Bruce Channel (born as Bruce McMeans, on November 28, 1940, in Jacksonville, Texas) was a musician best known as a ‘one-hit-wonder’ known for his 1962 number one song “Hey! Baby” (also known as “Hey Baby”) while also being a songwriter for other artists.

Channel originally performed on the Louisiana Hayride radio show, and then joined up with harmonica-player Delbert McClinton singing country music. Bruce wrote “Hey! Baby” in 1959, together with Margaret Cobb