Johnny Cymbal (born John Hendry Blair; February 3, 1945 – March 16, 1993)[1] was a Scottish-born American songwriter, singer and record producer who had numerous hit records, including his signature song, "Mr. Bass Man".
During a 33-year career, Cymbal made an impact on popular music worldwide as a songwriter, singer, performer and record producer. During those years, in addition to his rock and roll anthem, "Mr. Bass Man", he was responsible for hit records including "Teenage Heaven", "Cinnamon" (Under the pseudonym "Derek"), "Mary in the Morning", "Rock Me Baby" and "I'm Drinking Canada Dry".
In 1963, with the hit "Mr. Bass Man", Cymbal was recognized as a teen star. (The "Bass Man" part was sung uncredited by Ronnie Bright (1938–2015),[2] who sang with the Cadillacs, the Valentines and, for 40 years, phase two of the Coasters.)[3] In 1973, Who bassist John Entwistle covered the song on his third solo album, Rigor Mortis Sets In.
In New York state, Cymbal wrote and produced records for a number of artists, including Gene Pitney[2] and Terri Gibbs (who had a big country crossover hit with "Somebody's Knockin'"). In early 1969, as the New York recording scene slowed dramatically, Cymbal and his writing/producing partner George Tobin moved their base to California. Initially, Austin Roberts, who was a singer as well as a writer, stayed in New York, but soon after they had settled into the West Coast, he joined them in Los Angeles. With the entrepreneurial Tobin running the business and Cymbal and Roberts creating the music, they were making what Roberts describes as "the record of the day" — they would write a song during the day, then go into the studio to record it that night — with either Cymbal and/or Roberts singing it. The next day, according to Roberts, "Tobin would go sell it to three different labels." That may be an exaggeration, but they certainly made a lot of music recording under names such as "Taurus" on Tower and "Brother John" on A&M.[4]
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Cymbal died of a heart attack on March 16, 1993, at the age of 48.[5]
^"Passings: Ronnie Bright of the Valentines, Coasters and Johnny Cymbal's "Mr. Bass Man" (1938 - 2015)". Vintage Vinyl News. November 30, 2015.
^Cymbal recorded under the names of Johnny Cymbal, Derek, the Eye-Full Tower ("Carol Cartoon", SSS Int'l 700), American Machine ("Snowball", Tower 473), the Sideshow ("Nickels and Times", (GRT 6), Brother John ("Polyanna", A&M 1199), Simonshy ("Hal, the Bill Collector", Mercury 73047), Dallas ("Ragamuffin Man", Marina 501), Milk ("Angela Jones", Buddah), Taurus ("Hey Jane", Tower 487), the Cymbal Roberts Band, James River Drive, the Non-Conformists Cymbal and Clinger.
^Caudlle, Daniel (April 8, 2019). "Johnny Cymbal: 1960s teen heartthrob". Clinton News Record. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
^"Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1963". Retrieved November 22, 2020. - "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1968". Retrieved November 22, 2020. - "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1970". Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^"CHUM Hit Parade, week of March 4, 1963". chumtribute.com. March 4, 1963. Retrieved November 22, 2020. - "CHUM 30, week of December 14, 1968". December 14, 1968. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^"flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^"JOHNNY CYMBAL full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^"Johnny Cymbal". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020. - "Derek". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^"Johnny Cymbal". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
External linksedit
Video of Johnny Cymbal, in 1993, singing "Mr. Bass Man" on YouTube
Video of Johnny Cymbal, in 1993, singing "Cinnamon" on YouTube
Video of Johnny Cymbal, in 1993, singing "I'm Drinking Canada Dry" on YouTube
Video of Johnny Cymbal, in 1993, singing "Mary in the Morning" on YouTube
Allmusic
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Johnny Cymbal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Johnny Cymbal born John Hendry Blair February 3 1945 March 16 1993 1 was a Scottish born American songwriter singer and record producer who had numerous hit records including his signature song Mr Bass Man Johnny CymbalBirth nameJohn Hendry BlairAlso known asBrother John DerekBorn 1945 02 03 February 3 1945Ochiltree East Ayrshire ScotlandDiedMarch 16 1993 1993 03 16 aged 48 Nashville Tennessee U S GenresPopOccupation s Singersongwriterrecord producerYears active1960 1993LabelsMGMCapitolKappDCPChelseaColumbiaAmaret Contents 1 Overview 2 Death 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles 4 References 5 External linksOverview editDuring a 33 year career Cymbal made an impact on popular music worldwide as a songwriter singer performer and record producer During those years in addition to his rock and roll anthem Mr Bass