The Turtles

The Turtles
Formed: 1963 in Los Angeles, CA
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Disbanded: 1970
Genre: Rock
Styles: Folk-Rock, Sunshine Pop, AM Pop
Group Members: John Barbata, Chip Douglas, Howard Kaylan, Al Nichol, Jim Pons, John Seiter, Mark Volman, Chuck Portz, Jim Tucker, Don Murray
Biography: Though many remember only their 1967 hit "Happy Together," the Turtles were one of the more enjoyable American pop groups of the 1960s, moving from folk-rock inspired by the Byrds to a sparkling fusion of Zombies-inspired chamber-pop and straight-ahead good-time pop reminiscent of the Lovin' Spoonful, ...Read full biography
Happy Together
Released: 1967
Label: The Orchard
Critics' Rating:
The Turtles's best studio album includes the title hit, "She'd Rather Be with Me," "Guide for the Married Man," and then-unknown Warren Zevon's "Like the Seasons," among other songs. ~ William Ruhlmann, ...Read full review
It Ain't Me Babe
Released: 1965
Label: The Orchard
Critics' Rating:
The Turtles' first album presents them as a folk-rock group covering a lot of Dylan and P. F. Sloan material. They also found "It Was a Very Good Year" on a Kingston Trio album and cut it. Frank Sinatra ...Read full review
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