Facts:   - instrument: vocals    - years active: 1959 -- early 1970s , and semi-active later    - genre: rock and roll , pop , rockabilly , country      - name: bruce channel    - label: smash uk -rrb- records , collectables records , mercury records -lrb-    - birth place: jacksonville , texas , united states    - occupation: singer , songwriter   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bruce channel .
The answer to this question is:
bruce channel -lrb- pronounced `` shə-nell '' ; born bruce mcmeans , november 28 , 1940 -rrb- is an american singer , known for his 1962 million-selling number one success , `` hey !baby '' .