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Earl Solomon Burroughs (born Fulton County, Georgia, 16 September 1925), better known by his stage name Jack Hammer, is an American pianist, singer and songwriter. Among his hits are "Great Balls of Fire".〔Nick Tosches (1998) ''Hellfire'' Page 129 "During the third week of August, Jerry Lee recorded "Great Balls of Fire," a song written by Jack Hammer, a New York session pianist, and Otis Blackwell, the eccentric black songwriter and singer who had supplied Elvis with his two biggest ...〕〔(Rockabilly.nl Jack Hammer ) "At present (2010) he is living in Hollywood. A BMI search tells us that he has written 144 songs registered with BMI, including those credited to Earl Burroughs and Earl Burrows."〕 While living in Belgium, Hammer was discovered by Albert Van Hoogten, founder of Ronnex Records. Hammer wrote many songs during the "Twist" fad of the 1950s and '60s, and released the album ''Twistin' King'' through Ronnex in Europe.〔http://www.discogs.com/Jack-Hammer-Twistin-King/release/1619180〕 One of the singles from the album, "Kissin' Twist", sold especially well in Belgium (reaching number three on the national charts), Germany, France and Sweden. In the UK, the album was called ''Hammer + Beat = Twist'' (Oriole PS 40020, 1963). Some of the more successful twist recordings were also recorded in German and/or Spanish. Hammer is also known for trailblazing the "Beatnik" Era, having released a spoken world album entitled "Rebellion" featuring Hammer's own original poems as he speaks them over jazz music. 〔http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2009-02-06/736631/〕 〔http://www.amazon.com/Rebellion/dp/B008OHZIV2〕 〔http://www.last.fm/music/Jack+Hammer/_/Rebellion〕 〔http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/jack_hammer/rebellion__jack_hammer_sings_and_reads_songs_and_poems_of_the_beat_generation_/〕 〔http://www.popsike.com/Jack-Hammer-Rebellion-W2014-Collectors-Record-LP/130474433312.html〕 Much of Hammer's songwriting work is credited to various aliases including Earl Burrows, Early S. Burrows, George Stone, and T.T. Tyler. 〔http://www.discogs.com/artist/875649?page=1〕 〔http://postnewsgroup.com/blog/2012/10/26/earl-jackhammer-burroughs-going-strong-at-87/〕 〔http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/jack_hammer.htm〕 〔http://jack-h.com/index_files/biography.htm〕 In 1960, when the lead vocalist of the critically acclaimed pop group the Platters left for a solo group, Jack Hammer joined the pop group and performed, recorded, and wrote songs for the group. 〔http://www.answers.com/topic/the-platters〕 Jack Hammer performed in the Broadway production of ''Bubblin' Brown Sugar'' from February 20, 1976 – December 31, 1977 〔http://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/72717-bubbling-brown-sugar-at-anta-playhouse-february-20-1976-december-31-1977〕 〔 http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Cast/5259/Bubbling-Brown-Sugar-at-ANTA-Playhouse〕 〔http://www.playbill.com/reference/theatre_info/august-wilson-theatre〕 A BMI search tells us that he has written 250 songs registered with BMI, credited to Jack Hammer, Earl Burroughs and Earl Burrows. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Hammer (songwriter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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