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Biography
The Cyrkle was a short-lived United States|American rock and roll band (music)|band active in the mid-1960s. The group charted two Top 40 hits, " Red Rubber Ball ," and " Turn Down Day ". They still receive significant airplay on oldies radio stations across the United States.
Career
The band was formed by guitarists and lead singers Don Dannemann and Tom Dawes (bass guitar), who met while studying at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton , Pennsylvania . The other members were Earl Pickens on keyboards and Marty Fried on drums. They were originally a " frat rock " band called The Rhondells but were later discovered and management|managed by Brian Epstein , who was better known as manager of The Beatles . Epstein's business partner was New York attorney Nathan Weiss, who heard the band in Atlantic City, New Jersey , on Labor Day in 1965. He became their manager and renamed them.''Beatles' Manager To Handle U.S. Group , Port Arthur, Texas News, June 8, 1966, pg. 34. John Lennon provided the unique spelling of their new name, which is a reference to the circular roundabout located in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton . They were record producer|produced by John Simon.
In the summer of 1966, they opened on fourteen dates for the Beatles during their United States|U.S. tour. On August 28, they headed the opening acts performing prior to The Beatles at Dodger Stadium . The other artists who appeared were Bobby Hebb , The Ronettes , and The Remains . Beatles Show Acts Listed, Los Angeles Times , August 11, 1966, pg. D13. Before touring with The Beatles, The Cyrkle had a successful engagement at the Downtown Discothθque in New York City . The Swinging Set, Music Revolution Still Going Strong , The Daily Review, Hayward, California , Wednesday, July 6, 1966, pg. 25. They were also on the bill for the final Beatles concert at Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.
The Cyrkle is best known for their 1966 song " Red Rubber Ball ," which went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart|chart . It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a music recording sales certification|gold disc .cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 203 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 It was songwriter|co-written by Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel and Bruce Woodley of The Seekers . It was released on the Columbia Records|Columbia record label . The band had one more Top 20 chart-topper|hit , "Turn-Down Day," later in 1966. After the release of their debut album, Red Rubber Ball, they recorded a second album, Neon , in late 1966, and a film|movie soundtrack , The Minx , in 1967. They followed that with various single (music)|singles and then disbanded in late 1967.
Both Dawes and Danneman became professional jingle writers after The Cyrkle disbanded. Dawes later wrote the famous "plop plop fizz fizz" jingle for Alka-Seltzer . Danneman wrote jingles for Continental Airlines and Swanson Foods. He penned the original 7Up Uncola song. TV Star, Recording Star: The Power Of The Tube , Los Angeles Times, December 13, 1981, pg. U104. In 1977, Dawes produced Foghat . On The Scene , Pacific Stars and Stripes (newspaper) , Wednesday, March 9, 1977, pg. 16.
Discography
with U.S. Billboard (BB), U.S. Cashbox (CB), and Canadian (CAN) chart peak positions.
Singles
1966 & ndash; " Red Rubber Ball " (BB #2, CB #3, Canada|CAN #1) / "How Can I Leave Her" & ndash; Columbia 43589
1966 & ndash; "Turn Down Day" (BB #16, CB #18, CAN #16) / "Big, Little Woman" & ndash; Columbia 43729
1966 & ndash; "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" (BB #59, CB #50, CAN #31) / "Money To Burn" & ndash; Columbia 43871
1967 & ndash; "I Wish You Could Be Here" (BB #70, CB #57) / "The Visit (She Was Here)" & ndash; Columbia 43965
1967 & ndash; "Camaro" / "SS 396" (By Paul Revere & The Raiders) & ndash; Columbia Special Products 466
:: Promotional single created exclusively for Chevrolet dealers
1967 & ndash; "We Had A Good Thing Goin'" (BB #72, CB #65) / "Two Rooms" & ndash; Columbia 44108
1967 & ndash; "Penny Arcade" (BB #95, CB #61) / "The Words" & ndash; Columbia 44224
1967 & ndash; "Turn Of The Century" (BB #112) / "Don't Cry, No Fears, No Tears Comin'" & ndash; Columbia 44366
1968 & ndash; "Friends" / "Reading Her Papers" & ndash; Columbia 44426
1968 & ndash; "Red Chair Fade Away" / "Where Are You Going? " & ndash; Columbia 44491
19? ? & ndash; " Red Rubber Ball "/"Turn Down Day" & ndash; Columbia Hall Of Fame 33103
Albums
1966 & ndash; Red Rubber Ball (BB #47, CB #47) & ndash; Columbia CL 2544 (Mono) / CS 9344 (Stereo)
:: Both reissues feature the original album tracks plus outtakes, demos, and non-LP singles tracks.
Members
Tom Dawes (born July 25, 1944, Albany, New York|Albany , New York died October 13, 2007, New York, New York|New York , New York ) lead singing|vocals , lead guitar , bass guitar|bass
Don Dannemann (born May 9, 1944, Brooklyn , New York City|New York ) lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Marty Fried (born Martin Fried, 1944, Wayside, New Jersey|Wayside , New Jersey ) drum kit|drums , vocals (nowWhen|date=February 2011 a bankruptcy lawyer in Southfield, Michigan|Southfield , Michigan )
Earle Pickens keyboard instrument|keyboards (first album) (nowWhen|date=February 2011 a general surgery|surgeon in Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville , Florida )
Michael Losekamp keyboards, vocals (second album) & ndash; (nowWhen|date=February 2011 an engineer for AT& T and an active musician in Columbus and Dayton, Ohio) http://www.whiterabbitband.com/new_page_2.htm
Jon Alexander (born April 29, 1950), Brooklyn, New York (keyboards)
References
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External links
http://www.classicbands.com/cyrkle.html The Cyrkle at Classicbands.com
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