Clint Ballard, Jr.

Clint Ballard, Jr.
Birth name Clinton Conger Ballard, Jr.
Born May 24, 1931, El Paso, Texas, United States
Origin El Paso, Texas, United States
Died December 23, 2008, Denton, Texas, United States (age 77)
Occupations Songwriter
Years active 1960s-1970s
Notable instruments
piano

Clint Ballard, Jr. (born May 24, 1931 in El Paso, Texas; died December 23, 2008 in Denton, Texas[1]) was an American songwriter. He wrote two Billboard Hot 100 number one hits. The first was "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders in 1965.[2] The second was the 1975 hit, "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt.[3]

He also wrote "I'm Alive" for The Hollies, which was number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1965; and also "Good Timin'" for Jimmy Jones which reached number one in the UK five years earlier in 1960.

Other songs include "Gingerbread" for Frankie Avalon, and "There's Not a Minute" for Ricky Nelson and "Gotta Get a Hold of Myself" for The Zombies - see fuller list below.

Earlier in his career in 1957, Ballard 'discovered' the Kalin Twins and became their manager.[4]

He is not to be confused with fellow music industry notaries; Russ Ballard, Glen Ballard or Hank Ballard.

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Songwriting credits

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Growing up

When Ballard was 3 years old, he played the piano for KTSM, an El Paso radio station. When he was 11, he attended a musical program for gifted students at the University of North Texas. After serving in the U.S. Army, he moved to New York and became a song writer and a composer of musicals, including Come Back Little Sheba. His song, Hey, Little Baby, was recorded by band leader Mitch Miller and became the theme of the 1958 World's Fair in Belgium.[6][7][8]

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