The Midnighters the first million-selling hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips), and "Starting from Tonight" (written by Tucker). Ballard began writing for the group and became its lead singer. The group had some success and moved to another King Records subsidiary, Federal Records, for which they recorded "Get It", their first major R&B hit, which spent seven weeks in the Top 10 on the R&B chart and also sold well in mainstream markets. Around this time, the group's name was considered too similar to that of another group on the King roster, the "5" Royales, and the name was changed to
James House (singer) Broken Wing", which House co-wrote. House also contributed three songs to Steve Holy's debut album "Blue Moon". He also co-wrote six songs on Steve Azar's 2009 album "Slide On Over Here", on which he also played acoustic guitar, percussion and sang backing vocals. In 2012, House co-wrote The Mavericks' single "Born to Be Blue". In 2012, House formed the duo Troubadour Kings with John Brannen. Their debut album, "Heartache Town", was released in June 2012. Notes: James House (singer) James Andrew House (born March 22, 1955) is an American country music artist. Originally a member of a group called the