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The Turtles
photo credit: Henry Diltz

Active

1960s - 2010s

Formed

1963 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

AM Pop Folk-Rock Sunshine Pop

Also Known As

The Crossfires
The Tyrtles

Group Members

Al Nichol Howard Kaylan Mark Volman Chuck Portz Don Murray Jim Tucker Jim Pons Chip Douglas John Barbata John Seiter
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The Turtles

Biography by John Bush

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Indebted to the harmony-heavy sound of the British Invasion, the Turtles were the quirkiest mainstream guitar pop group Los Angeles produced in the '60s.
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Album Highlights

  • Happy Together
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    Happy Together
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  • Turtle Soup
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    Turtle Soup
  • You Baby/Let Me Be
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    You Baby/Let Me Be
  • The Turtles' Greatest Hits
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