The Turtles
On Tour
Play Radio
Listen to The Turtles Radio,
featuring artists like The Hollies, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Easybeats, The Troggs and more…
-
Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more
3,030,160 plays (429,480 listeners)
Los Angeles, United States
The Turtles are a group from Los Angeles, California. Renowned for their good-natured, joyously melancholic and occasionally cheeky sound, the band has delved into many genres, such as pop, psychedelic music and folk rock. A precursor to the bubblegum pop of the late 1960s and a foil to the more self-consciously hip and “serious” acts of the era, the Turtles produced at least a dozen memorable, radio-friendly chart singles but remain best known for 1967’s “Happy Together”, their only chart-topping single.
The two prominent singers - Howard Kaylan (“Eddie”) and Mark Volman (“Flo” a.k.a. “Phlorescent Leech”) - collaborated with Frank Zappa for a short but very intensive period of one and a half years (between 1970-72) and were the cornerstone of what was known to be the Zappa “Vaudeville” band, two of the most famous achievements of that period being the albums Fillmore East – June 1971 and 200 Motels, the soundtrack of the film by the same name.
Happy Together”, their only chart-topping single.
The two prominent singers - Howard Kaylan (“Eddie”) and Mark Volman (“Flo” a.k.a. “Phlorescent Leech”) - collaborated with Frank Zappa for a short but very intensive period of one and a half years (between 1970-72) and were the cornerstone of what was known to be the Zappa “Vaudeville” band, two of the most famous achievements of that period being the albums Fillmore East – June 1971 and 200 Motels, the soundtrack of the film by the same name.
Shouts:
172 shouts
Top Albums
-
Happy Together
The Turtles
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $8.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $15.99
- eBay Search
-
20 Greatest Hits
The Turtles Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $59.99
- eBay Search
-
The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
The Turtles Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $8.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $15.99
- eBay Search
-
Save The Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits
The Turtles Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $6.49
- 7digital $8.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $10.67
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
Thaina_Rocks wrote:
fofos <3
-
la_chance wrote:
♥
-
silverlage wrote:
Anyone know the original album 'grim reaper of love' was on? And I don't mean any of their greatest hits albums.
-
Lowbacca wrote:
http://www.lastfm.de/music/The+Turtles/+images/70214992
-
frogjab wrote:
tags been turtled
-
FakePlasticDick wrote:
bom dimais
-
Druid66 wrote:
"Imagine me and you, I do, I think about it all the time." Puts me in a good mood every time. They made excellent soothing pop, which is no small feat of genius, when you think about it.
-
AmyKaraFloyd wrote:
cool ))
-
roaddog23 wrote:
hope this time around they are making money
-
Oniren wrote:
Great job from these guys in concert. I loved their opening. Bad Romance was playing with Flo and Eddie dressed as Lady Gaga followed by "What the hell happened to our music?!?".
-
Lowbacca wrote:
ya, it's a shame. by the way: NEW PHOTOS UP! :)
-
freelance-fiend wrote:
@Lowbacca No "Think I'll Run Away" either, which is one of their best songs.
-
Lowbacca wrote:
no CAN I GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER in the top15?? :O
-
freelance-fiend wrote:
@forablueguitar As long as there's nuclear proliferation, that song will always be relevant. I prefer the Dickies version myself.
-
qetqeta wrote:
Elenore <3
-
wetwillies wrote:
battle of the bands is a fantastic album
-
mystery_skate wrote:
and it's because of bands like this that i'm so glad my dad was a teenager in the era in which most of these bands came to be known, so he can pass it on down to me.
-
forablueguitar wrote:
Eve of Destruction sounds like it could have been written about now...
-
onemoredrama wrote:
korean turtles is the best
-
selleveux wrote:
Just me and you, that's what we'll do!
Videos
-
Play
" LIKE A ROLLING STONE "
-
Play
So happy Together - Turtles
-
Play
You Showed Me., 45 rpm record
1 shout
-
Play
outside chance
Events
- Apr 20 The Turtles EPCOT, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Orlando, United States
- Apr 21 The Turtles EPCOT, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Orlando, United States
- Apr 22 The Turtles EPCOT, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Orlando, United States
Listening Now
Top Listeners
-
WilliamFoster
Top Listener
-
Asachina1
Top Listener
-
letitboogie
Top Listener
-
elenarendezvous
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
richardthebrick, radioofthehead, marcely-f and 9 other people added The Turtles to their libraries. 3 hours ago
-
Bulldozhka579 tagged The Turtles with rock, classic rock and 60s. Wednesday evening
-
Emilk666, Pulch, vmanuelos and 29 other people added The Turtles to their libraries. Wednesday morning
-
KOEEEEEE tagged The Turtles with ‘60s’. Saturday morning
-
alevargher, ChawJaws, TheCosmicHobo and 34 other people added The Turtles to their libraries. last week
-
nooneastern tagged The Turtles with ‘the names’. last month
-
rpr23, wdown386, RitaSof and 11 other people added The Turtles to their libraries. last month
-
MeTheSuperhero wrote about Various Artists – The Boat That Rocked in My Favourite OSTs. April 2011
-
fly5 wrote about Various Artists – Pure 60's: The #1 Hits in topalbums. October 2008
Related Journals
-
50 Questions
by limecrescent |
3 May 2011
-
Top 500 Artists - 2010
by danzero |
2 Jan 2011
| 2 comments
-
Piosenki z dzieciństwa
by kopernik92 |
7 Nov 2010
| 3 comments
Groups (54)
-
Scrubs
5,290 members
-
Bob Dylan
5,277 members
-
OSS: People Who Have An Obsessive Scrobbling Syndrom
2,473 members
-
Hip Hop Sample Junkies
2,251 members
-
Sixties Bands
544 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
