Bruce Channel

Bruce Channel ( ; born November 28, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1962 number-one hit record "Hey! Baby".

Early life Channel was born in Jacksonville, Texas. He was born into a musical family who sang, and his father could also play harmonica, and by the time he was five years old could sing and play guitar, having learned from a cousin who lived in the family home. While he was still in high school, his family moved to Dallas, where he played concerts at benefit shows and youth centers.

Career Channel performed originally for the radio program Louisiana Hayride and then joined with the harmonica player Delbert McClinton, singing country music. Channel was a regular on the program for six months, and as he remained in Texas, he would have to travel by train there every Saturday morning. It sold more than one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. Channel had four more singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Number One Man" (which peaked at number 52), "Come On Baby" (number 98), "Going Back to Louisiana" (number 89), and "Mr. Bus Driver" (number 90, produced by Dale Hawkins in Memphis and recorded by Terry Manning), but none of them was as successful as "Hey! Baby", and he is considered a one-hit wonder.

Channel toured Europe and was assisted at one gig by the Beatles, who were then little known.

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