Before hank ballards group became the midnighters in 54, they were known as the royalsa group brought to the attention of federal records by johnny otis. Work with me, annie aum, aum work with me, annie ooowee. Annie and its answers kept the midnighters going strong for a year and a half, after which they experienced a respite from the charts that lasted three and. The now midnighters released a couple of answer songs to their first big hit work with annie.
The very best of the royals and the midnighters the royals. This time it was detroits dunbar high in the early fall of nineteen. Much has been written about the midnighters, first of the detroit supergroups, but. Online shopping from a great selection at digital music store. Buy the very best of the royals and the midnighters at. Heres a stellar sampling of classics by both groups. Ballard later described the royals as traditional rhythm and blues types. The royals, charlie sutton, hank ballard federal singles. It was also covered by chet atkins, smokey smothers, mike waggoner and the bops, dave van ronk and other artists.
Check out work with me annie by the midnighters on amazon music. They were also notable for launching the career of lead singer hank ballard and the worldwide dance craze the twist. The royals became the midnighters at this point and second pressings of this record were released as such. The very best of the royals and the midnighters album. Featured performances include starting from tonight, every beat of my heart, moonrise, and fifth street blues, in addition to 21 others. The midnighters formerly royals have hit the top of the best selling r. Vinyl 7 the midnighters work with me annie 1954, vinyl discogs. Before the twist, hank ballard and his band, the midnighters, had had a number of hits with a series of distinctly suggestive songs. Work with me, annie is a 12bar blues song with words and music by hank ballard. All of the records were banned from the airwaves by the fcc. The royals work with me annie lyrics genius lyrics. His newest book is midnighters his first novel for teen readers.
The midnighters followed work with me annie with sexy ways and. Ballard replaced smith in 1953 and became the lead singer. It was jettisoned and the title was changed to work with me annie, the new appellation added in honor of the. The midnighters were the royals prior to 1953, and fronted by lawson smith. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the royals at the discogs marketplace.
The midnighters responded with the answer song henrys got flat feet. Their first hit was in 1953 with get it, and they had another, bigger hit the next year by which time they had changed their names to the midnighters to avoid being confused with another group, the five royals with work with me, annie, a song that took a lot of heat from religious pressure groups because of its perceived suggestive lyrics and was banned from play on many radio stations. The beginning to annie it began, as so many of these stories do, in high school. Henry booth, charles sutton, lawson smith, and sonny woods were the original lineup. Work with me, annie work with me, annie work with me, annie e lets get it while the gettin is good. Royals with hank ballard, the royals, hank ballard, alonzo tucker, henry booth, charles sutton, carl johnson, johnny otis, sonny woods. On release, wordofmouth about the saucy work with me annie. However, it and the similarly criticized sexy ways and annie had a baby were top ten rhythmandblues hits for the midnighters in 1954. Between 1953 and 1962 the midnighters had almost two dozen hits on the u. The royals originally released work with me annie written by hank ballard and the royals released it on the single work with me annie in 1954. Lets go, lets go, work with me, annie, the twist and many more. Work with me annie by the midnighters on amazon music. Work with me, annie work with me, annie work with me, annie e lets get it while the gettin is good so good, so good, so good, so good annie, please dont cheat give me all my meat, ooo.
So good to me work with me annie e now, lets get it while the gettin is good so good, so good, so good, so good aooo, myooo myoooooowee annie, oh how you thrill me make my head go round and round and all my love come dowowown ooo. Work with me, annie aum, aum, aum, aum work with me, annie dont be shamed to work with me. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. So the group later changed their name from the royales to the midnighters. Royals midnighters very best of the royals the midnighters. Nothing but good 195262, cd, boxed set, special packaging, rock, 4000127167958. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas home customer service computers gift cards sell music new releases best sellers australian artists vinyl. Annie and the sudden fame it brought led to the royals rechristening as the midnighters, a change made so that they would not be confused with another popular group called the five royales. Annies aunt fannie, and its love baby 24 hours a day, plus 19 more.
Record shops music gear books films comics posters. The 7 best books about the british royals to read at the beach. Cover versions of work with me annie by the royals. Aug 23, 2012 the group changed its name to the midnighters, and in 1954 they had a major hit with work with me annie, a song written by ballard. Cd audio, original single issued on federal 12169 work with me annie henry ballard by the midnighters formerly known as the royals. They have phone sex, threesomes, and babies via turkey baster that is, if you believe everything ever written in book form about. The midnighters were inducted on saturday, april 14, 2012, into the rock and roll hall of fame, belatedly joining lead singer hank ballard, a 1990 inductee who died in 2003. The midnighters work with me annie 1954, vinyl discogs. Hank ballard is one of the bestloved of the kingfederal artists and this is where he started out with the royals who soon became the midnighters. Mar 25, 2020 work with me annie which prompted a raft of answer songs, most notably roll with me henry by etta jameswas opposed by radio programmers who disapproved of its explicit lyrics. The work with me, annie era of royalsmidnighters in 1954 was top, from left charles sutton, sonny wood and lawson smith and bottom. The music of hank ballard and the midnighters mental itch. The very best of the royals and the midnighters features a variety of the midnighters most wellknown songs, including a few songs from the groups initial, short stint as the royals.
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