{"id":129491,"date":"2025-09-08T11:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129491"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:41:03","slug":"mark-volman-singer-and-co-founder-of-the-turtles-dies-at-78-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129491","title":{"rendered":"Mark Volman, Singer and Co-Founder of The Turtles, Dies at 78 \u2013 Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129491\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129491\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129492 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960s rock band the Turtles died on Friday, 5 September. He was 78.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Volman began playing music and performing at an early age.<\/p>\n<p>He founded the Turtles in 1965 with Howard Kaylan alongside lead guitarist Al Nichol, rhythm guitarist Jim Tucker, bassist Chuck Portz and drummer Don Murray. They released pop hits such as \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Me Babe,\u201d \u201cElenore\u201d and the No 1 Billboard Hot 100 track \u201cHappy Together,\u201d on which he sang harmony.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When The Turtles broke up in 1970, Volman and Kaylan formed Flo &amp; Eddie.<\/p>\n<p>They toured with Frank Zappa\u2019s Mothers of Invention and created background tracks for artists like T. Rex and Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, he revealed his dementia diagnosis and the same year published his memoir, \u201cHappy Forever: My Musical Adventures With The Turtles, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, Flo &amp; Eddie, and More.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife Emily Volman, his ex-wife Pat Volman and their daughters Hallie Volman and Sarina Miller, and his brother Phil Volman.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends their condoleances to The Volman Family in their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F129491\" data-token=\"aad802805d30a6a75ea2917a9f1bb412\" data-token-time=\"1778500723\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >Name or Comment<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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He was 78. Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Volman began playing music and performing at an early age. 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