Story of Flo & Eddie after The Turtles | Flo and Eddie History Documentary

[@TheHalfBakedCookie]

Awesome info! Loved jamming mama open up with ya. Good job

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks for watching Thomas! Glad I could shout you out! We rock!

[@trainboy20072009]

i'm impressed, not many people would even so much as look at any of the turtles music, all i need to do is say the name and people laugh. what amuses me is people laugh at something they know nothing about, i appreciate that you have posted this video, it tells me there are people who love music and not just what's popular. when i was in jr high school, 1987 is when i bought my first turtles album on cassette, it wasn't something that was on white whale records but it was a start. now i have nearly everything that was put out, including the rare turtles tie T shirt, thanks so much i've enjoyed this video

[@murraybartley4467]

Huge Flo and Eddie fan here, indoctrinated in either 71 or 72 when my older sister bought live at the Fillmore East. I was a 10 or 11 year old, racing home from primary school to jump in the beanbag, put headphones on and trip out to the mating call of the adult male mudshark. ....i was also naturally very musical, learning piano, and understood i was perhaps listening to genius.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Great story! Thank you for sharing. That's a young age to be exposed to these nasties. HAHA

[@ronsena877]

I saw them with Frank, I saw them as Flo & Eddie opening for Alice Cooper, and I saw them as The turtles. Got an autographed CD. They are awesome!

[@MidTierVillain]

How was it live? What was the experience like? The atmosphere, the energy, the vibe, the people, and the women.. the women in that era just seemed so groovy, and aesthetically beautiful.. but, what was the reality like of it all, because i was born in the 70s, but the 80s was my era, along with how amazing it was, so when ppl look back talking about the 80s I tell them it was truly my best memories.. I wish it was the 80s forever. So please, can you tell me your experience

[@debrahunt603]

Awesome research, Turtles, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake and dust bunnies, OH my 😀

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks for watching, mum.

[@MidTierVillain]

@@SeansMusicHuntwhoa! That’s your mom? Thats awesome, man, very cool mother.. not surprising that you’d be cool due to your parents. 🌞

[@brucemacmillan9581]

My dad did the string and horn arrangements on MARMENDY MILL (not, Marmendy HILL as you incorrectly called it), on Flo and Eddie's 2nd album. It's quite an epic piece compared to the original demo of the song which I recently heard. Producer Bob Ezrin also contributed as a writer on the orchestrated album version, contributing the album version's intro and outro. As for their stint with Zappa, Mothers Live at Fillmore East is one of my fave albums. Such a hilarious takedown of groupie and rock star culture. I first saw The Mothers in 68 at Kerrisdale arena in Vancouver. Myself and a friend got in free when we helped them move their gear from the bus into the arena. It was my 3rd concert. This was several years before Flo and Eddie of course. But I did get to see Flo and Eddie a few years later after they'd split from Zappa. They played The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Not sure of the year. Might've been 74 or 75.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Very. Soon stories. Thank you so much for sharing! Very cool that your dad was involved. What else did he work on?

[@brucemacmillan9581]

@@SeansMusicHunt I think there might've been another cut on the Flo & Eddie album where my dad did some arranging. Beyond F&E, he worked with Ezrin on Lou Reed's Berlin album, doing string and horn arrangements, and even playing piano on the title track. He also worked with Ezrin as an arranger on selected tracks for various Alice Cooper albums. Then there's his work with producer Ron Nevison. I believe Dave Mason's We Just Disagree was maybe the biggest song he did string arrangements for while working with Nevison. But there's also the string and horn arrangements he did while working for Nevison on The Babys 77 hit, Isn't It Time. As well, I think he might've done some arranging on one or two Guess Who tracks. Tho The Guess Who didn't use 'sweetening' on most of their songs.

[@splankhoon]

You did great, man! Loved the video. Give me 'Billy, the mountain' any day. 🙂

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Love me some Billy! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I'm thrilled that you enjoyed!

