Jack Hammer (songwriter)

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Earl Solomon Burroughs (Fulton County, Georgia, 16 September 1925), better known by his stage name Jack Hammer, is an American pianist, singer and songwriter. Among his hits was "Great Balls of Fire".[1][2]

References

  1. Nick Tosches Hellfire -1998 - Page 129 "During the third week of August, Jerry Lee recorded "Great Balls of Fire," a song written by Jack Hammer, a New York session pianist, and Otis Blackwell, the eccentric black songwriter and singer who had supplied Elvis with his two biggest ...
  2. Rockabilly.nl Jack Hammer "At present (2010) he is living in Hollywood. A BMI search tells us that he has written 144 songs registered with BMI, including those credited to Earl Burroughs and Earl Burrows."


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