Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby - 1960 |
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Bruce Channel (pronounced "shuh-NELL") (born Bruce McMeans, November 28, 1940, Jacksonville, Texas) is an American singer, known for his 1962 number one hit, "Hey! Baby".Channel originally performed on the Louisiana Hayride radio show, and then joined up with harmonica player Delbert McClinton singing country music. Channel wrote "Hey! Baby" with Margaret Cobb in 1959 and performed the song for two years before recording it for Fort Worth record producer Bill Smith. It was originally released on Bill Smith's label, but as it started to sell well it was picked up for distribution by Smash.The song reached No. 1 in the U.S. in March 1962 and remained in that position for 3 weeks. Besides topping the U.S. pop charts, it became No. 2 in the UK in 1962 as well. While Channel is often regarded as a one-hit wonder, he did chart four more singles on the Hot 100, including Number One Man which peaked at #52. Channel toured Europe and was supported at one gig by The Beatles, who were then still unknown. John Lennon, who had "Hey! Baby" on his jukebox, was fascinated by McClinton's harmonica. A popular urban legend has it that Lennon was taught to play harmonica by McClinton, but by that time, Lennon had already been playing the instrument live for some time. The harmonica break in "Hey! Baby" inspired Lennon's playing on The Beatles' first single, 1962's "Love Me Do", as well as later Beatles records, and the harmonica break on Frank Ifield's "I Remember You." The key to the appeal of "Hey! Baby" is the sustained first note, with a rhythmic shuffle in the background. This device appeared later in 1962 on the hit, "Sherry" (1962) by The Four Seasons, and recurred on the Beatles', "I Should Have Known Better" (on A Hard Day's Night - 1964). [1]
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