothing But Good (1952-1962) [2009]
Music of My Life: Golden Decade, Vol. 13 (1954) [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work with Me Annie | 2:45 |
| Sexy Ways | 2:27 |
Blowing the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1960 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:25 |
Best of the Best [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Finger Poppin' Time | 1:52 |
| Work With Me Annie | 2:47 |
| Annie Had a Baby | 2:42 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
| Sexy Ways | 2:32 |
| The Twist | 2:37 |
Risque Blues: The King Anthology [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
| Work With Me Annie | 2:44 |
| Annie Had a Baby | 2:42 |
The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 6: Heroes & Legends [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:24 |
The Very Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Finger Poppin' Time | 2:35 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
| The Float | 2:57 |
| Do You Know How to Twist | 2:30 |
Dancin' and Twistin' [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Twist | 2:35 |
| Finger Poppin' Time | 2:34 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:25 |
| The Float | 2:53 |
| Do You Know How to Twist | 2:28 |
The EP Collection...Plus [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
| Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
| Tore up over You | 2:49 |
| The Twist | 2:35 |
| Finger Poppin' Time | 1:50 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:26 |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Finger Poppin' Time | 2:33 |
Greatest Hits [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work with Me Annie | 2:46 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
| Sexy Ways | 2:31 |
| Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
| Finger Poppin' Time | 1:51 |
| The Twist | 2:34 |
American Jukebox Classics, Vol. 10: Rhythm & Blues [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:29 |
American Jukebox Classics, Vol. 4: Dancing To The Jukebox [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:29 |
Sexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard & the Midnighters [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work With Me Annie | 2:46 |
| Sexy Ways | 2:30 |
| Annie Had a Baby | 2:41 |
| Tore up over You | 2:49 |
| The Twist | 2:37 |
| Finger Poppin' Time | 1:51 |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | 2:27 |
20 Original Greatest Hits [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work With Me Annie | |
| Annie Had a Baby | |
| Sexy Ways | |
| The Twist | |
| Finger Poppin' Time | |
| Do You Know How to Twist | |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | |
| The Float |
Live at the Palais [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lucille | |
| The Sky Is Crying | |
| Sexy Ways | |
| Finger Poppin' Time | |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | |
| The Twist |
20 Hits: All 20 of Their Chart Hits (1953-1962) [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work With Me Annie | |
| Sexy Ways | |
| Annie Had a Baby | |
| Finger Poppin' Time | |
| The Twist | |
| Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | |
| The Float | |
| Do You Know How to Twist |
24 Hits [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Twist | |
| Do You Know How to Twist | |
| Cute Little Ways | |
| Finger Poppin' Time | |
| I Like to See My Baby | |
| The Float |
Greatest Juke Box Hits [1958]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Work With Me Annie | |
| Sexy Ways | |
| Annie Had a Baby | |
| Tore up over You |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Float | |
| Annie Had a Baby | |
| Tore up over You | |
| Work With Me Annie | |
| Finger Poppin' Time | |
| The Twist | 2:38 |
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