Finger Poppin' Time
"Finger Poppin' Time" is a song written by Hank Ballard and performed by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960. It was featured on their 1960 album Mr. Rhythm and Blues. Ballard re-released a version of the song in 1972 as a single, but it did not chart.
The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1961, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles.
The song ranked #49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.Other versions
- The Stanley Brothers released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.
- Hello People featuring Utopia released a version of the song on their 1974 album The Handsome Devils.
- Lou Ann Barton featuring The Flemtones released a version of the song on her 1982 album Old Enough.
- The song was mentioned in the 1974 song "Life Is a Rock " by Reunion.
- Ballard's version was featured in the 1984 film The Flamingo Kid.
- The song was also heard in the 1993 film ''The Sandlot.
