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NORTH-AMERICAN SINGLES

DECCA 29938 THE JUMPING JAGUARS (probably featuring Jack Hammer & Mame Watts) Knock Kneed Nellie From Knoxville / Shut The Door Baby

(a-side written by Jack Hammer, b-side by Jack Hammer-Mame Watts) 5/1956 US

DECCA 30109 JACK HAMMER Football Rock / So What 10/1956 US

ROULETTE R-4046 JACK HAMMER WITH HUGO PERETTI & HIS ORCH. Girl, Girl, Girl / Chant Of Love 1958 US

APEX 76243 JACK HAMMER WITH HUGO PERETTI & HIS ORCH. Girl, Girl, Girl / Chant Of Love 1958 CAN

KAPP K-274 JACK HAMMER Whispering Grass / We Three (My Echo My Shadow And Me) 4/1959 US

KAPP K-287 JACK HAMMER Little-Bitty Goose Pimples / What Every Young Lover Should Know 1959 US

RONNEX 1284 JACK HAMMER Don't Let Baby Know / The Wiggle 1962 US

SOUL

S 35088F (promo) JACK HAMMER Colour Combination / Colour Combination 1971 US

SOUL S 35088 JACK HAMMER Colour Combination / Swim 1971 US

Note: Franny Beecher (of Bill Haley's Comets) has confirmed that 'The Jumping Jaguars' was a side-project for him, and the lead singer on "Knock Kneed Nellie From Knoxville" and "Shut The Door Baby" would have actually been Billy Williamson. Both songs were recorded between "Rockin' Thru The Rye" and "Calling All Comets" sessions (on April 24, 1956). The Bill Haley authority Alex Frazer-Harrison however suspects in 'A Bill Haley Who's Who' column on www.rockabillyhall.com that in his opinion it isn't Williamson singing. According to Marv Goldberg, Frederick "Money Guitar" Johnson, the guitarist and the baritone singer of a Baltimore vocal group The Swallows, had also been playing guitar with the group named The Jumping Jaguars c. 1956-57 before joining again The Swallows in late 1957. The possible connection between Jack Hammer, Mame Watts and The Jumping Jaguars comes from the liner notes of Charly LP 'Rock Sock The Boogie' written by Adam Komorowski.

In addition, Jack Hammer on 45 "Black Widow Spider Woman" / "Doggone That Moon" (issued as by Jack Hammer & The Pacers) in 1959 on Milestone #2001 is actually a white c&w artist Werly Fairburn (a-side being written by Billy Joe Tucker who also did recordings by himself under the name of Billy Hodges - the flipside again was reissued on Milestone 2013 backed with "You Are My Sunshine", both sides now credited to Werly Fairburn.)

NON-AMERICAN SINGLES

OMEGA 9.61.062 THE JUMPING JAGUARS Knock Kneed Nellie From Knoxville / Shut The Door Baby 1956 BEL

ORIOLE 45-CB 1634 JACK HAMMER, Accompanied by Johnny Van Horn Orchestra Young Only Once / Juliette 1961 UK

ORIOLE 45-CB 1645 JACK HAMMER Kissin' Twist / Melancholy Boy 1962 UK

ORIOLE 45-CB 1728 JACK HAMMER Crazy Twist / Twist Talk 1962 UK

ORIOLE 45-CB 1753 JACK HAMMER WITH THE JOHNNY VAN HORN ORCHESTRA Don't Let Baby Know / Number 2539 1962 UK

YUGOTON ? (p/s) JACK HAMMER Juliette / Tell The Gang Goodbye 1962 YUG

DISQUES POP PO. 45 S 269 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Juliette / Kissin' Twist 1962 FRA

RONNEX R 1266 JACK HAMMER Juliette / Tell The Gang Goodbye 1961 BEL

W&G WG-S-1334 JACK HAMMER Juliette / Tell The Gang Goodbye 1961 AUS

RONNEX R 1270 JACK HAMMER Kissin' Twist / Melancholy Boy 1961 BEL

RONNEX R 1270 (p/s, pressed in c. 1978) JACK HAMMER The Kissin' Twist / Boogie Woogie Twist 1962 BEL

RONNEX R 1271 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Twistin' King / Boogie Woogie Twist 1962 BEL

RONNEX R 1273 JACK HAMMER & JO LEEMANS Crazy Twist / Twist Talk 1962 BEL

RONNEX R 1275 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Twist In The Morning / Come Twist Around The Clock 1962 BEL

