Cymarron

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Cymarron
Origin Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Soft rock
Years active1971-1972
Labels Columbia/Entrance
Spinoffs The Remingtons
Past members
  • Richard Mainegra
  • Sherrill Parks
  • Rick Yancey

Cymarron was an American soft rock band from Memphis, Tennessee. They are most famous for their song "Rings", a number 17 hit in 1971. [1] The recording went to No. 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at number 66 in Australia. [2] "Rings" was also the first single release on Columbia's Entrance label. The band released a follow-up single, "Valerie" which was not as successful, peaking at 96 [3] on the Billboard Hot 100 and 19 [4] on the Adult Contemporary chart. An album, also called "Rings" was released which reached 187 [5] on the Billboard 200 album chart. Cymarron was composed of Rick Yancey (December 31, 1947 – September 10, 2021), [6] Sherrill Parks, and Richard Mainegra. [7] They named their group after Cimarron Strip - a short-lived TV western from 1967. [7]

The band's only top 20 hit, "Rings" was written by outside songwriters Eddie Reeves and Alex Harvey, and produced by Chips Moman. [7] Moman had earlier hired Yancey as a studio musician. Yancey wrote the flip-side of their popular single, the song "Like Children". The song "Rings" was subsequently covered by both Lobo and Reuben Howell in 1974. [8] Lobo's version was released as a single which reached 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the Easy Listening chart. The song was also recorded in 1983 by Leo Kottke for his album, Time Step . Cymarron achieved little other success, despite releasing another album and several other singles. [7]

In 1991, Yancey and Mainegra joined Jimmy Griffin in forming the country music band The Remingtons. [9] Yancey and Griffin also performed together as GYG until Griffin's death in 2005. [10]

Yancey, singer and guitarist, died in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 10, 2021, at age 73. [6]

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  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 80. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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  6. 1 2 "Obituary Ricky Yancey". dignitymemorial.com.
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