# Hank Ballard

> Hank Ballard 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. John Henry 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 "The Twist" which was 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.

*American singer (1927-2003)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hank-ballard

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1927-11-18
- **Died:** 2003-03-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 18.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050613/ (@nm0050613)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/41418)
- [هانك بالارد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [هانك بالارد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [Hank Ballard](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [هنک بالارد](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%DA%A9_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [Hank Ballard](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Баллард, Хэнк](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%2C_%D0%A5%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BA)
- [Hank Ballard](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Hank Ballard](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Ballard)
- [Генк Баллард](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [漢克·巴拉德](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BC%A2%E5%85%8B%C2%B7%E5%B7%B4%E6%8B%89%E5%BE%B7)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dbcc2052-7085-48ba-9c00-850b61978ada)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726369)
- [Hank Ballard](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1843583)

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