RONNEX R 1279 JACK HAMMER Young Only Once / Don't Let Baby Know 1962 BEL

RONNEX R 1284 (p/s) JACK HAMMER The Wiggle / The Wiggling Fool 1962 BEL

ARTONE RX 24130 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Wiggling Fool / The Wiggle 1962 HOL

RONNEX R 1300 JACK HAMMER Fire Baby / Stop-Slop 1962 BEL

RONNEX R 1300 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Stop-Slop / Can't You Do It 1962 BEL

RONNEX R 1301 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Espana Te Quiero / Ali Ben Ghazi (Bossa Nova) 1962 BEL

TONO 45-STU 42103 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Kissin' Twist / Boogie Woogie Twist 1962 DEN

TONO 45-STU 42119 (p/s) JACK HAMMER The Wiggle / The Wiggling Fool 1962 DEN

GAZELL C-134 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Kissin' Twist / Twistin' King 1962 SWE

GAZELL C-137 (p/s) JACK HAMMER The Wiggle / The Wiggling Fool 1962 SWE

VOGUE POP PO.45 S 269 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Juliette / Kissin' Twist 1962 FRA

VOGUE SCHALLPLATTEN PO.45 S 287 JACK HAMMER The Wiggle / The Wiggling Fool 1962 GER

GAZELL C-141 (p/s) JACK HAMMER WITH THE JOHNNY VAN HORN ORCHESTRA Number 2539 / Spelling Twist 1962 SWE

GAZELL C-149 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Twist In The Morning / Ali Ben Ghazi 1962 SWE

VOGUE SCHALLPLATTEN DV 14643? JACK HAMMER Fire Baby / Stop Slop 1962 GER

VOGUE SCHALLPLATTEN DV 14086 JACK HAMMER UND DAS ORCHESTER JOHNNY VAN HORN Twist In The Morning / Choo Choo Twist 1962? GER

RONNEX R 1309 JACK HAMMER Electricity / Spelling Twist 1963 BEL

RONNEX R 1312 JACK HAMMER Can't You Do It / Sugar Boy 1963 BEL

RONNEX R 1348 JACK HAMMER Hey Jack / Incantesimo 1964 BEL

POLYDOR 56091 JACK HAMMER Thanks / Love Ladder 1966 UK

POLYDOR 56158 JACK HAMMER Ode To A Discotheque / Joe Poor Loves Daphe Elizabeth Rich 1967 UK

UNITED ARTISTS UP 35029 JACK HAMMER What Greater Love / The Mason Dixon Line 1969 UK

UNITED ARTISTS UP 35029 (p/s) JACK HAMMER What Greater Love / The Mason Dixon Line 1969 GER

ARENA 1005 JACK HAMMER, ORCH. JOHN HORN The Kissin' Twist / Boogie Woogie Twist 196? GER

YOUNG BLOOD YB 1023 JACK HAMMER Colour Combination / Swim 1971 UK

TAMLA MOTOWN TMATS 5007 (p/s) JACK HAMMER Colour Combination / Swim 1971 POR

EXPERIENCE 3106 (p/s) JACK HAMMER (same artist?) Obviously I Love You / We Also Ran 197? UK?

RONNEX R 1457 JACK HAMMER Twist In The Morning / Tell The Gang Goodbye 1979 BEL

EP'S

VOGUE DISQUES POP/RONNEX MPO.3.087 (p/s) KISSIN' TWIST

Kissin' Twist / Juliette / Tell The Gang Goodbye / Melancholy Boy 1962 FRA

VOGUE DISQUES POP/RONNEX MPO.3.091 (p/s) JACK HAMMER WITH THE JOHNNY VAN HORN ORCHESTRA: CRAZY TWIST

Crazy Twist / Twistin' King / Boogie Woogie Twist / Twist Talk 1962 FRA

VOGUE DISQUES POP/RONNEX MPO.3.102 (p/s) JACK HAMMER WITH THE HARRY KING ORCHESTRA

Electricity / Wiggling Fool / Fire Baby / The Wiggle 1962 FRA

GAZELL GEP-54 (p/s) JACK HAMMER WITH THE JOHNNY VAN HORN ORCHESTRA

Kissin' Twist / Twist Talk / Twistin' King / Boogie Woogie Twist 1962 SWE

GAZELL GEX-600 (p/s, blue vinyl) JACK HAMMER, BOB BLUNDER, MICHAEL COX, ERNIE ENGLUND: 4 HITS

Ali Ben Ghazi 196? SWE

DISCOPHON 27.060 (p/s) JOSÉ TORRES-JACK HAMMER

Let's Twist Again / Kissin' Twist / (+ José Torres: Brigitte Bardot / Amor Amor) 1962 SPA

