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Jack Hammer

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Born Earl Burroughs, 18 September, circa 1933, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Songwriter and singer best known as the co-writer with Otis Blackwell "Great Balls Of Fire". In 1956 he made his first recording. He has recorded albums on Warwick and Polydor, before moving to Europe. Hammer recorded several singles and an LP for the Belgian Ronnex label.1961 he had minor in Europe "Kissin' Twist", sold well especially in Germany, Belgium and France.
Jack Hammer has written songs for Jerry Lee Lewis ("Milkshake Mademoiselle"), Big Danny Oliver ("Sapphire"), The Impacts ("Croc-o-doll") and The Cadillacs ("Peek-a-Boo").
Soft Cell covered "Down In The Subway" in their 1984 single and Marc Almond has sung live few of his compositions, "Switchblade Operator" and "Mean And Evil Me".

Not to be confused with the Jack Hammer who recorded on Milestone (this in fact was a pseudonym for rockabilly/country singer Werly Fairburn).
Sites:
rockabilly.nl/references/messages/jack_hammer.htm, koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/jackhammer.htm, jack-h.com
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All | Jack Hammer | Hammer | Hammer Jack | J. Hammer
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Releases:
Kissin' Twist / Boogie Woogie Twist (7", Single)   Ronnex Records 1962
Twist Talk / Crazy Twist (7", Promo)   Oriole 1962
Can't You Do It / Sugar Boy (7", Single)   Ronnex Records 1963
What Greater Love / The Mason Dixon Line (7", Single)   United Artists Records, United Artists Records GmbH 1969
Electricity / Spelling Twist (7")   Ronnex Records  
Espana Te Quiero / Ali Ben Ghazi (Bossa Nova) (7")   Ronnex Records  
Stop Slop / Fire Baby (7")   Ronnex Records  
Twistin' King (LP)   ABA  
Appears On:
Great Balls Of Fire / You Win Again (7", Single) Great Balls Of Fire Sun Record Company 1957
Looking Back / Do I Like It (7", Single) Do I Like It Capitol Records 1958
Let The Little Girl Dance / Sweet Thing (7") Sweet Thing Old Town Records, Regency 1960
Great Balls Of Fire (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Great Balls Of Fire MGM Records 1972
That'll Be The Day (2xLP, Comp, Mono) Great Balls Of Fire Ronco 1973
20 Rock & Roll Greats (LP, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire K-Tel International GmbH 1974
Bill Haley & The Comets - Roy Orbison - Jerry Lee Lewis - Johnny Cash (Cass, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire EMI 1974
Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Great Balls Of Fire Reader's Digest ... 1976
Golden Rock & Roll (LP) Milk Shake Mademoiselle Sun Record Company 1977
The Sun Story Vol. 5 (LP, Mono) Milk Shake Mademoiselle Sunnyvale Records 1977
Chantilly Lace / Great Balls Of Fire (7", Single, RE) Great Balls Of Fire Philips 1978
The Essential Jerry Lee Lewis - 20 Original Rock'n'Roll Hits (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Great Balls Of Fire Charly Records Ltd. ... 1978
"Let The Good Times Roll" Early Rock Classics 1952-1958 (LP, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Capitol Records, Capitol Records 1981
Great Balls Of Fire (7", EP) Great Balls Of Fire Tonpress 1981
Give Me Your Heart Tonight (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Sapphire Epic 1982
Great Balls Of Fire / Why'd You Have To Be So Sexy (Vinyl, Sup) Great Balls Of Fire Hansa International 1982
The Sun Years (12xLP, Mono, Comp)   Sun Record Company 1982
Bite Black + Blues (LP, Ltd) Switchblade Operator Gutter Hearts 1984
Cccan't You See... ◄ (3 versions) 8:15 To Nowhere / Grea... Parlophone ... 1984
Down In The Subway (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Down In The Subway Some Bizzare ... 1984
This Last Night In Sodom (Album) ◄ (8 versions) Down In The Subway Some Bizzare ... 1984
Top Ten (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Great Balls Of Fire Statik Records 1984
Rock & Roll: The Early Days (LP) Great Balls Of Fire RCA, RCA 1985
The Night The Light Went On (In Long Beach) (Album) ◄ (2 versions) In The Hall Of The Mou... Epic 1985
Stand By Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Great Balls Of Fire Atlantic 1986
The Collector Series: The Jerry Lee Lewis Collection (2xLP, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Castle Communications 1986
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - 1957 (2xLP, RM) Great Balls Of Fire Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1986
The Singles (Comp) ◄ (6 versions) Down In The Subway Some Bizzare ... 1986
Vicious Pink (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) 8:15 To Nowhere / Grea... Capitol Records 1986
2 Fulle Menn (7") Great Balls Of Fire VEPS 1987
The Best Of (CD) Great Balls Of Fire World Star Collection 1987
8:15 To Nowhere / The Spaceship Is Over There ◄ (2 versions) 8:15 To Nowhere LD Records 1988
Themes From Miami Vice (CD) Great Balls Of Fire Pilz Gold 1988
Great Balls Of Fire (12")   Polydor 1989
