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Johnny Cymbal
Johnny Cymbal
Birth name	John Hendry Blair
Also known as	Brother John, Derek
Born	February 3, 1945; Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	March 16, 1993 (aged 48); Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; record producer;
Years active	1960–1993
Labels	MGM; Capitol; Kapp; DCP; Chelsea; Columbia; Amaret;

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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".

Overview

During a career that spanned four decades, 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.^[2] (The crucial Bass Man part was sung unaccredited by Ronnie Bright (1938–2015),^[2] who sang with the Cadillacs, the Valentines and, for 40 years, phase 2 of the Coasters.)^[3]

California

During this period in New York, Cymbal remained busy writing and producing 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 were settled into the West Coast, he joined them in Los Angeles. With the entrepreneurial Tobin running the business and Cymbal and Austin Roberts creating the music, they were making what Roberts describes as "the record of the day" — they'd write a song during the day, then head into the studio to record it that night — with either Cymbal and/or Roberts voicing it. The next day, according to Roberts, "Tobin would go sell it to three different labels." That may be an exaggeration, but they surely made a lot of music recording under names such as "Taurus" on Tower and "Brother John" on A&M.^[4]

Death

Johnny Cymbal died of a heart attack in March 1993, at the age of 48.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Mr. Bass Man (1963)
Cymbal and Clinger (with Peggy Clinger) (1972)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	AUS ^[6]^[7]^[8]	CAN ^[9]^[10]	NZ ^[11]	UK ^[12]	US ^[13]^[14]	US AC ^[15]
1960	"It'll Be Me"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1960	"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"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1965	"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	—
1968	"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.^[16]

References

^ "Johnny Cymbal". Archived from the original on September 26, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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)". Vintagevinylnews.com.
^ All in all, Johnny Cymbal recorded under the following names: 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.
^ https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/johnny_cymbal.htm
^ Grant. "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1963". Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^ Grant. "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1968". Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^ Grant. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "CHUM 30, week of December 14, 1968". December 14, 1968. Retrieved October 19, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^ "JOHNNY CYMBAL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 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

[17] "Cinnamon" also peaked at number 3 on the Canadian RPM chart.^[16]

[1] "Johnny Cymbal". Archived from the original on September 26, 2007.

[LarkinGE-2] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 611/2. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

[3] "Passings: Ronnie Bright of the Valentines, Coasters and Johnny Cymbal's "Mr. Bass Man" (1938 - 2015)". Vintagevinylnews.com.

[4] All in all, Johnny Cymbal recorded under the following names: 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.

[5] ttps://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/johnny_cymbal.htm

[6] Grant. "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1963". Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[7] Grant. "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1968". Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[8] Grant. "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1970". Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[9] "CHUM Hit Parade, week of March 4, 1963". chumtribute.com. March 4, 1963. Retrieved November 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[10] "CHUM 30, week of December 14, 1968". December 14, 1968. Retrieved October 19, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[11] "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[12] "JOHNNY CYMBAL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[13] "Johnny Cymbal". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[14] "Derek". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[15] "Johnny Cymbal". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[16] Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