DISCOPHON ? (p/s) JACK JAMMER: TWIST

Twistin' King / Boogie Woogie Twist / Crazy Twist / Twist Talk 1962 SPA

DISCOPHON 27.115 (p/s) JACK HAMMER-RAY ELLINGTON: MADISON

The Wiggle / The Wiggling Fool / (+ Ray Ellington: The Madison / Jump Over) 1962 SPA

JUGOTON EP-RON-9094 (p/s) JACK HAMMER

Kissin' Twist / Twistin' King / Boogie Woogie Twist / Twist Talk 196? YUG

RONNEX 553 (p/s) SPELLING TWIST 196? BEL

ARIEL A-523 (p/s, 33 1/3 rpm) JACK HAMMER, JOHNNY VAN HORN Y SU ORQUESTA

Twist Del Beso / Muchacho Melancolico / Dile Adios A a Barba / Juliette 196? ARG

ARTON EP-208 (p/s) TWIST AROUND THE CLOCK

Twist Turn And Twirl / Choo Choo Twist / Come Twist Around The Clock / Twist And Shout 196? ISR

ALBUMS

WARWICK W-2014 REBELLION - JACK HAMMER SINGS AND READS SONGS AND POEMS OF THE BEAT GENERATION (LP)

Rose And The Rock / Mean And Evil Me / Concrete Desert / Dying Soldier / Neon Moon / Like / Ruby Red / Man Candle / Hawks And The Crowns / Coffee Espresso / Hobo With Oboe 1960 US

ORIOLE PS 40020 HAMMER + BEAT = TWIST (LP)

Kissin' Twist / Boogie Woogie Twist / Twist And Shout / Spelling Twist / Twist Talk / Crazy Twist / Twist In The Morning / Twistin' King / Twist, Turn And Twirl / Come Twist Around The Clock / Twistin' Blues 1963 UK

RONNEX LP 001 THE TWISTIN' KING (LP)

VOGUE PIVO 07-30 LE TWIST EST ROI (LP)

Kissin' Twist / Twistin' King / Come Twist Around The Clock / Twist In The Morning / Twist Talk / Spelling Twist / Crazy Twist / Choo-Choo Twist / Twist Turn And Twirl / Twistin' Blues / Twist And Shout / Boogie Woogie Twist 196? FRA

MODE/DEUTSCHE VOGUE SCHALLPLATTEN MID 16025 HI-FI TWISTIN' AND SLOPPIN' (LP)

Juliette / Can't You Do It / Twistin' Blues / Boogie Woogie Twist / Twist In The Morning / The Wiggle / Sugar Boy / Don't Let Baby Know / Kissin' Twist / Electricity / It's Good / Wiggling Fool 196? GER

ARTON AN 34 39 ROCK AND TWIST WITH JACK HAMMER (10" LP)

Kissin' Twist / Juliette / Crazy Twist / Tell The Gang Goodbye / Let's Twist Again / Twistin' King / A Bouquet Of Teardrops / Twist Talk / Amor / Boogie Woogie Twist

(Note: the front cover features a picture of Johnny Hallyday!) 196? ISR

POLYDOR 582001 BRAVE NEW WORLD (LP)

Brave New World / Thanks / Love Ladder / Switch Blade Operator / From The Tomb To The Tomb / Dosby Dania Amerikanski / Black Snow / Shut Up World / Down In The Subway / J.C. / When A Girl Loves A Girl / Off Limits Soldier Boy

(incl. three 'Northern soul' style vocal tracks + spoken poetry over a hip jazz score recorded with the UK musicians: George Kish:ld.gtr, Brian Daley:ac.gtr, Laurie Holloway:pno, Roger Coulam:org, Jim Lawless:vibes, Art Ellefson:ten.sax, Ray Swinfield:alto.sax/flute, Kenny Wheeler:tp, Johnny Marshall:tb, Spike Heatley:bs, Kenny Clare:dms) 1966 UK