Great Balls Of Fire (7", Single) Great Balls Of Fire Polydor 1989
That's What I Like (12") Great Balls Of Fire Indisc 1989
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Legend (2) 1993
Down In The Subway (CD, Comp) Down In The Subway Spectrum Music (2) 1994
Love Ain't Here Anymore (Special Live Edition) (CD, Maxi, Dig) Great Balls Of Fire (L... RCA 1994
Party Power Pack Vol. 4 (2xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Polystar Records 1995
Rock 'n' Roll Greats (2xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Hallmark Records 1995
Rolf Rules O.K! (CD, Album) Great Balls Of Fire Music Collection International (MCI) 1995
Hits Of The 80's Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire CMC Home Entertainment 1996
Mega Jukebox Hits (10xCD, Comp + Box) Great Balls Of Fire Disky 1996
Whatever You Want - The Very Best Of Status Quo (2xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Polygram TV, Vertigo 1997
8:15 To Nowhere (12")   Tetsuo 1998
Master Series (CD, Comp) Down In The Subway (7"... Mercury 1998
Club Wave 2 (2xCD, Comp) 8:15 To Nowhere / Grea... ARS Productions 1999
Fetenhits - Oldies (2xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Polystar Records 1999
Live In Boston - Volume Three (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Great Balls Of Fire Snapper Classics ... 1999
The Twelve Inch Singles (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Down In The Subway Mercury 1999
Flashback (3xCD, Comp, RM)   Epic, Legacy 2000
Flashback (3xCD, Comp, RM)   Legacy, Epic 2000
Legendary Dolly Parton (3xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire BMG Music (Australia) 2000
Action Packed! (CD, Comp) The Place Edsel Records 2001
Rockers Rollin' Quo In Time 1972-2000 (4xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Vertigo, Universal 2001
The Electric Light Orchestra (First Light) (CD, RE, Enh + CD, Ltd, 30t + , Album, RM)   Harvest 2001
Serie Noire: Dark Pop And New Beat (CD, Comp, Mixed) 8:15 To Nowhere Eskimo Recordings 2002
The Very Best Of Soft Cell (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Down In The Subway Mercury ... 2002
The Best No.1 Singles In The World ...Ever! (2xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Virgin 2004
XS All Areas The Greatest Hits (2xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Universal, Universal Music TV 2004
Den Komplette DVD Boks (6xDVD + Box) Great Balls Of Fire CMC Entertainment 2005
Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be (CD, Album, RM) Lucille / Great Balls ... RCA, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2005
Król Elvis I Jego Dwór (CD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Universal Music Polska 2006
Perfect Remedy (CD, Album, RM, RE) Great Balls Of Fire Mercury, Universal 2006
Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959 (11xCD, Comp, RM) Do I Like It? Bear Family Records 2006
True Nineties (3xCD, Comp) The Anniversary Waltz ... Spectrum Music (2) 2006
Stella Polaris - 3rd Time's A Charm (CD, Album, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Playground Music Scandinavia 2007
Hits Aus 60 Jahren (3xCD, Comp, Dig) Great Balls Of Fire Brunswick News, Universal Strategic Marketing (Germany) 2008
Lipstick On Your Collar (2xCD, Comp, Jew) Great Balls Of Fire EMI Gold 2008
Pictures: 40 Years Of Hits (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Great Balls Of Fire EarBooks ... 2008
Marc In Soho - Live At The London Palladium Soho Jazz Festival 1986 (CD, Album) Under The Neon Moon, W... Not On Label (Marc Almond Self-released) 2009
Tarjolla Tänään Rock'n'Roll (CD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire VL-Musiikki Oy 2009
Great Balls Of Fire ◄ (2 versions) Great Balls Of Fire Collectables ...  
Pop Gold (72 Golden Hit Memories) (3xCD, Comp) Great Balls Of Fire Astoria, Monada  
The Greatest Rocks (2xLP, Comp) Great Balls On Fire Mercury  
Tracks Appear On:
Oldies But Goldies (LP) Kissin' Twist Telefunken 1978
De Pre Historie 1962 (CD) Kissin' Twist BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1990
Rock 'n' Roll Party Hits (2xCD, Comp) Kissin' Twist Paradiso 1995
Fully Loaded Two (LP) Shut Up World Disques Rahsaan 1996
De Oude Belgen Vol. 2 (CD) Kissin' Twist PolyGram 1997
British Soul Volume 2 (CD, Comp) What Greater Love Goldmine Soul Supply 1999
Het Swingpaleis Live (CD) Kissin' Twist Magic Productions 1999
SOUL Vol. 1 Dancefloor Classics (CD) Swim Amigo 2004
Las Vegas Grind Part 1 (CD, Comp) The Wiggle Strip (2)  
Las Vegas Grind Part 2 (CD, Comp) Wiggling Fool Strip (2)  
Unofficial Releases:
Cerulean (2xLP, Unofficial) Great Balls Of Fire Shanghai 1985
Me And Bobby McGee (LP, Promo, Unofficial) Great Balls Of Fire Not On Label 1987
Under The Neon Moon (LP) Under The Neon Moon, M... Ultraschall Rec. 1988
Cccan't You See... (12") 8:15 To Nowhere / Grea... Parlophone (2) 2008
What Greater Love / You Got Me Where You Want Me (7", Single, Unofficial) What Greater Love Not On Label (Jack Hammer/Larry Santos)  
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