Jack Hammer

Aliases: Earl Burrows
Hurricane Harry
Real name: Earl Solomon Burroughs
Born: September 16, 1925
Died: April 11, 2016
Country: United States
IPI: 00004639697 1 work
00004641028 1 work
00013304931 17 works
00075687334 1 work
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Pianist, singer and songwriter. Much of Hammer's songwriting work is credited to various aliases including Earl Burrows, Early S. Burrows, George Stone, and T.T. Tyler.

Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Down in the Subway	Jack Hammer	1966	Soft Cell
Joe Poor Loves Daphne Elizabeth Rich	Jack Hammer	March 1967	Lee Lynch
Kissin' Twist	Jack Hammer with Johnny Van Horn Orch.	1961	Dany Fischer et The Gentlemen Twisters
The Last Meal	Hurricane Harry - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	November 1956	(5 artists)

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		What Greater Love	Jack Hammer	August 29, 1969	Anthony & The Imperials

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
A Teardrop and a Lollipop	Jack Hammer	The Shirelles	September 1959	Covered by Maria [FR]
Down in the Subway	Jack Hammer	Jack Hammer	1966	Covered by Soft Cell
Fujiyama Mama	Jack Hammer	Annisteen Allen	February 1955	Covered by (15 artists)
Great Balls of Fire	Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer	Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano	October 1957	Covered by (181 artists)
Joe Poor Loves Daphne Elizabeth Rich	Jack Hammer	Jack Hammer	March 1967	Covered by Lee Lynch
King of Fools	Jack Hammer	Sam Hawkins	September 1958	Covered by The Van Dykes [US1]
Kissin' Twist	Jack Hammer, Albert Van Hoogten	Jack Hammer with Johnny Van Horn Orch.	1961	Covered by Dany Fischer et The Gentlemen Twisters
Milkshake Mademoiselle	Jack Hammer	Jerry Lee Lewis	January 1958	Covered by (2 artists)
Peek-a-Boo	Jack Hammer	The Cadillacs	October 13, 1958	Covered by (3 artists)
Plain Gold Ring	Jack Hammer	Kitty White	February 1, 1956	Covered by (10 artists)
Rock 'n Roll Call	Rudy Toombs, Jack Hammer	The Four Tunes - Sid Bass Orch.	December 1955	Covered by (2 artists)
Sapphire	Jack Hammer	Big Danny Oliver	1958	Covered by (3 artists)
Sexy Silk	Paul Herman, Jack Hammer, Jessie J, Ash Thomas, Justin Broad	Jessie J	September 14, 2010	Covered by (2 artists)
The Ballad of James Dean	Jack Hammer	Dylan Todd with Joe Reisman and His Orch.	March 1956	Covered by (2 artists)
The Last Meal	Jack Hammer	Hurricane Harry - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	November 1956	Covered by (5 artists)

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Brave New World	Jack Hammer	1966	Polydor

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Kissin' Twist	Jack Hammer with Johnny Van Horn Orch.	1961	Ronnex Records

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Joe Poor Loves Daphne Elizabeth Rich	Jack Hammer	March 1967	Polydor
The Last Meal	Hurricane Harry	November 1956	OKeh
What Greater Love	Jack Hammer	August 29, 1969	United Artists Records

#	Reported by	Reported on	Status	Last update
#38318	Stephan Koenig	2008-12-07 17:51:59 UTC	processed	2012-04-07 19:38:33 UTC by Bastien