Red Rubber Ball Singer

Red rubber ball is a pop song written by paul simon and bruce woodley of the seekers and recorded by the cyrkle whose version reached no.

Red rubber ball singer. The cyrkle is best known for their 1966 song red rubber ball which went to no. Image with audio 1967 live recording at the lincoln center. 2 on the us billboard hot 100 and in south africa and new zealand. Rubber ball was an early 1961 hit for bobby vee on liberty records.

The song was recorded on august 12 1960 in a four song three hour session at united in hollywood. Red rubber ball and the follow up hit turn down day were as one might expect by far the best cuts. It was co written by paul simon of simon and garfunkel and bruce woodley of the seekers and was released by columbia records. Recorded in stereo.

It was the record which made vee an international star. The cyrkle was a short lived american rock and roll band active in the mid 1960s. 2 on the billboard hot 100 chart. In canada the song reached no.

Co written with the seekers bruce woodley. It rose to number 47 on the charts and a second single turn down day was issued in the early summer of 1966 reaching number 16 and thus completing the group s stay in the pop chart annals. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. An lp titled red rubber ball was recorded that spring under producer john simon utilizing the same lyrical folk rock sound found on the 45 disc.