| PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com The Association is one of the most popular and successful bands to have come out of the sixties. They have sold over thirty million records, earning six gold discs and one platinum. Their album, The Association, Greatest Hits (Warner Brothers), continues to be one of the longest best-selling albums in the history of the company. Their number one hits, Never My Love, Windy, and Cherish have achieved standard status, receiving almost as much airplay today as they ever have. The songs include Goodbye Columbus. which was the title song for the film and was written and performed by The Association. It also won the Golden Globe and Foreign Press Awards. Other songs, including Requiem For the Masses, Time For Living, Along Comes Mary, Everything That Touches You, and Six Man Band, showcases the versatility, the carefully crafted vocals, and the intricately woven instrumentation that is the signature of The Association, a cornerstone of American pop music. The Association was formed in 1965 after the breakup of an eleven-man electric folk group called THE MEN, the first folk rock group in America. The six-man Association rehearsed for five solid months and then began performing at nightclubs (The Troubador, The Icehouse, etc.), coffeehouses, folk clubs, high schools, colleges, proms and ... |