ABA 3383 TWISTIN' KING (LP)

-- reissues: EMI 4M034-60151, 1977/Durium LP 30-299, 1978 ITA -- 197? FRA

MELODIA JH 3102 THE WIGGLING FOOL - 20 GREATEST TWIST HITS (LP)

Twistin' King / Kissin' Twist / Boogie Woogie Twist / Crazy Twist / Twist And Shout / Spelling Twist / Twist Turn And Twirl / Come Twist Around The Clock / Twistin' Blues / Choo Choo Twist / The Wiggle / Wiggling Fool / Can't You Do It / Sugar Boy / Eletricity / Fire Baby / It's Good / Juliette / Melancholy Boy / Stop Slop 19?? ITA

MARGINAL CDMAR 056 THE BEST OF JACK HAMMER : HAMMER + BEAT = TWIST (CD)

Twist In The Morning / Kissin' Twist / Don't Let Baby Know / Girl, Girl, Girl / Boogie Woogie Twist / Twist And Shout / Spellin' Twist / Twist Talk / Crazy Twist / Twistin' King / Choo-Choo Twist / Twist, Turn And Twirl / Come Twist Around The Clock / Twistin' Blues / The Wiggle / Wiggling Fool / Can't You Do It / Sugar Boy / Electricity / Fire Baby / It's Good / Juliette / Melancholy Baby / Stop Slop / Espana Te Quiero / Ali Ben Ghazi / The Hawks And The Crowns / Ruby Red (Dying Soldier) / The Rose And The Rock / Mean And Evil Me 1997 BEL

OOZE MUSIC GROUP RECORDS OOZ 00619 TWIST COLLECTION (CD)

(reissue of Marginal CDMAR 056) 2001 RUS

Note: Jack Hammer on LP "This Is My Song" (Bellaphon BLPS 19275, 1978 GER) is apparently a different artist.

COMPILATIONS

POLYDOR 237 340 V/A: TEENAGER-PARTY '64 (LP)

Die Schone Lola / Little Sad Angel 1964 GER

YOUNG BLOOD SBYB 4 V/A: YOUNG BLOOD, VOL.2 (LP)

Swim / Color Combination 19?? UK

CROWN LP 100 V/A: ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, VOL.1 (LP)

Girl, Girl, Girl 1980 US?

CHARLY CR 30237 V/A: ROCK SOCK THE BOOGIE (LP)

The Jumping Jaguars (prob. feat. Jack Hammer): Knock Kneed Nellie From Knoxville / Shut The Door Baby 1984 UK

RED LIGHTNIN' RL 0059 V/A: R&B LAFF BLASTS FROM THE PAST (LP)

Tony Middleton & Jack Hammer: Earth Cousins 1985 UK

HYDRA 7714 V/A: TEENAGE DANCE PARTY, VOL.3 (LP)

Football Rock 1990 GER

BLEND BLR 82016 V/A: ROCK & ROLL COLLECTION, VOL.16 (LP)

Girl, Girl, Girl 19?? BEL

STRIP CD 00102 V/A: LAS VEGAS GRIND, PART 1 (CD)

The Wiggle 199? GER

STRIP CD 00403 V/A: LAS VEGAS GRIND, PART 2 (CD)

Wiggling Fool

-- reissue: Crypt CD 403, 1995 GER -- 1992 GER

SEQUEL NEM CD 619 V/A: ROULETTE ROCK 'N ROLL COLLECTION (CD)

Girl, Girl, Girl 1992 UK

SEQUEL NEM 939 V/A: HERB ABRAMSON'S FESTIVAL OF GROUPS (CD)

Tony Middleton & Jack Hammer: Earth Cousins 1997 UK

RHINO 78302 V/A: THE BEST OF THE BEAT GENERATION (CD)

Like 2002 US

SOUL JERK SJ 1206 V/A: SOUL JERK - NORTHRN SOUL FOR THE DANCIN' MOOD (LP)

Swim 200? GER?

ACE CDCHD 1220 V/A: LAND OF 1000 DANCES - ALL TWISTIN' EDITION (CD)

Kissin' Twist 2009 UK

LESLEY LESCD 8 V/A: DECCA ROCK & ROLL PARTY, VOLUME ONE (CD)

Football Rock 2010

Jack Hammer, Hollywood, Sunset Plaza, May 2011