![]() ![]() They rebranded themselves as Flo & Eddie and after many years regained ownership of The Turtles name hitting the oldies circuit in the 1980’s and never looking back. Honestly it was just an honor to have played at the White House.”īy the early 70’s the group disbanded with Volman and Kaylan pretty much carrying the torch. “President Nixon’s daughter Tricia was having a coming out party and two of her favorite groups were The Turtles and The Temptations. Success carried The Turtles all the way to the White House. We had a lot of fun and it happened almost overnight.” Here we are playing on the same stage as people like Tom Jones, Brian Hyland, The Shirelles and Peter & Gordon. We joined in on Dick Clark’s Rock n’ Roll Caravan of Stars. “Almost overnight people knew who we were. Not long after landing on the radio, The Turtles took off. “Hotrods, cheeseburgers, girls, and the beach were all I knew back then.” I had friends going off to college, but Howard (Kaylan) and I had this dream of making music and that’s where our focus was.” Outside of that Volman had little expectations. “The country and the world were in an uproar. Just 18 when his career took off, Volman agrees his musical journey came at an opportune time. “It helped put a couple of daughters through college and paid for some other things in life. Honestly I never get tired of playing that song for appreciative fans.” It’s provided a nice financial dividend for Volman as well. Like many of the songs during that time period, it’s a feel-good song. Over the past five decades ‘Happy Together’ has been in countless movies and TV shows. Over the next four years the band would have a string of radio friendly hits including ‘You Baby’, ‘She’d Rather Be with Me’, ‘You Know What I Mean’, ‘Elenore’, and ‘She’s My Girl’, with ‘Happy Together’ remaining their signature song.Īccording to Volman ‘Happy Together’ has had a life of its own. The current complement of groups returns to the Charleston Music Hall on Wednesday June 8th.īarely out of high school vocalist and guitarist Mark Volman and The Turtles scored instant success cracking the Top 10 with a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’. ![]() Together the six groups have over 30 recognizable songs that blasted out of Top 40 radio stations back in the day. The tour includes multi-talented singer Ron Dante of The Archies fame. Over the past several years the lineup has been the same with The Turtles alongside Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Association, The Vogues, The Buckinghams, and The Cowsills. For over three decades among some of the more popular acts on the ‘Happy Together’ tour have been Mitch Ryder, Gary Lewis (The Playboys), Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & the Raiders), Mark Farner, and Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees. Not only is the song ‘Happy Together’ a chart-topping single from 1967, it’s also the name of a successful long running tour featuring The Turtles and various other acts from the late 1960’s and early 70’s. Mark Volman & Susan Cowsill Enjoy Bringing Feel Good Music to Appreciative Fans
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