https://variety.com/2023/music/news/terry-kirkman-dead-the-association-1235733822/
Singer, songwriter (“Cherish”, “Everything That Touches You”,
“Six Man Band”, and others), and multi-instrumentalist Terry Kirkman was one of
the co-founders of The Association, a 1960s folk-rock band that Bruce Eder
characterized at AllMusic.com
as follows:
The group's smooth harmonies and
pop-oriented sound (which occasionally moved into psychedelia and, much more
rarely, into a harder, almost garage-punk vein) made them regular occupants of
the highest reaches of the pop charts for two years -- their biggest hits,
including "Along Comes Mary," "Cherish," "Windy,"
and "Never My Love," became instant staples of AM play lists.
I was enough of a fan (others differ) to see a recent incarnation
of the band perform
a few years back.
I’ve previously
listed my favorite tracks from their second album, so I haven’t included
those below.
Favorite tracks (non-Renaissance division):
Along Comes Mary
Cherish
Goodbye Columbus
Windy
Your Own Love
Time For Livin’
Round Again
Everything That Touches You
Never My Love
Standing Still
Enter The Young
Changes
Their first two hits are established classics. WIndy, okay.
ReplyDeleteAfter that, meh.
I mean, "Hello, life, goodbye Columbus..."
Really?
Well, what would you expect for the title track of a movie called Goodbye, Columbus? [Ohio State reference, btw]
DeleteThe novella was much better than the movie (although Jack Klugman was great).
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