Ballin' Jack

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Ballin' Jack
Origin Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s) rock
jazz-rock
Years active 1969 - 1974
Label(s) Columbia Records
Members
Ronnie Harmon, Luther Rabb

Jim Coile, Tim McFarland, Billy McPherson, Glenn Thomas, Jim Walters

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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Discography

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

[edit] Links

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