Ballin' Jack: Summary
- Recent Role:
- Guest on The Midnight Special
- Gender:
- Female
- Birthplace:
- Seattle, Washington
- AKA:
- BALLINJACK
Ronnie Hammon and Luther Rabb originally formed Ballin'jack in their hometown of Seattle, Washington in 1969. Getting encouragement and inspiration from the sudden success of their childhood friend Jimi Hendrix… they added horns and moved to Los Angeles, California. During 1970-73 Ballin'jack headlined up and down the West Coast and went on national tours warming up for many legends at famous venues like the Fillmore East and West. Their live shows had so much to offer fans, that some artists had actually refused to have them again as an opening act. This didn't seem to bother Jimi much when he decided to take his friends along on his Cry Of Love tour in the summer of 1970.
Ballin'jack's studio recordings hold true as archives of some very cool and spiritually diverse music. Their songs have broad appeal, containing purely original beats, rich soulful melodies and plenty of good old-fashioned "Wah-Wah" guitar. In the years to come, many of their funky sounds were re-discovered by DJ's (who still used LP recordings). In 1989 Young MC won a Grammy award for the hit single "Bust A Move" using a looped lick he'd taken from the Ballin'jack song "Found A Child". Sampled by many since, the Hip-Hop movement found that the grooves Ballinjack had originally laid down over 30 years ago… were in fact originals.
Ballin'jack released three studio and one live album before disbanding in1974. Luther & Ronnie worked on solo projects and other ventures, such as the critically acclaimed Aalon LP and both had a long running gig as members of the band War. Ronnie Hammon and Luther Rabb originally formed Ballin'jack in their hometown of Seattle, Washington in 1969. Getting encouragement and inspiration from the sudden success of their childhood friend Jimi Hendrix… they added horns and moved to Los Angeles, California. During 1970-73 Ballin'jack headlined up and down the West Coast and went on national tours warming up for many legends at...
Ballin'jack's studio recordings hold true as archives of some very cool and spiritually diverse music. Their songs have broad appeal, containing purely original beats, rich soulful melodies and plenty of good old-fashioned "Wah-Wah" guitar. In the years to come, many of their funky sounds were re-discovered by DJ's (who still used LP recordings). In 1989 Young MC won a Grammy award for the hit single "Bust A Move" using a looped lick he'd taken from the Ballin'jack song "Found A Child". Sampled by many since, the Hip-Hop movement found that the grooves Ballinjack had originally laid down over 30 years ago… were in fact originals.
Ballin'jack released three studio and one live album before disbanding in1974. Luther & Ronnie worked on solo projects and other ventures, such as the critically acclaimed Aalon LP and both had a long running gig as members of the band War. Ronnie Hammon and Luther Rabb originally formed Ballin'jack in their hometown of Seattle, Washington in 1969. Getting encouragement and inspiration from the sudden success of their childhood friend Jimi Hendrix… they added horns and moved to Los Angeles, California. During 1970-73 Ballin'jack headlined up and down the West Coast and went on national tours warming up for many legends at...
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