Russ Ballard

...were "Tell Him " (a cover of The Exciters 1963 hit) and "New York Groove", the latter of which was written by Argent band member Russ Ballard. "New York Groove" was later covered to provide a solo Billboard Hot 100 chart hit in the U.S....

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...The Kinks. Bob Henrit was originally the drummer with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers, together with Russ Ballard on guitar and Roy Ballard, Russ's older brother, on piano. He then enjoyed initial success as a member of The Roulettes...

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...Hertfordshire): vocals, guitar; former lead singer of Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers, (which included Russ Ballard, Roy Ballard, Russ's older brother on keyboards and Bob Henrit) and a founding member of Unit 4 + 2. Left in 1967 and had...

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...duties were shared between Ballard and Argent. Rod Argent, Chris White (former Zombies bassist) and Russ Ballard were the group's songwriters. Some of Ballard's compositions became hits when they were covered by other artists , including...

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...the Beach Boys' Carl Wilson, Toto 's Jeff Porcaro, Christopher Cross and Dean Parks. But it was former Argent frontman Russ Ballard who had the greatest effect on the group's fortunes. Ballard produced and played most of the instruments...

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...Around Me. It was the third single release in Europe and the first to be issued in the United States. The song was written by Russ Ballard, who also wrote the successful "I Know There's Something Going On" for Agnetha's former ABBA colleague...

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...fellow ABBA former member, Agnetha Faltskog, which peaked at #29 in the same listings. His song "Voices" - from the album Russ Ballard - was featured on the Miami Vice episode entitled "Calderone's Return: Part 2 - Calderone's Demise ",...

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...eleventh original studio album by American folk rock duo America , released by Capitol Records in June 1983 . It was produced by Russ Ballard who also wrote most of the songs. This album was a minor hit in the US, reaching number 81 on...

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...by the most recent (but largely different) line up of Uriah Heep: "On the Rebound" originally recorded by Russ Ballard, from his "Russ Ballard & the Barnet Dogs" album (1980). "Hot Night in a Cold Town" originally recorded by John...

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...on the album "Difficult To Cure". "I Surrender" was notable as a track not composed by the band. Rather it was written by Russ Ballard, formerly of Argent and at the time enjoying moderate success as a songwriter for other artists.

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