Bruce Channel (pronounced "shu-NELL") (born Bruce McMeans, November 28, 1940) is an American singer, known for his 1962 million selling number one hit, "Hey! Baby".
Channel originally performed on the Louisiana Hayride radio show, and then joined up with harmonica player Delbert McClinton singing country music. Channel wrote "Hey! Baby" with Margaret Cobb in 1959 and performed the song for two years before recording it for Fort Worth record producer Bill Smith. It was originally released on Bill Smith's LeCam label, but as it started to sell well it was picked up for distribution by Smash. The song reached #1 in the US in March 1962 and remained in that position for 3 weeks. Besides topping the U.S. pop charts, it became #2 in the United Kingdom in 1962 as well. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. While Channel is often regarded as a one-hit wonder, he did chart four more singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Number One Man" which peaked at #52.
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. A popular urban legend has it that Lennon was taught to play harmonica by McClinton, but by that time, Lennon had already been playing the instrument live for some time. The harmonica break in "Hey! Baby" inspired Lennon's playing on The Beatles' first single, 1962's "Love Me Do", as well as later Beatles records, and the harmonica break on Frank Ifield's "I Remember You."
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Channel, Bruce Filmography
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2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
Bruce Channel
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- Hey! Baby released: 1962
Hey! Baby
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Lyrics list:lyrics
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Number One Man: Greatest Big Hits & Highlights
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Hey Baby
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Dream Baby
If Only I Had Known
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
When I saw you walking down the street
I said that's a kind of girl i'd like to meet
She's so pretty, Lord she's fine
I'm gonna make her mine all mine
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
When you turned and walked away
That's when I want to say
C'mon baby, give me a whirl
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
When you turned and walked away
That's when I want to say
C'mon baby, give me a whirl
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey hey hey, baby
C'mon, baby now.....
