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This group had a brief spell as the house band at The Troubadour.Īfter a short time, however, The Men disbanded, with six of the members electing to go out on their own in February 1965. This led, in the fall of 1964, to the forming of The Men, a 13-piece Folk rock band. At the same time, Kirkman played in groups with Frank Zappa for a short period before Zappa went on to form the Mothers of Invention.Įventually, at a Monday night hootenanny at the Los Angeles nightclub The Troubadour in 1964, an ad hoc group called The Inner Tubes was formed by Kirkman, Alexander and Doug Dillard, whose rotating membership contained, at one time or another, Cass Elliot, David Crosby and many others who drifted in and out. That happened a year later the two eventually moved to Los Angeles and began exploring the city's music scene in the mid-1960s, often working behind the scenes as directors and arrangers for other music acts. The two young musicians jammed together and promised to get together once Alexander was discharged. Kirkman grew up in Chino, California, and attended Chaffey College as a music major. Jules Alexander (born September 25, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee) was in Hawaii in 1962 serving a stint in the Navy when he met Terry Kirkman (born December 12, 1939, Salina, Kansas), a visiting salesman. 1.6 Happy Together Again and the 1960s package tours.They are known for intricate vocal harmonies by the band's multiple singers. During the late 1960s, the band had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts (including " Windy", " Cherish", " Never My Love" and " Along Comes Mary") and were the lead-off band at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival. The Association is an American sunshine pop band from California. Jubilee, Valiant, Warner Bros., Columbia, Mums, RCA Records, Elektra Top row, from left: Jim Yester, Brian Cole, Ted Bluechel bottom row, from left: Russ Giguere, Larry Ramos, Terry Kirkman