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+'''Johnny Cymbal''' (born '''John Hendry Blair'''; February 3, 1945 – March 16, 1993)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=%22JOHNNY+CYMBAL%22&sp-a=sp1000ee84|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231900/http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=%22JOHNNY+CYMBAL%22&sp-a=sp1000ee84|url-status=dead|title=Johnny Cymbal|archivedate=September 26, 2007}}</ref> was a Scottish-born American songwriter, singer, and record producer who had numerous hit records, including his [[List of signature songs|signature song]], "Mr. Bass Man".
 ==Overview==
 During a career that spanned four decades, 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 crucial Bass Man part was sung unaccredited by [[Ronnie Bright]] (1938–2015), who sang with the Cadillacs, the Valentines and, for 40 years, phase 2 of the Coasters.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2015/11/passings-ronnie-bright-of-cadillacs.html|title=Passings: Ronnie Bright of the Valentines, Coasters and Johnny Cymbal's "Mr. Bass Man" (1938 - 2015)|website=Vintagevinylnews.com}}</ref>
+In 1963, with the hit "Mr. Bass Man", Cymbal was recognized as a teen star.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=611/2}}</ref> (The crucial Bass Man part was sung unaccredited by [[Ronnie Bright]] (1938–2015),<ref name="LarkinGE"/> who sang with the Cadillacs, the Valentines and, for 40 years, phase 2 of the Coasters.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2015/11/passings-ronnie-bright-of-cadillacs.html|title=Passings: Ronnie Bright of the Valentines, Coasters and Johnny Cymbal's "Mr. Bass Man" (1938 - 2015)|website=Vintagevinylnews.com}}</ref>
 ===California===
-During this period in [[New York (state)|New York]], Cymbal remained busy writing and producing records for a number of artists, including [[Gene Pitney]] 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 very good singer as well as a writer, stayed in New York, but soon after they were settled into the West Coast, he joined them in L.A. With the entrepreneurial Tobin running the business and Cymbal and Austin Roberts creating the music, they were making what Roberts describes as "the record of the day" — they'd write a song during the day, then head into the studio to record it that night — with either Cymbal and/or Roberts voicing it. The next day, according to Roberts, "Tobin would go sell it to three different labels." That may be an exaggeration, but they surely made a lot of music recording under names such as "Taurus" on [[Tower Records|Tower]] and "Brother John" on [[A&M Records|A&M]].<ref>All in all, Johnny Cymbal recorded under the following names: 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.</ref>
+During this period in [[New York (state)|New York]], Cymbal remained busy writing and producing records for a number of artists, including [[Gene Pitney]]<ref name="LarkinGE"/> 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 were settled into the West Coast, he joined them in Los Angeles. With the entrepreneurial Tobin running the business and Cymbal and Austin Roberts creating the music, they were making what Roberts describes as "the record of the day" — they'd write a song during the day, then head into the studio to record it that night — with either Cymbal and/or Roberts voicing it. The next day, according to Roberts, "Tobin would go sell it to three different labels." That may be an exaggeration, but they surely made a lot of music recording under names such as "Taurus" on [[Tower Records|Tower]] and "Brother John" on [[A&M Records|A&M]].<ref>All in all, Johnny Cymbal recorded under the following names: 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.</ref>
+==Death==
+Johnny Cymbal died of a heart attack in March 1993, at the age of 48.<ref>https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/johnny_cymbal.htm</ref>
 == Discography==
 ===Albums===
 * ''Mr. Bass Man'' (1963)
 * ''Cymbal and Clinger'' (with Peggy Clinger) (1972)
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 !<small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|title=Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1963|url=https://www.top100singles.net/2013/02/every-amr-top-100-single-in-1963.html|access-date=2020-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|title=Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1968|url=https://www.top100singles.net/2013/02/every-amr-top-100-single-in-1968.html|access-date=2020-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|title=Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1970|url=https://www.top100singles.net/2011/11/every-amr-top-100-single-in-1970.html|access-date=2020-11-22}}</ref>
 !<small>[[CHUM Chart|CAN]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 March 1963|title=CHUM Hit Parade, week of March 4, 1963|url=http://chumtribute.com/63-03-04-chart.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=22 November 2020|website=chumtribute.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 December 1968|title=CHUM 30, week of December 14, 1968|url=http://chumtribute.com/68-12-14-chart.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 October 2020|website=}}</ref>
-!<small>[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=flavour of new zealand - search listener|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=710#n_view_location|access-date=2020-11-22|website=www.flavourofnz.co.nz}}</ref>
+!<small>[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=flavour of new zealand - search listener|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=710#n_view_location|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Flavourofnz.co.nz}}</ref>
-!<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=JOHNNY CYMBAL {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10632/johnny-cymbal/|access-date=2020-11-22|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
+!<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=JOHNNY CYMBAL {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10632/johnny-cymbal/|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Officialcharts.com}}</ref>
 !<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny Cymbal|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/johnny-cymbal/chart-history|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Derek|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/derek/chart-history/HSI/song/575189|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Billboard}}</ref>
 !<small>[[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny Cymbal|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/johnny-cymbal/chart-history/ASI|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Billboard}}</ref>
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+|1{{Efn|group=upper-alpha|"Cinnamon" also peaked at number 3 on the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' chart.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Canada|first=Library and Archives|date=2013-07-17|title=Image : RPM Weekly|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5873&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.5873.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5873|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref>}}
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