Johnny Cymbal, at March 11, 1993 Writers in the Round, sings his 1960 hit "Mr. Bass Man." This footage was shot just days before Johnny died.
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@rob1tnt17 жыл бұрын
Johnny Cymbal should be remembered for more than just this one song although it it a wonderful song. R.I.P. Johnny you always will be Mr Bass Man! 1945-1993
@Mendelevius10 жыл бұрын
He died five days after this..RIP
@shrededwheat8 жыл бұрын
I never realized that he was singing both voices.
@tacogillespie45618 жыл бұрын
+Richard Cote He didn't sing both parts on the original recording. Ronnie Bright sang the bass part on the recording. Ronnie just died in Nov of 2015.
@deserthawk18 жыл бұрын
He didn't. He borrowed Ronnie Bright from The Coasters to sing bass.
@isDotAeatable11 жыл бұрын
i think its awesome that people still enjoy these kind of music
@yamahonkawazuki15 жыл бұрын
a sad loss, this guy was before my time, but a timeless piece
@horarwgt16 жыл бұрын
Remarkable video, especially considering that Johnny died only five days later of a heart attack. His original "Mr. Bass Man" reached #16 nationally in the spring of 1963 and was actually a duet between Johnny Cymbal and the uncredited Ronnie Bright, who was the bass vocalist with The Valentines. Johnny is also remembered for what became his all-time biggest hit, "Cinnamon," which he released under the name "Derek" in October 1968. It soared to #11 just as the year crossed over into 1969.
@1musiclvr17 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to the seventh grade. I LOVED that song. Rest in peace Johnny.
@philipanninos48648 жыл бұрын
Johnny Cymbal died 5 days after this performance On March 16, 1993 of a heart attack in his sleep
@pattytancyus15 жыл бұрын
I have loved this song for years!Ididn't realize he died right after making this video.I used to call our oldies radio station to play it and even had my kids loving it.They still remember it today.
@54spiritedwill5416 жыл бұрын
AMAZING !!!! What an amazing talent. One of the very best. Always way ahead of his time.
@cliffssunnyhoneygirl8 жыл бұрын
I want to be a bass man too!
@FanE4AdamL15 жыл бұрын
Always loved this song! Very nice to see he had a big singing range. Sad he died so young.
@slikets17 жыл бұрын
A great song! As far as I know Johnny Cymbal died 4 days after this show. Sad...
@2009metisman10 жыл бұрын
one of my all-time favorites
@AfricanEye-Wildlife12 жыл бұрын
This was a great favourite of mine. Was a No1 hit on the most succesful radio station in Africa, namely LM Radio (Lorenco Marques Radio).
@57levity12 жыл бұрын
According to Wikipedia, he died in his sleep of a heart attack at the age of 48. Years prior to that, "he conquered his own addictions and rediscovered his Christianity."
@mons1015 жыл бұрын
THIS ONE IS THE BEST!
@fjbutch12 жыл бұрын
Well,.. I was never aware that he died back in '93..so talented..
@bufb16 жыл бұрын
this one is great...
@daintyWatch14 жыл бұрын
Great !
@JuBa34715 жыл бұрын
I lov this song :D
@electrodbluesDavBer14 жыл бұрын
I think that's my favorite video...
@offensivejerk17 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the uploads, man. Greatly apprecianted.
@jmf813410 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid and first heard this song, I thought it was " Mr. Spaceman"! Was I the only one?
@vicswift24399 жыл бұрын
Same with me!!!
@albusport9669 жыл бұрын
Joseph Ficker
@albusport9669 жыл бұрын
Joseph Ficker A parodied version of this song was shown on British television, presumably in 1963, with a woman singing "Mr. Spaceman" to a man with his head in a goldfish bowl, presumably meant to represent an astronaut's helmet. Funnily enough, it is only the parody that I remember.
@questionguy58638 жыл бұрын
Pure talent.
@walterkloefkorn73639 жыл бұрын
1963 hit.
@xLaBoSx12 жыл бұрын
great song
@tayleeanondus279811 жыл бұрын
AMAZEING!
@bosuxredsux51278 жыл бұрын
was in 3rd grade when i heard this all the time in the school bus.
@biancaturner7258 жыл бұрын
loooooooove it
@deserthawk111 жыл бұрын
Thank you posting this rare clip
@peggypapadatos11 жыл бұрын
TO BAD...HE IS GONE, SO EARLY AGE..~~~
@MEH5617 жыл бұрын
i remember that on the radio after i learned the words i tried to sing along
@lufkin45610 жыл бұрын
He also did and wrote a song called cinnamon in a band called Derek
@Neutralmoonchild11 жыл бұрын
my uncle johnny died of a heartattack not from drinking just so you know
@PsychoDad186016 жыл бұрын
Great!!!!!!!!!!!
@Jokkelajnen16 жыл бұрын
He got a heartattack in his sleep. This he plays 11 March. He died 16 March, the same year.
@urbanexplorer199613 жыл бұрын
@lowlights actualy it was a heartattack in his sleep :(
@styldsteel18 жыл бұрын
Oh snap. Poor guy died at 48 years old in 1993. Shame.
@zetmac17 жыл бұрын
I'm looking for the original version of the hot, but this one is also a BLAST :P
@TheZeevik9 жыл бұрын
PRETTY COVERING HIMSELF
@raltoni18 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Bright, best known as being "Mr. Bass Man" RIP
@whistlewing11 жыл бұрын
His best was "MARY IN THE MORNING"!
@fucheduck13 жыл бұрын
my folks listend to his songs on "KOMA" on long trips. I always thought gitars but he referrs to the bass voice.
@chasedrgc122312 жыл бұрын
He died on March 16, 1993
@kathleenmiles11328 жыл бұрын
I never knew that he sang both!
@MusicDude8616 жыл бұрын
don't forget Teenage Heaven!
@MusicDude8616 жыл бұрын
C, Am, F, and G are the verse chords Bridge goes F, C, D, G
@memorek118 жыл бұрын
so sorry to hear he passed so young as did know him but wonder if he ever mentioned living in Moab Ut for his jr. year
@Cenote9 жыл бұрын
GARTH MARENGHI!!!!!!!!!!
@Stenheart9 жыл бұрын
this is so cool hehehe
@medhist200615 жыл бұрын
Who sang the bass part on the original recording?
@mowm8816 жыл бұрын
Yeah. These guys tend to get a ton of $ and the vices that go w/ it an early age-remember he said Mr Bassman was in '63 when he was really young--so there ya be. Prematurely aged. And I'm rambling. Anyways-I like this footage, kinda rare.
@pmoyer5014 жыл бұрын
I hated Boy Scouts. My father forced me to join the troop. Hated all the stupid ceremonies around the flag before dinner in full dress uniform. Too militaristic for my blood. All present and accounted for . . . Sir! Used to sing this all the time while doing the required over night hike at Resica Falls. Great song. Even more fun to sing.
@zdybski17 жыл бұрын
Somebody know a score for piano this song.
@PhantomoftheOperaOG14 жыл бұрын
"This footage was shot just days before Johnny died." Kind creepy.... O.o
@whoamancool16 жыл бұрын
he says he was 17 when he wrote Mr. Bass Man though, not 15
@redriverfollow17 жыл бұрын
Maybe I am being ignorant, but I never knew of his death. Could you tell me when and how he died.
@lagerhound15 жыл бұрын
Looks a tad more like Elton John than Roy Orbison.
@olstar1814 жыл бұрын
Would have been good if he had lived longer but he wasn't really young.