▁his ▁church ▁cho ir . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁te ens , ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁long sh orem an . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁record ings , ▁for ▁a ▁small ▁label , ▁Bat on ▁Records , ▁without ▁success . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁his ▁" S ick ▁and ▁T ired " ▁for ▁Imperial ▁Records . ▁Ken ner ' s ▁recording ▁reached ▁number ▁ 1 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁R & B ▁chart . ▁F ats ▁Dom ino ▁covered ▁it ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁and ▁his ▁version ▁became ▁a ▁hit ▁on ▁the ▁pop ▁chart . ▁" R ocket ▁to ▁the ▁Moon " ▁and ▁" Life ▁Is ▁Just ▁a ▁Str ug gle ", ▁both ▁cut ▁for ▁Ron ▁Records , ▁were ▁other ▁notable ▁songs ▁Ken ner ▁recorded ▁in ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁Mov ing ▁to ▁another ▁New ▁Orleans ▁label , ▁Inst ant ▁( which ▁was ▁initially ▁called ▁' Val i ant ' ▁before ▁they ▁discovered ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁use ), ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁pian ist ▁and ▁arr anger ▁Allen ▁T ouss aint . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁this ▁collaboration ▁produced ▁" I ▁Like ▁It ▁Like ▁That ", ▁his ▁biggest ▁and ▁first ▁pop ▁hit , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart ▁( cover ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Dave ▁Clark ▁Five ), ▁and ▁" Something ▁You ▁Got