Work with Me, Annie

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"Work with Me, Annie" is a 1954 rhythm and blues song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, noted for its suggestive lyrics and major influence on early rock and roll.

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Work with Me, Annie canonical 2
Work With Me, Annie 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rhythm and blues song ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Hank Ballard and the Midnighters ⓘ
backingBand The Midnighters ⓘ
bannedBy some U.S. radio stations ⓘ
chartFormat U.S. R&B chart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era early rock and roll era ⓘ
followedBy Annie Had a Baby ⓘ
Annie’s Aunt Fannie ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact contributed to crossover between R&B and rock and roll ⓘ
helped popularize more explicit R&B lyrics ⓘ
hasLyricCharacteristic suggestive lyrics ⓘ
hasLyricTheme sexual innuendo ⓘ
hasSequelSong Annie Had a Baby ⓘ
Annie’s Aunt Fannie ⓘ
hasSeries Annie songs series ⓘ
influencedGenre rock and roll ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocal Hank Ballard ⓘ
notableFor controversial sexual content ⓘ
major influence on early rock and roll ⓘ
performer Hank Ballard and the Midnighters ⓘ
recordedBy King Records ⓘ
recordLabel King Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 1950s ⓘ
releaseYear 1954 ⓘ
subjectOf music censorship debates in the 1950s ⓘ
vocalist Hank Ballard ⓘ
writer Hank Ballard ⓘ

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The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry) → basedOn → Work with Me, Annie ⓘ
The Midnighters → notableWork → Work With Me, Annie ⓘ
linked to: Work with Me, Annie