Biography:
Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) was an American rhythm and blues singer and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was the lead vocalist of the group Hank Ballard & the Midnighters.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan but grew up in Bessemer, Alabama, where he sang in church.
In 1951, Ballard moved back to Detroit and formed a doo wop group. He soon joined a group called The Royals, along with Henry Booth, Charles Sutton, Sonny Woods and Alonzo Tucker.
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Look At Little Sister:Hank Ballard and The
Midnighters. Recorded on KING Records in 1959.
DNC.
#1.
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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, mama..look at little sis..
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out in the backyard, shakin' like this.
A E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey..look at little sister.
B A E B
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oooo..look at little sister.
#2.
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What about the neighbors..what they gonna say?
E7
Stop!..little sister's gettin' carried away.
A E
Hey, hey, hey..look at little sister.
B A E B
Hey, hey, hey, ooooo..look at little sister.
#3.
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Shakin' like a tree..rollin' like a log..shakin' and
E7
a-rollin' now..and that ain't all.
A E
Hey, hey, hey..look at little sister.
B A E B
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oooo..look at little sister.
(INTERLUDE:) E E7 A E B A E B..(x2)
#3.
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Shakin' like a tree..rollin' like a log..shakin' and
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a-rollin' now..and that ain't all.
A E
Hey, hey, hey..look at little sister.
B A E A E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oooo..look at little sister.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
Midnighters. Recorded on KING Records in 1959.
DNC.
#1.
E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, mama..look at little sis..
E7
out in the backyard, shakin' like this.
A E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey..look at little sister.
B A E B
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oooo..look at little sister.
#2.
E
What about the neighbors..what they gonna say?
E7
Stop!..little sister's gettin' carried away.
A E
Hey, hey, hey..look at little sister.
B A E B
Hey, hey, hey, ooooo..look at little sister.
#3.
E
Shakin' like a tree..rollin' like a log..shakin' and
E7
a-rollin' now..and that ain't all.
A E
Hey, hey, hey..look at little sister.
B A E B
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oooo..look at little sister.
(INTERLUDE:) E E7 A E B A E B..(x2)
#3.
E
Shakin' like a tree..rollin' like a log..shakin' and
E7
a-rollin' now..and that ain't all.
A E
Hey, hey, hey..look at little sister.
B A E A E
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oooo..look at little sister.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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