Bruce Channel (born as Bruce McMeans, on November 28, 1940, in Jacksonville… Read Full Bio ↴Bruce Channel (born as Bruce McMeans, on November 28, 1940, in Jacksonville, Texas) was a musician best known as a 'one-hit-wonder' known for his 1962 number one song "Hey! Baby" (also known as "Hey Baby") while also being a songwriter for other artists.
Channel originally performed on the Louisiana Hayride radio show, and then joined up with harmonica-player Delbert McClinton singing country music. Bruce wrote "Hey! Baby" in 1959, together with Margaret Cobb, and had been performing it for two years before recording it for Fort Worth record producer Bill Smith. It was originally released on Bill Smith's label, but as it started to sell well, it was distributed by Smash. Besides topping the U.S. pop charts, it became No. 2 in the UK in 1962 as well.
Channel toured Europe and was supported at one gig by The Beatles, who were then still unknown. John Lennon, who had "Hey! Baby" on his jukebox, was fascinated by McClinton's harmonica and asked McClinton to teach him to play. The harmonica break in "Hey! Baby" not only inspired Lennon's harmonica playing on The Beatles' 1962 first single "Love Me Do" and later records, but the harmonica break on Frank Ifield's "I Remember You" in 1962.
The key to the appeal of "Hey! Baby" is the sustained first note, with a rhythmic shuffle in the background. This had previously occurred on a recent hit "Sherry" (1962) by The Four Seasons, and was later to recur on a Beatles song, "I Should Have Known Better" (on A Hard Day's Night - 1964).
Delbert McClinton went on to write songs that were recorded by Waylon Jennings and Emmylou Harris.
Bruce Channel's only other Top 40 recording in the UK singles chart was 1968's "Keep On".
"Hey! Baby" was channelled (no pun intended) at the end of Bruce Springsteen's biggest hit single, 1984's "Dancing in the Dark".
"Hey! Baby" appeared on the soundtrack to "Dirty Dancing."
"Hey! Baby" is a staple of several college pep bands, including the Penn State Blue Band, Marching Mizzou and the Georgetown University Pep Band. The bands generally play the song at home football and basketball games, while the student section sings along. They know the chorus well, but rarely the verses.
A 2001 cover version by DJ Otzi reached both number 1 in the UK singles chart, as well as topping the equivalent listing in the USA.
Channel originally performed on the Louisiana Hayride radio show, and then joined up with harmonica-player Delbert McClinton singing country music. Bruce wrote "Hey! Baby" in 1959, together with Margaret Cobb, and had been performing it for two years before recording it for Fort Worth record producer Bill Smith. It was originally released on Bill Smith's label, but as it started to sell well, it was distributed by Smash. Besides topping the U.S. pop charts, it became No. 2 in the UK in 1962 as well.
Channel toured Europe and was supported at one gig by The Beatles, who were then still unknown. John Lennon, who had "Hey! Baby" on his jukebox, was fascinated by McClinton's harmonica and asked McClinton to teach him to play. The harmonica break in "Hey! Baby" not only inspired Lennon's harmonica playing on The Beatles' 1962 first single "Love Me Do" and later records, but the harmonica break on Frank Ifield's "I Remember You" in 1962.
The key to the appeal of "Hey! Baby" is the sustained first note, with a rhythmic shuffle in the background. This had previously occurred on a recent hit "Sherry" (1962) by The Four Seasons, and was later to recur on a Beatles song, "I Should Have Known Better" (on A Hard Day's Night - 1964).
Delbert McClinton went on to write songs that were recorded by Waylon Jennings and Emmylou Harris.
Bruce Channel's only other Top 40 recording in the UK singles chart was 1968's "Keep On".
"Hey! Baby" was channelled (no pun intended) at the end of Bruce Springsteen's biggest hit single, 1984's "Dancing in the Dark".
"Hey! Baby" appeared on the soundtrack to "Dirty Dancing."
