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Mark Volman, the co-founder of \u201960s rock band The Turtles and one-half of \u201970s duo Flo & Eddie, has died. He was 78.<\/p>\n
Volman died Friday following a \u201cbrief, unexpected illness,\u201d a representative for the musician told The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n
More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAlways funny, always upbeat, and a spirited and inventive performer, we will miss him greatly,\u201d Volman\u2019s attorney Evan Cohen wrote on Facebook Friday.<\/p>\n Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Volman first broke through with the Turtles in the mid-\u201960s, founding the group with Howard Kaylan, \u00a0Al Nichol, Jim Tucker, Chuck Portz and\u00a0Don Murray. Volman served as a vocalist in the band, which had its first hit in 1965 with a cover of Bob Dylan\u2019s \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Me Babe,\u201d which spent 11 weeks on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100. They had other hits, including \u201cShe\u2019d Rather Be With Me,\u201d \u201cElenore\u201d and \u201cYou Showed Me,\u201d though The Turtles\u2019 biggest hit by far was \u201cHappy Together,\u201d which topped the Hot 100 and is certified triple-platinum by the RIAA.<\/p>\n Volman and Kaylan started Flo & Eddie after The Turtles disbanded in 1970, working with the likes of T. Rex, Frank Zappa and Bruce Springsteen. They provided background vocals on T. Rex\u2019s famed single \u201cBang a Gong (Get It On),\u201d\u00a0as well as for Springsteen\u2019s song \u201cHungry Heart.\u201d<\/p>\n Volman had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia back in 2020, revealing the diagnosis three years later. He is survived by his significant other, Emily Volman, a rep for Volman said, as well as his ex-wife Pat Voman, their daughters \u2014 Hallie Volman and Sarina Miller \u2014 and his brother Phil Volman.<\/p>\n As Cohen wrote, Volman leaves behind a legacy not just for the music itself, but for his advocacy for standing up for artists\u2019 rights over the use of their music. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cMark and bandmate Howard Kaylan stepped up and set an example for decades, standing up for the rights of musicians in various legal actions, which had a great impact on the progression of the law in several different areas (including sampling, and the eventual protection of 60s recordings under the Music Modernization Act),\u201d Cohen wrote. \u201cAnd, as if it needed to be said, \u2018Happy Together,\u2019 a masterpiece of 60s pop, will continue to be loved by all, because, like Mark, Howard, and The Turtles, it just makes people feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.movies.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mark Volman, the co-founder of \u201960s rock band The Turtles and one-half of \u201970s duo Flo & Eddie, has died. He was 78. Volman died Friday following a \u201cbrief, unexpected illness,\u201d a representative for the musician told The Hollywood Reporter. 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