![]() “Red Rubber Ball,” backed by a Dannemann-Dawes original, “How Can I Leave Her,” entered the Billboard chart on May 21, 1966, and peaked at #2 during the week of July 9, kept from the top spot by their manager’s main clients, whose “Paperback Writer” was their latest smash. At its core it’s a basic breakup/brushoff tune, but its chorus ensures that better times are ahead: “And I think it’s gonna be all right/Yeah, the worst is over now/The mornin’ sun is shinin’ like a red rubber ball.” “Red Rubber Ball” was, by any measure, not only a very catchy tune in the red-hot folk-rock mode, but more sophisticated lyrically than the majority of the era’s top 40 hits. to r.): Producer John Simon, Marty Fried, Don Dannemann, Tom Dawes, attorney Nat Weiss, manager Brian Epstein 2022’s Star-Studded Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London.Radio Hits in September 1972: Hold Your Head Up.Aerosmith Opens Farewell Tour, ‘Peace Out’.‘The Singers’ Book Features Discussions With Top Vocalists About Their Voices.When John Lennon and Yoko Ono Helped Jerry Lewis.John Mellencamp’s Dark But Rewarding ‘Orpheus Descending:’ Review.Remember Five Man Electrical Band’s 1971 Hit, ‘Signs’?. ![]() Former Smash Mouth Lead Singer Steve Harwell Dies.The 10 #1 Albums of 1976: Alive and Well.Gary Wright, Spooky Tooth Leader and ‘Dream Weaver’ Hitmaker, Dead at 80.Before They Were Stars: More Early Recordings From Rockers.Faces 2015 Reunion Gave Fans a ‘Glorious’ 7 Songs.The Animals: A Final Interview with the Five Original Band Members (The Early Days).Bob Dylan Book, With Deep Dive Into His Archives, Gets Companion Album.After 50+ Years, Electric Hot Tuna Calling It Quits Will Continue to Perform Acoustically.Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks Both Note 50th Anniversary of Their Duo Album.Henry Diltz on the Early ‘70s Los Angeles Music Scene.Rolling Stones Announce New Studio Album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’.
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