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The Turtles

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The Resume

    (1963-1971)
    Born in Los Angeles, California
    Line up in 1967:
    Howard Kaylan (June 22, 1947- ), vocals
    Mark Volman (April 19, 1947- ), vocals
    Jim Tucker (October 17, 1946- ), guitar
    Jim Pons (March 14, 1943- ), bass guitar
    John Barbata (April 1, 1945- ), drums
    Recorded the singles 'It Ain't Me Babe' (1965), 'Let Me Be' (1965), 'You Baby' (1966), 'Happy Together' (1967), 'She'd Rather Be with Me' (1967), 'You Know What I Mean' (1967), 'She's My Girl' (1967), 'Elenore' (1968) and 'You Showed Me' (1969)

Why they might be annoying:

    They originally planned to call themselves the Tyrtles, ala the Byrds.
    Between mid-1966 and mid-1967, they went through three bassists and three drummers.
    Two of their biggest hits, 'Happy Together' and 'Elenore,' were meant as parodies of love songs.
    After the band broke up, Kaylan and Volman recorded as The Phlorescent Leech and Eddie and later as Flo and Eddie.
    'Happy Together' was used in ads for Golden Grahams, Super Smash Brothers and Twix.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They recorded early songs by Warren Zevon.
    For their album 'The Battle of the Bands,' they imitated eleven bands playing different musical genres.
    Kaylan and Volman resisted record company demands that they replace the rest of the Turtles with session musicians.
    After the band broke up, Barbata worked with Crosby, Stills and Nash and the Jefferson Airplane/Starship, and Pons joined Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention.
    Kaylan and Volman recorded backing vocals for Zappa, T. Rex and Bruce Springsteen, among others.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 6.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 89 Votes: 51.69% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 48 Votes: 52.08% Annoying