Man he was responsible for hit records including Teenage Heaven Cinnamon Under the pseudonym Derek Mary in the Morning Rock Me Baby and I m Drinking Canada Dry In 1963 with the hit Mr Bass Man Cymbal was recognized as a teen star The Bass Man part was sung uncredited by Ronnie Bright 1938 2015 2 who sang with the Cadillacs the Valentines and for 40 years phase two of the Coasters 3 In 1973 Who bassist John Entwistle covered the song on his third solo album Rigor Mortis Sets In In New York state Cymbal wrote and produced records for a number of artists including Gene Pitney 2 and Terri Gibbs who had a big country crossover hit with Somebody s Knockin In early 1969 as the New York recording scene slowed dramatically Cymbal and his writing producing partner George Tobin moved their base to California Initially Austin Roberts who was a singer as well as a writer stayed in New York but soon after they had settled into the West Coast he joined them in Los Angeles With the entrepreneurial Tobin running the business and Cymbal and Roberts creating the music they were making what Roberts describes as the record of the day they would write a song during the day then go into the studio to record it that night with either Cymbal and or Roberts singing it The next day according to Roberts Tobin would go sell it to three different labels That may be an exaggeration but they certainly made a lot of music recording under names such as Taurus on Tower and Brother John on A amp M 4 Death editCymbal died of a heart attack on March 16 1993 at the age of 48 5 Discography editAlbums edit Mr Bass Man 1963 Cymbal and Clinger with Peggy Clinger 1972 Singles edit Year Single Peak chart positions AUS 6 CAN 7 NZ 8 UK 9 US 10 US AC 11 1960 It ll Be Me The Water Was Red 1963 Mr Bass Man 13 31 24 16 Bachelor Man Teenage Heaven 80 58 19 Dum Dum Dee Dum 83 77 Hurdy Gurdy Man 1964 There Goes a Bad Girl Mitsu Surfin at Tia Juana Japan only release Pack of Lies Ashita Ga Arusa Japan only release Little Miss Lonely as Johnny Mr Bassman Cymbal Cheat Cheat 1965 Go V W Go Summertime s Here at Last 1966 Jessica 1967 Carol Cartoon with Paul Drefuss as The Eye Full Tower It Looks Like Love The Marriage of Charlotte Brown 1968 Cinnamon as Derek 10 1 A 10 11 Angela Jones as Milk 1969 Snowball as American Machine Back Door Man as Derek 59 Mr Bass Man re release Big River Bless You as Taurus Save All Your Lovin Hold It for Me Inside Out Outside In as Derek 1970 Polyanna as Brother John 84 1971 The Mookie Mookie Man with Peggy Clinger 1972 God Bless You Rock n Roll with Peggy Clinger 1973 The Dying River with Peggy Clinger Mr Bass Man 2nd re release Cinnamon re release Boulder Colorado promo only release 1990 Cinnamon 2nd re release 2001 A Pack of Lies Ashita Ga Arusa Japan only re release denotes releases that did not chart or were not released Notes Cinnamon also peaked at number 3 on the Canadian RPM chart 12 References edit Johnny Cymbal Archived from the original on September 26 2007 a b Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing pp 611 2 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Passings Ronnie Bright of the Valentines Coasters and Johnny Cymbal s Mr Bass Man 1938 2015 Vintage Vinyl News November 30 2015 Cymbal recorded under the names of Johnny Cymbal Derek the Eye Full Tower Carol Cartoon SSS Int l 700 American Machine Snowball Tower 473 the Sideshow Nickels and Times GRT 6 Brother John Polyanna A amp M 1199 Simonshy Hal the Bill Collector Mercury 73047 Dallas Ragamuffin Man Marina 501 Milk Angela Jones Buddah Taurus Hey Jane Tower 487 the Cymbal Roberts Band James River Drive the Non Conformists Cymbal and Clinger Caudlle Daniel April 8 2019 Johnny Cymbal 1960s teen heartthrob Clinton News Record Retrieved September 28 2022 Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1963 Retrieved November 22 2020 Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1968 Retrieved November 22 2020 Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1970 Retrieved November 22 2020 CHUM Hit Parade week of March 4 1963 chumtribute com March 4 1963 Retrieved November 22 2020 CHUM 30 week of December 14 1968 December 14 1968 Retrieved October 19 2020 flavour of new zealand search listener Flavourofnz co nz Retrieved November 22 2020 JOHNNY CYMBAL full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved November 22 2020 Johnny Cymbal Billboard Retrieved November 22 2020 Derek Billboard Retrieved November 22 2020 Johnny Cymbal Billboard Retrieved November 22 2020 Canada Library and Archives July 17 2013 Image RPM Weekly Bac lac gc ca Retrieved November 22 2020 External links editVideo of Johnny Cymbal in 1993 singing Mr Bass Man on YouTube Video of Johnny Cymbal in 1993 singing Cinnamon on YouTube Video of Johnny Cymbal in 1993 singing I m Drinking Canada Dry on YouTube Video of Johnny Cymbal in 1993 singing Mary in the Morning on YouTube Allmusic Retrieved from https en 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