"Hey! Baby" is a staple of several college pep bands, including the Penn State Blue Band, Marching Mizzou and the Georgetown University Pep Band. The bands generally play the song at home football and basketball games, while the student section sings along. They know the chorus well, but rarely the verses.
A 2001 cover version by DJ Otzi reached both number 1 in the UK singles chart, as well as topping the equivalent listing in the USA.
You Make Me Happy
Bruce Channel Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'You Make Me Happy' by these artists:
Akemi Ishii テレビでゴルフを観ている背中が 無防備すぎる それじゃ隙(すき)だらけだわ 私 こっそり後に廻って 目隠しするの あとは…
Alton Ellis I lost at love before, Got mad and closed the door. But…
Anna Bergendahl You make me happy That is good enough for me And I…
Bethel Music I stand before You now The greatness of your renown I have…
Bethel Music Jenn Johnson I just press it tonight Let′s show our affection to him We…
Bethel Music/Jenn Johnson I stand before You now The greatness of your renown I have…
Blue October There's some kind of light At the end When touching the edge…
Candy Apple Blue Verse 1: You hold me close it's the middle of the…
Cathy Heller We should get away, make today a holiday Steal a little time…
Chiaki Sato You make me happy 胸騒ぎ oh-oh 嵐の前の静けさ You make me happy 化けの皮 o…
Clare Bowditch Last Night I couldn't sleep The bed felt awful cold You say…
Clark Ford I've been thinkin' about you and it's makin' me smile I…
Craig.Sara Won't let you down But I won't get you high Won't see…
FireFly You make me happy, I′m so glad You make me happy Not cold…
Glenn Kaiser Some mornins it comes to me with the break of…
Greg&Lizzy You make me laugh at the strangest things You've got…
Hi-Tension I lost at love before, Got mad and closed the door. But…
Isla Vista Worship You make my heart sing And You make me happy You make…
Jenn Johnson & Bethel Music I stand before You now The greatness of your renown I have…
Lindsey Ray It's the heart on your sleeve never making me wonder It's…
Marcia Ball When you dance you're going cha cha cha And when you…
My Sun and Stars Oh when I wake up Then I just think of you And…
Pure-N-Heart It's hard to take the truth sometimes You think things are…
Ridgio You make me happy You make me glad That way you got…
Sophie Madeleine You make me happy You make me feel so fine Your my…
Temperance (S. Jeacocke, H. Der Hovagimian) Wo-ooo-wo-ooo-woooo-ooo-wo…
The Proclaimers Life makes me mad And time makes me sad But you make…
佐藤千亜妃 You make me happy 胸騒ぎ oh-oh 嵐の前の静けさ You make me happy 化けの皮 o…
石井明美 テレビでゴルフを観ている背中が 無防備すぎる それじゃ隙(すき)だらけだわ 私 こっそり後に廻って 目隠しするの あと…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bruce Channel:
Ain't Got No Home I ain't got no home No place to roam I ain't got…
Baby It's You It's not the way you smile that touched my heart It's…
Baby You've Got What It Takes Well, now, it takes more than a robin to make…
Breakin' Up Breaking up is hard to do. Don't take your love…
Chantilly Lace Hello baby, Yeah this is Bruce talking What's that baby Why?…
Come On Baby Come on, baby Try my love one more time Come on, baby Try…
Dream Baby Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby Sweet dream baby How…
Dream Girl Dream girl Why must you haunt my dreams You are so real…
Hey Hey, heybaby I want to know if you'll be my…
If Only I Had Known If only I had known The danger of your mind If only…
Love Me Treat me like a fool, Treat me mean and cruel, But love…
No Home I ain't got no home No place to roam I ain't got…
Number One Man Hey, why ain't I Your number one man Tell me that you…
Since I Met You Baby Since I met you baby My whole life has changed Since I…
Sorry Baby Sorry babe, I stole your world Sorry baby you gave me…
Try It Baby It's not the way you smile that touched my heart It's…
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@louislamonte334
This is a great song! It's too bad it wasn't a hit.