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Finger Poppin' Time
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Wikipedia article
"'Finger Poppin' Time'" is a song written by Hank Ballard and performed by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960. It was featured on their 1960 album 'Mr. Rhythm and Blues'. Ballard re-released a version of the song in 1972 as a single, but it did not chart.
The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1961, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles.
The song ranked #49 on 'Billboard' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.
Other versions
*The Stanley Brothers released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.
*Hello People featuring Utopia released a version of the song on their 1974 album 'The Handsome Devils'.
*Lou Ann Barton featuring The Flemtones released a version of the song on her 1982 album 'Old Enough'.
In popular culture
*The song was mentioned in the 1974 song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion.
*Ballard's version was featured in the 1984 film 'The Flamingo Kid'.
*The song was also heard in the 1993 film 'The Sandlot.
References
Category:1960 songs
Category:1960 singles
Category:1972 singles
Category:Songs written by Hank Ballard
Category:Hank Ballard songs
Category:Hank Ballard & the Midnighters songs
Category:The Stanley Brothers songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Todd Rundgren
Category:Song recordings produced by Jerry Wexler
Category:King Records (United States) singles
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