Ballin' Jack

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Name = Ballin' Jack


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Origin = Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre = rock
jazz-rock
Years_active = 1969 - 1974
Label = Columbia Records
Current_members = Ronnie Harmon, Luther Rabb
Jim Coile, Tim McFarland, Billy McPherson, Glenn Thomas, Jim Walters
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Ballin' Jack was a horn rock group formed in Seattle, Washington in 1969 by Luther Rabb (bass & vocals) & Ronnie Hammon (drums). They had a minor hit in 1970 with "Super Highway", which hit #90 on the Billboard Top 100. Rabb later toured with Santana and both joined War.

Their song, "Found A Child" from their first album featured on the Columbia Records sampler album Together! and was prominently sampled on the Grammy-winning 1989 rap hit, "Bust A Move" by Young MC. The Beastie Boys sampled their song, "Never Let Them Say", in the rap song "Shadrach", from the 1989 album, "Paul's Boutique".

Personnel

* Luther Rabb (Bass, Vocals)
* Ronnie Hammon (Drums)
* Glenn Thomas (Guitar, Mandolin)
* Jim Coile (Sax, Flute, Clarinet)
* Tim McFarland (Trombone, Piano, Backing Vocals)
* Jim Walters (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals)
* Billy McPherson (Sax)

Discography

*Ballin' Jack (Columbia, 1970)
*Buzzard Luck (Columbia, 1972)
*Special Pride (Mercury, 1973)
*Live And In Color (Mercury, 1974)

Links

* [http://www.myspace.com/ballinjack2007 Ballin' Jack MySpace Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/hornrockheaven Horn Rock Heaven]
* [http://www.dancingmonica.com/ballinjack.htm More Info]