Chanteur Rock 'n' Roll US né Bruce
McMeans, le 28 novembre à 1940 à Jacksonville (Texas).
Bruce
Channel's "Hey Baby" — a classic one-shot, number-one hit from 1962 — is one of
the many records proving that, during a period in which rock has sometimes been
characterized as near death, the form was continuing to evolve in unexpected and
delightful ways. An irresistible mid-tempo shuffle from the first few bars of
homespun harmonica (played by Delbert McClinton), it was a seemingly effortless
blend of rock, blues, country, and Cajun beats, featuring Channel's lazy,
drawling vocals and an instantly catchy tune. It was perhaps too much of a
natural; Channel could never recapture the organic spontaneity of the track,
failing to re-enter the Top 40 despite many attempts.
The Texan had written "Hey Baby" around 1959 with his friend Margaret Cobb, and
had already been performing the tune for a couple of years before recording it
amidst a series of demos for Fort Worth producer Major Bill Smith. First
released locally on Smith's label, it was picked up for national distribution by
Smash. Channel would continue to write most of his own material (sometimes in
collaboration with Cobb) for a series of moderately enjoyable follow-ups that
echoed the riffs of "Hey Baby" too closely.
McClinton played his immediately identifiable harmonica on several of these, and
made his own contribution to rock history in 1962, when he was touring as a
member of Channel's band in Britain. On one of their shows, they were supported
by a then-unknown Liverpool group, the Beatles, who had yet to cut their first
record. John Lennon was smitten by McClinton's style of playing, and picked up
some pointers that he put to use on the Beatles' very first single, "Love Me
Do"; in fact, McClinton's influence can be easily detected in Lennon's harmonica
playing on many early Beatles tracks from 1962 and 1963.
Channel did get another Top 20 hit in Britain in 1968, "Keep On," which was
written by Wayne Carson Thompson (famous for penning the Box Tops' "The Letter").
Nothing else clicked in a big way on either side of the ocean, and by the late
'70s he was working in Nashville as a songwriter.
Talents : Singer, Guitar
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srNqe243y74
NOW OR NEVER
(1960)
HEY! BABY!
(1962)
BABY IT'S
YOU (1962)
MR. BUS
DRIVER (1967)
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 04/1959 | SP TEEN AGER TA-601 (US) | . |
Run, Romance, Run
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Don't Leave Me
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| 01/1960 | SP KING 45-5294 (US) | . | Slow Down Baby / Will I Ever Love Again | ||||
| 03/1960 | SP KING 45-5331 (US) | . |
Boy! This
Stuff Kills Me
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Now Or Never
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| 03/1962 | SP KING 45-5620 (US) | . | Bruce CHANNEL & His BAND - Now Or Never / Will I Ever Love Again | ||||
| 03/1962 | SP MANCO ML1035 (US) | . |
Run, Romance
Run
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Don't Leave Me
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| 1962 | SP LECAM 953 (US) | . |
Hey ! Baby !
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| 1962 | SP SMASH S-1731 (US) | . |
Hey ! Baby !
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| 1962 | SP LECAM 963 (US) | . | If Only I Had Known / Number One Man | ||||
| 04/1962 | SP SMASH S-1752 (US) | . | If Only I Had Known / Number One Man | ||||
| 1962 | SP LECAM 973 (US) | . | Come On Baby / Mine Exclusively | ||||
| 1962 | SP SMASH S-1769 (US) | . | Come On Baby / Mine Exclusively | ||||
| 1962 | SP LECAM 983 (US) | . | Stand Tough / Somewhere In This Town | ||||
| 1962 | SP SMASH S-1780 (US) | . | Stand Tough / Somewhere In This Town | ||||
| 1962 | SP LECAM 993 (US) | . | Oh Baby / Let's Hurt Together | ||||
| 1962 | SP SMASH S-1792 (US) | . | Oh Baby / Let's Hurt Together | ||||
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| 1962 | EP PHILIPS 434 533 (F) |
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Number One Man / If Only I Had Know / Come On Baby / Mine Exclusively | ||||
| 1963 | SP SMASH S-1819 (US) | . | So Tough / Night People | ||||
| 1963 | SP SMASH S-1826 (US) |
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No Other Baby / Night People | ||||
| 1963 | SP SMASH S-1838 (US) |
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The Dipsy Doodle / Send Her Home | ||||
| 1964 | SP MEL-O-DY 112 (US) | . | That's Awhat's Happenin' / Satisfied Mind | ||||
| 1964 | SP MEL-O-DY M-114 (US) | . | You Make Me Happy / You Never Looked Better | ||||
| 1964 | SP SHAH 304 (US) | . | Court Of Love / Stand Tough | ||||
| 1964 | SP LECAM 122 (US) | . | Going Back To Louisiana / Forget Me Not | ||||
| 1964 | SP LECAM 125 (US) | . | My Baby / Blue Monday | ||||
| 196? | SP SOFT 101 (US) | . | Kiss And Run / Don't Let Go | ||||
