Ballin' Jack

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Ballin' Jack
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres Rock
Years active1969–1974
Labels Columbia Records
Past membersRonnie Hammon
Luther Rabb
Jim Coile
Tim McFarland
Billy McPherson,
Glenn Thomas
Jim Walters,
King Errisson

Ballin' Jack (stylised as Ballin'jack) was an American horn rock group formed in Seattle, Washington in 1969 by Luther Rabb (bass and vocals) and Ronnie Hammon (drums). They had a minor hit in 1970 with "Super Highway", which hit #93 on the Billboard Top 100. [1]

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Career

Rabb and Hammon were inspired by the success of their childhood friend Jimi Hendrix. They added Glenn Thomas on guitar, and on the horns, Jim Coile and Tim McFarland. They moved to Los Angeles, California, and lived in a mansion home-studio near the Sunset Strip. Hendrix asked the group to come along with him on his 1970 "Cry Of Love" tour.

From 1969 to 1974 Ballin' Jack headlined up and down the West Coast. They went on nationwide US tours warming up for many of the bands at venues like the Fillmore East and West. They were on the bill of several large music festivals of the era. When they played the Troubadour in Los Angeles in 1972, Billy Joel was the opening act. [2] Ballin' Jack also played in Japan, where they were well received. [3]

By 1975, the band had decided to break up. [4] Luther Rabb later toured with Santana, and both he and Ronnie Hammon later joined War.

Jim Coile (born January 22, 1948, in Kirkland, Washington) died tragically on June 20, 2019, at age 71. [5] [6]

Legacy

Their song "Found a Child" from their first album was featured on the Columbia Records sampler album Together!.

Several of their songs have been covered or sampled by other artists, including:

Personnel

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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  2. "History". Troubadour.
  3. Ballin-Jack.com – Cruisin' The Super Highway... From Hendrix To Hip-Hop Archived 2009-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Dancing Monica.com – Luther Rabb – Songwriter, Musician & Vocalist
  5. "James Richard Coile 1948 – 2019". legacy.com. June 30, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. "Jazz Caliente: Remembering Sonando's Jim Coile". KNKX. June 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. metacafe.com. "FUNKTUATION Found A Child". Metacafe.
  8. "Cane And Able – Cane And Able". Discogs. 1972.
  9. Killerklee (24 February 2009). "CANE AND ABLE – found a child". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12 via YouTube.
  10. dustjam82 (31 January 2009). "Ballin' Jack" via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. "Gang Starr's 'Step in the Arena' – Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
  12. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20.
  13. "Ballin' Jack – Ballin' Jack". Discogs. 1970.
  14. "Ballin' Jack – Buzzard Luck". Discogs. 1972.
  15. "Ballin' Jack – Special Pride". Discogs. 1973.
  16. "Ballin' Jack – Live And In Color". Discogs. 1974.
  17. "Ballin' Jack – Found A Child / Never Let 'Em Say". Discogs. 1970.
  18. "Ballin-Jack-Super Highway / Only A Tear". Discogs. 1970.
  19. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 (13th Ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-188-8.
  20. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Joel Whitburn's Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996 . Record Research Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-209-0.
  21. "Ballin-Jack-Hold On / Ballin' The Jack". Discogs. 1970.
  22. "Ballin-Jack-Come Round Here Im the One You Need /Playin' The Game". Discogs. 1972.
  23. "Ballin' Jack – Try To Relax / Thunder". Discogs. 1973.
  24. "Ballin-Jack-This Song / Sunday Morning". Discogs. 1973.