[@murraybartley4467]

The radio shows and particularly the musical collages were great, ..some of them seemed to become a template for Cold Cut's Ninja Tunes artists post 2000.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I wish I had gotten to experience the radio show when it was fresh. Thank you for your comments and sorry for my late reply!

[@calebsmith2362]

"Afterglow (Of Your Love)" is a classic Small Faces tune, written by Steve Marriott.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Oh, I see. I guess I never saw the writing credits for that... Thank you for informing me! I've only listened to one or two albums by Small Faces. Thank you for watching and leaving a fact!

[@ZalMoxis]

I have their 4lps..... pretty good too... thanks Sean.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Zal, you're one of my favorite people on this platform. Thank you so much for watching more of my videos! You give me hope!

[@ZalMoxis]

Hey mate, You've inspired me to dig those lps out and give them a ear bashing again@@SeansMusicHunt 👍

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@ZalMoxis love it. Hope they're better than you remembered 😂

[@WollongongSkyWatch]

Correction: Mark was Flo, Howard became Eddie. Sharleena features on La Bamba - the Ritchie Valens story, being played by the Silhouettes.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Did you watch the video all the way through? They switch names due to their first Flo and Eddie album cover being flipped the wrong way. Thank you for the comment! That's interesting about "Sharleena" played by the Silhouettes, I have seen/heard that

[@WollongongSkyWatch]

@@SeansMusicHunt Ahh thanks for the Eddie & Flo correction ... I paused the vid to attend to my dog.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Dogs are certainly more important!! And yeah, that's confusing cause they both went by each name at some point. 😂

[@MidTierVillain]

Instant sub, this was made very well.. I love the rawness of it, and not too whacky with the edits

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Hey man! Thanks a ton for going through some of my videos and leaving nice comments! I really appreciate you and intended to reply right away but I was busy at the time I got notified of these great comments! I appreciate you so much!

[@Stephenloizos]

I took a music business class with Volman as the instructor. "You know what thrill it is to get a phone call in the middle of the night from the Salt Lake City Police Department asking you to come down and identify your guitar player who died after falling out of the hotel's second floor?"- Mark Volman. This is one of the things I remember him saying in his classroom.

[@knudvoecking]

THanks alot for this video! The 1972 Flo&Eddie album is one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I hope you enjoyed it! It's maybe too long for people who aren't super interested in the subject and maybe too long for those that are! I dunno. I'm not sure exactly how I should be making some of these videos. But I like providing all the info that's interesting to me

[@knudvoecking]

@@SeansMusicHunt I watched the video until the end, because it was very informative and also entertaining. I hope you will continue to make these videos.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much!

[@fasbafpel]

A lot of information here

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Very observant. Thanks for watching!

[@HeraSescon]

Love this video, Good job ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much for watching, Hera! You're truly one of my favorite people in the world.

[@charlesachurch7265]

Great presentation thanks xxx.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you very much for watching and leaving kind words! I appreciate it!

[@chickyandchuguchannel1616]

Wow this is amazing documentary Sean, learned a lot about their post The Turtle careers, Flo and Eddie looks they are always fun, cant believe they collaborated with some of the greatest musicians. When I was a kid I had lots of care bear toys!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

haha, Yes! I was raised on Care Bears as well. Haha. I'm thrilled you watched and enjoyed this! Thank you so much for leaving kind words! And yeah, how fun are these guys? Even though they struggled and stressed a lot, they seemed to always be laughing when together.

[@bginnj]

Terrific slip. Thanks!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@Joeage]

Very nice job. Well done! Bravo! Another book that you might want to consider is Jim Pons' autobiography, "Hard Core Love: Sex, Football, and Rock and Roll in the Kingdom of God." It is very well written and actually won a book-of-the-year award. It has lots of interesting stories of what led him to a career in music, his life in the Leaves, Turtles, Mothers, and Flo & Eddi, as well as his successful second career in professional football with the New York Jets as their film and video director. A truly fascinating read.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

That sounds interesting. I should definitely look into it! He accepted my friend request on Facebook but I haven't talked to him yet. Thank you for watching and leaving kind words! I'm proud of this video and hope many more people are exposed to it

[@alexandergedeon409]

Good job man. Cool overview of a very interesting period of Zappa’s evolution.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you, Alexander! I very much appreciate you watching and leaving kind words! You're awesome!

