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The Cyrkle - Don Dannemann & Mike Losekamp
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The Cyrkle had two big hits in 1966: "Red Rubber Ball" and "Turn Down Day." They're also known for being an opening act the Beatles' final U.S. tour that same year.
But only a few years before, the band was known as the Rhondells - the #1 party band on the campus of Lafayette University - a small private school in Easton, PA.In this episode of RPM45, we talk about:
- How Beatles manager Brian Epstein became their manager.
- How John Lennon gave them their new name.
- Their experience opening for The Beatles.
- How Paul Simon co-wrote "Red Rubber Ball," and how the band turned down another Simon-penned hit.
- What band members did after their "15 Minutes of Fame." ...
- How the band got back together 5 decades later.
- And more!
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