US EditionMark Volman, Founding Member of '60s Rock Group The Turtles, Dies at 78
Mark Volman, diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020, remained active in music through the Happy Together tours until his death at 78, noted for collaborations with iconic artists.
- Mark Volman, who helped form the popular 1960s pop group The Turtles and later performed as part of Flo & Eddie, passed away in Nashville on September 5 after a brief and unexpected illness.
- In 2020, Volman received a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia, a degenerative brain condition, and he spoke publicly about it for the first time in a 2023 interview with PEOPLE.
- After The Turtles split in 1970, Volman and Howard Kaylan formed the duo Flo & Eddie, touring with Frank Zappa and providing backing vocals for several artists including T. Rex and Bruce Springsteen.
- Despite his diagnosis of Lewy body dementia in 2020, Volman carried on performing with the Happy Together tours during the early phase of his illness, taught music business classes at Belmont University, and released his memoir, Happy Forever, in 2023.
- Volman's death highlights his enduring influence in music and education, with his passing leaving behind family and a significant legacy in 1960s rock and music mentorship.
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Mark Volman, the lead singer and co-founder of the American band The Turtles, died on Friday at the age of 78. He was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020. However, he continued to perform and did not publicly announce his diagnosis until 2023.
Mark Volman, singer and co-founder of the American band The Turtles, died Friday at the age of 78. A spokesperson for Volman confirmed this to Rolling Stone magazine.
This Friday, Mark Volman, co-founder of the American band The Turtles and singer of the 1967 hit 'Happy Together', one of the most famous songs in pop history, has sounded in countless films, weddings and all kinds of celebrations throughout the world during these nearly sixty years. The artist has died after a brief and unexpected illness in the city of Nashville, in the state of Tennessee, according to a representative of the artist to People …
Mark Volman, Turtles co-founder and ‘Happy Together' singer, dead at 78
Mark Volman, the singer and co-founder of the Turtles, best known for their jubilant 1967 hit ‘Happy Together’, has died, aged 78. Reps for Volman confirmed the news to Rolling Stone, telling the publication he passed yesterday (September 5) after a “brief, unexpected illness”. Volman was also battling Lewy body dementia, which he was diagnosed with in 2020, but he continued touring and only told fans of his diagnosis in 2023. Alongside lifelong…
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