Danny Smythe (August 25, 1948 – July 6, 2016),Danny Smythe August 25, 1948 - July 6, 2016
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The Box Tops The Box Tops is an American rock band formed in Memphis in 1967. They are best known for the hits " The Letter", "Cry Like a Baby", "Choo Choo Train," and " Soul Deep" and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. They perform ...

, an American rock band. Smythe was born in

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...

. With the Box Tops he had major hits on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, such as the #1 hit in 1967, " The Letter", and the #2 hit in 1968, "

Cry Like a Baby "Cry Like a Baby" is a 1968 song written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, and performed by The Box Tops. The song reached #2 in April 1968 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. It was kept out of the top spot by B ...

". By January 1968, he returned to school. After his time with the band, he studied art and was a freelance illustrator for advertising agencies. The original lineup of the Box Tops reunited in 1996. The cover of the band's album ''Tear Off!'' (1998) was designed by Smythe. Smythe, a resident of

Plainfield, Illinois Plainfield is a village in Will and Kendall counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 44,762 at the 2020 census. The village includes land in Will County's Plainfield and Wheatland townships, as well as Na-Au-Say and Oswego tow ...

, died in 2016 of unknown causes, at age 67.

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1948 births 2016 deaths Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee Male drummers The Box Tops members {{US-drummer-stub