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HANK BALLARD

AND THE MIDNIGHTERS / THE ROYALS

1952-1954
Description:
Formed in late 1950, the first incarnation of Motor City vocal group The Royals was rumoured to have included Jackie Wilson and Levi Stubbs. By the time they were first discovered by bandleader Johnny Otis in late 1951, however, original members Henry "Hank" Booth and Charles Sutton had been joined by Lawson Smith and Ardra "Sonny" Woods who, together with their regular guitar accompanist Alonzo "Mister T" Tucker, were signed to Federal Records. The Royals' first three sessions, recalled the smooth, love ballad style of The Orioles, but in early 1953 Smith left and his replacement Hank Ballard brought a whole new repertoire to the group. This, the first CD of The Midnighters' complete chronological recordings includes arguably the group's most influential early recordings.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 I Know I Love You So
 Starting From Tonight
 Every Beat Of My Heart
 All Night Long
 I'll Never Let Her Go
 Moon Rise
 A Love In My Heart
 5th Street Blues
 The Shrine Of St. Cecilia
 I Feel So Blue
 Are You Forgetting?
 What Did I Do?
 Get It
 No It Ain't
 That's It
 Hello Miss Fine
 Someone Like You
 I Feel That-A-Way
 That Woman
 Work With me Annie
 Until I Die
 Give It Up
 Sexy Ways
 Don't Way Your Last Goodbye		 Collective Personnel: Henry Booth, Charles Sutton, Lawson Smith, Sonny Woods, Robert Darby, Alonzo Tucker, Clarence Mack, Clarence Kenner, Sil Austin, more
Label: CLASSICS R&B
Number: 5132
Item Code: 56433
Format: CD
Genre: BL
Dates:
Price: $16.00  
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