The Turtles co-founder Mark Volman has died aged 78.
Guitarist and vocalist Volman died on September 5 after a ‘brief, unexpected illness’ in Nashville, Tennessee., his representative confirmed in a statement to People.
The Turtles were known for hits including Billboard number one single Happy Together in 1967 and Elenore in 1968.
Volman joined The Turtles – then known as the Crossfires – in 1963 when he was a student at Westchester High School in California with member Howard Kaylan.
In 2020, Volman was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia (LBD), a progressive brain disorder that affects thinking, memory and movement.
He told People in 2023: ‘I got hit by the knowledge that this was going to create a whole new part of my life. And I said, “OK, whatever’s going to happen will happen, but I’ll go as far as I can.”‘
