Jack Hammer

Jack Hammer

voc, p, *1925 US, New Orleans
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock and Pop
A.k.a. Earl Solomon Burroughs Earl Burroughs Earl Burrows

Earl Solomon Burroughs (born Fulton County, Georgia, 16 September 1925), better known by his stage name Jack Hammer, is an American pianist, singer and songwriter. Among his hits written are "Great Balls of Fire".Much of Hammer's songwriting work is credited to various aliases including Earl Burrows, Early S. Burrows, George Stone, and T.T. Tyler.In 1960, when the lead vocalist of the critically acclaimed pop group the Platters left for a solo group, Jack Hammer joined the pop group and performed, recorded, and wrote songs for the group.

Instruments

Vocals
Piano

Genres

Rock
Pop
R&B/Soul
Jazz
Blues

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
I Can't Get Next To You / Swim	The Temptations, Jack Hammer	2019	Single
Kissin' Twist	Jack Hammer	2016	Single
Can't You Do It	Jack Hammer	2014	Single
I Want Her Back / Twist In The Morning	Dick Jordan / Jack Hammer	2013	Single
Claudia / Mean And Evil Me	The Contours / Jack Hammer	2012	Single
Swim / Right Now	Jack Hammer / Justin	2010	Single
Down In The Subway / I'm An Unskilled Worker	Jack Hammer / The Dukes	2010	Single
Twist Collection	Jack Hammer	2001	Compil.
The Best Of Jack Hammer	Jack Hammer	1997	Compil.
Can't You Do It / Melancholy Boy	Jack Hammer	1988	Single
Raindrops / Espana Te Quiero	Jack Hammer	1983	Single
Jack Hammer Presents: This Is my Song	Jack Hammer	1978	Album
Tell The Gang Goodbye / Twist In The Morning	Jack Hammer	1977	Single
Colour Combination / Swim	Jack Hammer	1971	Single
What Greater Love	Jack Hammer	1969	Single
Thanks	Jack Hammer	1966	Single
Brave New World	Jack Hammer	1966	Album
Down The Subway / Love Ladder	Jack Hammer	1966	Single
Twist In The Morning	Jack Hammer	1966	Single
Twistin' And Sloppin'	Jack Hammer	1965	Album
Can't You Do It / Spelling Twist	Jack Hammer	1964	Single
Hey Jack	Jack Hammer	1964	Single
Le Twist Est Roi - Super Surprise-Partie Pingouin N° 7	Jack Hammer	1964	Album
Stop Slop / Can't You Do It	Jack Hammer	1963	Single
Fire baby Spelling twist	Jack Hammer	1963	Single
Stop Slop / Fire Baby	Jack Hammer	1963	Single
Twist In The Morning / Choo Choo Twist	Jack Hammer	1963	Single
Kissin' Twist / Boogie Woogie Twist	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Juliette / Twist And Shout	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Young Only Once	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Number 2539 / Spelling Twist	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Jack Hammer	Jack Hammer	1962	Album
Let's Twist Again / Kissing Twist	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Electricity	Jack Hammer, With The Harry King Orchestra	1962	Single
Twistin' King / Boogie Woogie Twist / Crazy Twist / Twist Talk	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Espana Te Quiero / Ali Ben Ghazi	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Kissin' Twist / Twistin' King	Jack Hammer With The John Van Horn Orchestra	1962	Single
Kissin' Twist / Melancholy Boy	Jack Hammer with the Johnny Van Horn Orchestra	1962	Single
Crazy Twist	Jack Hammer With The John Van Horn Orchestra	1962	Single
The Wiggle	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Crazy Twist	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Twist	Jack Hammer & John Van Horn Orchestra	1962	Single
Electricity / Spelling Twist	Jack Hammer	1962	Single
The Madison / The Wiggle	Ray Ellington / Jack Hammer	1962	Single
Kissin' Twist / Twistin' King / Boogie Woogie Twist / Twist Talk	Jack Hammer	1961	Single
Twistin' King / Crazy Twist	Jack Hammer	1961	Single
Twist Talk / Boogie Woogie Twist	Jack Hammer	1961	Single
Kissin' Twist	Jack Hammer	1961	Single
Juliette	Jack Hammer	1960	Single
Rebellion - Jack Hammer Sings And Reads Songs And Poems Of The Beat Generation	Jack Hammer	1960	Album
Chant Of Love / Girl, Girl, Girl	Jack Hammer	1958	Single
Football Rock / So What	Jack Hammer	1956	Single
Twist In The Morning / Come Twist Around The Clock	Jack Hammer		Single
Electricity	Jack Hammer		Single
Electricity / Spelling Twist	Jack Hammer		Single
Twistin' Blues	Jack Hammer		Single
Twistin' King / Boogie Woogie Twist	Jack Hammer, John Van Horn Orchestra		Single
Come Twist Around The Clock / Twistin' Blues	Jack Hammer		Single
Twist (The Twist King)	Jack Hammer		Album
Choo Choo Twist / Twist And Shout	Jack Hammer / John Van Horn Orchestra		Single
Kissin' Twist / Spelling Twist	Jack Hammer		Single
Fire Baby	Jack Hammer		Single
Juliette / Tell The Gang Goodbye	Jack Hammer		Single
Obviously I Love You / We Also Ran	Jack Hammer		Single
Twistin' King	Jack Hammer		Album
Boogie Woogie Twist / Crazy Twist	Jack Hammer		Single
What Every Young Lover Should Know / Little-Bitty Goose Pimples	Jack Hammer		Single
Ali Ben Ghazi (Bossa Nova)	Jack Hammer		Single
The Wiggling Fool	Jack Hammer		Album
Twist In The Morning / Twistin' King	Jack Hammer		Single
Can't You Do It / Sugar Boy	Jack Hammer		Single
Young Only Once / Number 2 5 3 9	Jack Hammer		Single

External Links

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.