The Turtles formed in Los Angeles, California in the mid-sixties. The core of the band was the duo of Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan. The rest of the group consisted of Jim Tucker (guitar), Al Nichol (keyboards), Chuck Portz (Bass), and drummer Don Murray, who passed away at age 50 on March 22, 1996. In five short years together, they had 17 singles on the charts including 5 Top Ten hits and a Gold record for Happy Together. They had quite a tumultuous career, as you saw on the video clip here at the Blog a couple of weeks ago. In case you didn't see it, click here then scroll down.
After the breakup of The Turtles, Volman and Kaylan became Flo and Eddie and joined Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention.
This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights two songs by The Turtles, their debut single, It Ain't Me Babe, written by Bob Dylan, and Elenore.
Come to the Voice Your Choice page and make your selection for the song you prefer. We'll play the hit with the most votes in Hour 3 of this week's 10th Anniversary Special.
