Chris Kenner

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Kenner's greatest success: Like It Like That on Instant 3229

Chris Kenner (born December 25, 1929 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † January 25, 1976 ) was an American songwriter and singer in the field of rhythm and blues (R&B).

Musical career

Kenner began his musical career as a songwriter in the 1950s and first gained regional popularity in New Orleans. In 1956 he began to sing about records himself, one of his first appearing with the newly founded New York record company Baton Records. Just a year later, Kenner got a record deal with the established company Imperial Records , which included Fats Domino under contract. On his first Imperial single he published the title Sick and Tired , composed by him , with which he reached 13th place in the R&B charts. Between 1959 and 1961, Kenner published his records on several small record labels without making the hit lists with them again. Only with the change to Instant Records in his native New Orleans did the record success return. The company, founded in 1961, released its first single production with the Chris Kenner title I Like It Like That . The song, composed jointly by Kenner and Fats Domino, reached number two on the Billboard charts on both the Hot 100 and the R&B charts and sold over a million times. It was Kenner's greatest success as an interpreter. As a singer he only entered the charts once with his 1963 own composition Land of 1000 Dances (77th on Hot 100).

The title Land of 1000 Dances was also successful with other interpreters, including Wilson Pickett in the US, the 1st (R&B) and 6 (Hot 100) and a 22nd place in Great Britain. The Dave Clark Five came in seventh place in the US Hot 100 with the Kenner composition I Like It Like That . By 1983, ten Kenner songs were sung by other artists on the Hot 100. Kenner had late and outstanding success as a co-author with the song Here Comes the Hotstepper sung by Ini Kamoze , which was ranked number 1 in the USA in 1994 (Hot 100 ) and 2 (R&B) and ranked fourth in the UK charts.

Personal

In 1968, Kenner was sentenced to three years in prison for raping a minor. He later suffered from alcohol problems . He died of a heart attack in his hometown at the age of 46.

Billboard Quotes

title year Label Hot 100 R&B
Sick and tired 1957 Imperial 13.
I Like It Like That (Part 1) 1961 Instant 02. 02.
Land of 1000 Dances 1963 Instant 77.

Singles

published From page Cat.No.
1956 Grandma's House / Don't Let Her Pin That Charge Baton 220
1957 Sick and Tired / Nothing Will Keep Me From You Imperial 5448
1958 I Have News For You / Will You Be Mine Imperial 5488
1959 Rocket to the Moon / Life Is Just A Struggle Ron 335
1960 Don't Make No Noise / You Can't Beat Uncle Sam Pontchartrain 8068
1961 Don't Make No Noise / Right Kind Of Girl Prigan 2002
1961 I Like It Like That Pt 1 / I Like It Like That Pt 2 Instant 3229
1961 Very True Story / Packin 'Up Instant 3234
1961 Something You Got / Come See About Me Instant 3237
1962 How Far / Time Instant 3244
1962 Let Me Show You How (To Twist) / Johnny Little Instant 3247
1962 Land Of 1000 Dances / That's My Girl Instant 3252
1963 Come Back And See / Go Thru Life Instant 3257
1964 What's Wrong With Life / Never Reach Perfection Instant 3263
1964 She Can Dance / Anybody Here See My Baby Instant 3265
1965 Timber - Pt 1 / Timber - Pt 2 Atlantic 2290
1965 The Life Of My Baby / They Took My Money Uptown 708
1965 Get On This Train Uptown 716
1966 I'm Lonely, Take Me / Cinderella Instant 3277
1966 All Night Rambler Pt 1 / All Night Rambler Pt 2 Instant 3280
1967 Shoo Rah / Stretch My Hands To You Instant 3283
1967 Fumigate Funky Broadway / Wind The Clock Instant 3286
1968 Memories Of A King Pt1 / Memories Of A King Pt2 Instant 3290
1968 Mini-Skirts And Soul / Sad Mistake Instant 3293

LPs

published title Cat.No.
1966 Land of 1000 Dances Atlantic 8117
1980 The name of the place Bandy 70015

literature

  • Frank Laufenberg: Rock & Pop Lexicon. Econ 1998, Volume 1, ISBN 3-612-26206-8 , p. 813
  • Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei Lübbe 1997, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 , p. 338.
  • Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs , 2nd, Barrie and Jenkins Ltd, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 .

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personal data
SURNAME Connoisseur, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American songwriter and singer
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1976