Hank Ballard News and Photos

‘Play with one Beatle, and it really f*cks up your jazz career’: Denny Seiwell on Wings, and everything else

Wed, March 20 2013 12:46pm - Source: Something Else!

Denny Seiwell had played with Zoot Sims and J.J. Johnson before joining Paul McCartney and Wings.

Aaron Neville - My True Story

Fri, January 11 2013 11:43am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

The old adage about music offering a route out of poverty was never truer than for Aaron Neville.

Graded on a Curve: Mickey & Sylvia, “Love is Strange” b/w “I’m Going Home”

Thu, December 06 2012 2:09pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The great Mickey "Guitar" Baker has left this mortal coil.

Aaron Neville to Tape Concert for PBS

Tue, November 20 2012 6:33pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Iconic soul and R&B vocalist and multiple Grammy Award-winning artist Aaron Neville is set to perform a special concert on Wednesday, November 28 at the Brooklyn Bowl, which will be taped by PBS for broadcast in March 2013.

Soul Serenade: Hank Ballard And The Midnighters, “Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go”

Thu, August 23 2012 11:55am - Source: Pop Dose

If you weren't around for the Twist craze of the early '60s it might be hard to understand just what a phenomena it was.

Buddy Guy Q&A: Starving in Chicago, Meeting Muddy Waters and the Night Stevie Ray Vaughan Died

Wed, June 27 2012 6:09pm - Source: Spinner

On that date, the-then 21-year-old left his home state of Louisiana for Chicago.

Todd Rhodes

Thu, May 31 2012 7:41pm - Source: Boot Sale Sounds

Mostly instrumental R&B Lp on the Contact Record label from Denmark - a compilation of tracks from the 50's.

The Legacy of Dick Clark, 'The Fastest Follower in the Business'

Wed, April 18 2012 9:19pm - Source: Rolling Stone

When the Doors went on American Bandstand in the late Sixties, Dick Clark wanted Jim Morrison, the Lizard King in leather, to wear a tie.

Soul Serenade: Etta, Johnny, and Jimmy

Thu, January 26 2012 12:48pm - Source: Pop Dose

Man it was one lousy week for fans of soul, rhythm & blues, and funk, and the world of music in general last week.

Johnny Otis, 'Willie and the Hand Jive' Songwriter and R&B Icon, Dead at 90

Thu, January 19 2012 8:10pm - Source: Spinner

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Johnny Otis -- best known for writing the 1958 hit 'Willie and the Hand Jive' -- died Jan. 17 in Los Angeles.

Founding Fathers: Hank Ballard

Fri, October 28 2011 8:33pm - Source: WNEW

A music pioneer who combined the groove of R&B with the grit of rockabilly — and helped create rock and roll — Hank Ballard and the Midnighters were true Founding Fathers of rock and roll.

WayBack Wednesday - Sir Douglas Quintet - Singles '68-'72

Wed, August 24 2011 4:26pm - Source: MOG

Doug was an original, no two ways about that.

Awesome Albums Covers: Arthur Murray’s Music For Dancing The Twist

Tue, June 28 2011 12:27pm - Source: WNEW

Created to cash in on the dance craze of 1961, the dorky cover of King Curtis ' Arthur Murray-sponsored record of "twist" music belied what was actually a pretty funky record.