#The Association

[oldshowbiz]

1969.

The Association published a book of short stories titled Crank Your Spreaders. It is very obscure.

[jt1674]

[boxwright]

The Association - Jules Alexander

[danu2203]

ALMOST THE SEVENTIES...THE END OF THE SIXTIES LISTENING.

DAMN HIPPIES!

[velvet4510]

YT song links for reference:

“Cherish”

“The Experience of Love”

“The Great Pretender”

“How Does a Moment Last Forever”

“I Won’t Say I’m in Love”

“The Night We Met”

“Not a Day Goes By”

“Nothing Compares 2 U”

“The Scientist”

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

“We May Never Love Like This Again”

[beatleswings]

THE ASSOCIATION. Los Angeles, CA. 1968. Photo taken by LINDA McCARTNEY.

[gone2soon-rip]

TERRY KIRKMAN (1939-Died September 23rd 2023,at 83). American musician and songwriter best known as a vocalist for the pop group the Association and the writer of several of the band's hit songs such as "Cherish", "Everything That Touches You", and "Six Man Band". As a member of the Association, he was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.Terry Kirkman - Wikipedia

[fancycolours]

THE ASSOCIATION. (Circa 1968.)

[hit-song-showdown]

Year-End Poll #18: 1967

[Image description: a collage of photos of the 10 musicians and musical groups featured in this poll. In order from left to right, top to bottom: Lulu, The Box Tops, Bobbie Gentry, The Association, The Monkees, The Doors, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, The Turtles, The Young Rascals, Frankie Valli. End description]

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Moving on to 1967. As mentioned in one of the previous 60's polls, we're seeing how rock and roll is continuing to shift throughout this decade. With the debut of The Doors, psychedelic rock is starting to take hold within the genre. Even beyond rock music, with acts like The Association and The Turtles, that psychedelic descriptor will start applying to pop music as well as the psychedelia subculture truly takes hold in the decade. In the classic rock canon, 1967 is considered one of the greatest years the genre has to offer. And just looking at the projects and artists that debuted this year, that reputation doesn't feel like an exaggeration. Since these polls are strictly focused on the very top of the Billboard year-end Hot 100, I won't go too much into that. But just to give you an idea, this was the debut year of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac, Blood Sweat & Tears, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sgt. Pepper, and many more. Trust me, I'm making a bunch of painful cuts from this list alone.

We're also seeing the mainstream rise of Blue-eyed soul, a term used to describe white R&B singers at the time. While originally used by radio DJ, Georgie Woods, to introduce the Righteous Brothers, the term soon expanded until now some would classify it as a genre of its own. However, to paraphrase musician, writer, and political activist, Darrell McNeill, BES is primarily a marketing term. Since he explains the phenomenon and context far better than I can, here's a link to an article where he's quoted.

Much like how yesterday's poll was marked by an important cultural moment, we have another one today. This is the first poll that has a nipple on the banner. Yay! Congratulations Jim Morrison. Spoilers: he won't be the last. But this isn't a nipple poll, so they're all winners.

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[bayareabadboy]

Never My Love (Remastered Version)

[oldshowbiz]

1967.

The Association reportedly received $140,000 worth of bookings thanks to one appearance on The Joey Bishop Show.

[boxwright]

The Association - Jules Alexander

[randomberlinchick]

The Association - Windy - 1967

And Windy has stormy eyes That flash at the sound of lies And Windy has wings to fly Above the clouds (Above the clouds) Above the clouds (Above the clouds)

[velvet4510]

YT song links for reference:

“Can’t Help Falling in Love”

“Evergreen”

“Home”

“I See the Light”

“I Want to Know What Love Is”

“Lady”

“Never My Love”

“A Whole New World”

“You Light Up My Life”