The Turtles
The Turtles were a 1960s pop group from Los Angeles, California. Their best known song is "Happy Together". Chip Douglas was a band member, who left to produce the Monkees, then returned as the Turtles producer. After the Turtles broke up in the 1970s, the group's two frontmen, Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, sang with Frank Zappa as Flo and Eddie.
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 Billboard, page 33, 4 March 1967 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Tyrtles, The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1965–1970, 1983–present |
| Associated acts | Flo & Eddie, The Mothers of Invention |
| Website | www |
| Members | Howard Kaylan Mark Volman |
| Past members | Don Murray Joel Larson John Barbata Chip Douglas Jim Pons Al Nichol Chuck Portz John Seiter Jim Tucker |
The Turtles are known for their songs Happy Together and She'd Rather Be With Me.
They were originally active from the years 1965 to 1970, and split up for thirteen years before Kaylan and Volman made the band again in 1983.
Albums
- It Ain't Me Babe (1965)
- You Baby (1966)
- Happy Together (1967)
- The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands (1968)
- Turtle Soup (1969)
- Wooden Head (1970)
- Chalon Road (1986)
- Shell Shock (1986)
The Turtles Media
The band in 1966. Top: from left; Al Nichol, Jim Tucker, John Barbata. Middle: Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman. Bottom: Chuck Portz.
The band in 1968. From left: Jim Pons, Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, John Barbata.
