▁" Should ▁I ▁tw ist ▁his ▁nose ▁off ?" ▁Before ▁any ▁answer ▁came , ▁Record ▁said ▁Roberts ▁" s ud den ly ▁began ▁to ▁tw ist ▁my ▁nose , ▁and ▁when ▁I ▁pushed ▁his ▁arm ▁away ▁he ▁p unch ed ▁me ▁in ▁the ▁face , ▁knock ing ▁my ▁glass es ▁off ." ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁major ▁hit ▁for ▁T arn opol ▁was ▁the ▁roll er ▁sk ating ▁anth em ▁" B ounce ▁Rock ▁Sk ate ▁Roll " ▁by ▁V aug han ▁Mason ▁& ▁C rew , ▁which ▁reached ▁the ▁Number ▁Five ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁R & B ▁chart ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁However , ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁industry ▁was ▁under going ▁dram atic ▁changes , ▁while ▁experien cing ▁a ▁sl ump ▁in ▁record ▁sales . ▁Without ▁sufficient ▁fund ing ▁to ▁ride ▁it ▁out , ▁T arn opol ▁ceased ▁producing ▁records ▁and ▁closed ▁his ▁offices ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁sh y ▁of ▁the ▁CD ▁sales ▁bo om . ▁ ▁Death ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁financial ▁hard ship ▁and ▁poor ▁health , ▁Nat ▁T arn opol ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁con gest ive ▁heart ▁failure ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 6 . ▁ ▁T arn opol ' s ▁best ▁known ▁hit ▁record ings ▁were ▁“ Oh ▁Girl ” ▁and ▁“ Have ▁You ▁Se en ▁Her ” ▁by ▁the ▁Chi - L ites ,