| 196? | SP BROWNFIELD BF-1038 (US) | . | Don’t Go /? | ||||
| 1967 | SP MALA M12011 (US) | . |
Water The Family Tree / California |
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| 1967 | SP MALA 579 (US) | . |
Mr. Bus Driver
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| 1968 | SP MALA 592 (US) | . | Keep On / Barbara Allen | ||||
| 1968 | SP MALA 12027 (US) | . |
Nobody / Try Me |
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| 1968 | SP STATESIDE FSS 557 (US) |
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Keep On / Barbara Allen | ||||
| 1968 | SP STATESIDE SSL 410 (S) (promo) |
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Nobody / Try Me | ||||
| 1969 | SP CHARAY 33 (US) | . | Hey Baby / One Letter At A Time | ||||
| 1969 | SP MALA 12041 (US) | . |
Web / Mrs.P |
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| 1973 | SP JAMIE 1412 (US) | . | Going Back To Louisiana /Times | ||||
| 197? | SP LE CAM 1001 (US) | . | So Tough / Night People | ||||
| 197? | SP LE CAM 520 (US) | . | Louisiana Fiddle Man / Hey Sweet Baby | ||||
| 197? | SP LE CAM 7277 (US) | . | King Is Free / ? | ||||
| 1976 | SP NAP 6634/35 (US) | . |
High Heal Sneekers / Sunshine |
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| 1977 | SP LE CAM LC-1117 (US) | . | A Presley Medley (with BILL, LARRY & GENE) / A Man Without A Woman | ||||
| 1979 | SP ELEKTRA E 46587 (US) | . | One More Last Chance / That's The Truth Ruth | ||||
| 1981 | SP SUPREME NR 107 (B) |
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Hey! Baby / Hey! Paula | ||||
| 1981 | SP COLLECTABLES 1294 (US) | . |
Hey Baby / Big Daddy Of The Bayou |
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Need Infos
| 19?? | Need Info - (Collectables CD 5554 (#12)) | Someone To Love You |
| 19?? | Need Info - (Collectables CD 5553 (#1)) | Somewhere There's Someone |
Albums
| 1962 | LP 12" SMASH MGS-27008 (mono) / SRS-67008 (stereo) (US) |
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HEY! BABY - Hey! Baby / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Chantilly Lace / Ain't Got No Home / Sorry Baby / Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) / Since I Met You Baby / Love Me / If Only I Had Known / Dream Girl / Baby (You've Got What It Takes) |
| 1968 | LP 12" SONET ZZ 1604 (NL) |
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GOIN' BACK TO LOUISIANA - Goin' Back To Lousiana / C.C. Rider / You Make Me Happy / Mine Exclusively / Only In Name / Come On Baby / Hey Baby '68 / Baby Heartbreak / The Times / I'll Follow You / Miss Me Baby / Tipped Out |
| 1978 | LP 12" ZEUS ? (US) |
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INDIAN SUMMER |
| 1990 | CD TEENAGER 601 (US) |
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HEY! BABY - Hey! Baby / Run, Romance, Run / Sorry Baby / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Since I Met You Baby / Baby You / Number One Man / Goin' Back To Louisiana / Now Or Never / I'll Follow You / Kiss Me Baby / Keep On / No Other Day / C.C. Rider / You Make Me Happy / Mine Exclusively / Blue Monday / My Baby |
| 02/1995 | CD ICEHOUSE 9406 (US) |
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STAND UP - Stand Up / Oughta Be A Law / Hootchie Chile / Find A Little Grace / Going Down / Black Widow's Room / Friends / Keep On Rolling / Lucinda / My Babe |
| 04/1995 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5623 (US) |
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HEY! BABY - Hey! Baby / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Chantilly Lace / Ain't Got No Home / Sorry Baby / Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) / Since I Met You Baby / Love Me / If Only I Had Known / Dream Girl / Baby (You've Got What It Takes) / Bonus : Number One Man / Mine Exclusively |
| 09/2001 | CD REPERTOIRE 4963 (D) |
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KEEP ON - Keep On / Trouble With Sam / Nobody / California / Water The Family Tree / Instant Reaction / Mr Bus Driver / Try Me / On A Rainy Day / My Cup Runneth Over / Barbara Allen / Strange / It's Me / Hey Baby 68 / Come On Baby / Drivin / Oo Momma |
| 01/2005 | CD MARGINAL MAR 064 (UK) |
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HEY ! BABY - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF... BRUCE CHANNEL - That's What Happening / Satisfied Mind / You Make Me Happy / You Never Looked Better / Forget Me Not / Presley Medley / Hey Baby / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Chantilly Lace / Ain't Got No Home / Sorry Baby / Dream Baby / Since I Met You Baby / If Only I Had Known / Dream Girl / Baby You've Got What It Takes / Love Me / Run Romance Run / Going Back To Louisiana / Kiss Me Baby / CC Rider / My Baby / Now Or Never / Number One Man / Mine Exclusively / Stand Tough / Night People / Keep On / Mr Bus Driver / No Other Baby / Blue Monday |
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