[@ijeff2005]

Really enjoyed this. Lots of good information some of which I've never heard before.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much for watching! I put a lot of work into that video and I'm thrilled you enjoyed it! I appreciate the comment!

[@ijeff2005]

@SeansMusicHunt I'll definitely be checking out some of your other videos now! With my Flo and Eddie knowledge being well above an average fan, I can appreciate the work that goes into this research.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you!! You're awesome!

[@VIDJACK]

Nice job! I saw Flo and Eddie with the Mothers on two occasions. Once, at Stonybrook, I retrieved Mark's Tamborine for him after the show as he came back onstage, looking for it. He thanked me for finding it under a seat in the audience and said that it was "very expensive". Here's a question for you - can you confirm that Flo and Eddie were the back-up vocalists for Todd Rundgren's "Bang on the Drum"? It sure sounds like them but I've never been able to see a credit for it. Thanks! Keep up the good work.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmi3lJqdpJloirM Here is a live video of the song with Flo and Eddie. I am also failing to find them credited on the studio version but I don't have wi-fi at the moment and am not putting in great effort. 😂 Thank you for watching and sharing your tambourine story! That's fun

[@ashlidunkley6080]

Killer video! Learned a ton too! I also enjoy covering Mama Open Up! PS - I have more Care Bears for you 😂

[@SeansMusicHunt]

You should not be buying me care bears!

[@Mekchanoid]

Great stuff, man. I love that era in Zappa's music, so I really want to hear F&E's albums.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

You'll probably be most drawn to their "Illegal, Immoral and Fattening" album then. But I dig all four of their main LPs. Thank you very much for watching and leaving kind words! Hope you enjoy some new-to-you tunes!

[@jordanhunt9396]

You really go the extra mile to make quality content! Awesome video!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks jordash. No point doing it if it's shitty

[@whitneyforslund206]

Wow! That’s a lot of interesting info! I learned a lot. Great job with the script and everything else

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you, Whitney! Glad you could enjoy

[@SeanEHunt]

Great job, me!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks for watching a million times, me!

[@Joeth-iz2pd]

Excellent, Quality Video. Thank you for your research!

[@Joeth-iz2pd]

"you can quote me on that"

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you for the thank you! Those are what makes all the work worthwhile. I could attempt to have a money making KZbin channel but I choose to follow my principals and only discuss the bizarre shit that interests me. And fortunately it interested you enough to watch and leave a comment. Thank you very very much!!!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Wait, who are you, Armin? 😂

[@iam57yearsold]

Saw them at Winnipeg with Flo and Eddie in the 70’s

[@SeansMusicHunt]

That must have been awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting! Are you still 57 years old or do you regret your KZbin name now? 😂

[@spaceghost_1]

I love their radio shows that we’re on back.then They always had good people. Some of the shows are available on KZbin. One interesting show was when they had Greg Allman on and he played live acoustic guitar and talked, and he seemed to be under the influence of some alcohol or substance. I believe the Greg Allman stuff is available on KZbin.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I feel I would have loved it if I had lived through the age of their radio shows, wish I had experienced that. I listened to some of the KZbin videos and I think I found some more of their radio content elsewhere online. I did not listen to Greg Allman on the show though, I'll have to check that out. Thank you very much for your excellent comments and I'm very sorry that I took so long to reply

[@spacezoomer]

@11:26 EEEEEEE SEMPAI NOTICED ME!!!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I had to re-edit it, because KZbin removed monetization with my first version. Originally, I introduced "Billy the Mountain" and then it cut to your video with audio "Billy had two big Caves for eyes, With a cliff for a jaw That would go up 'n down, And whenever it did, He'd puff out some dust, And hack up a boulder (HACK!) Hack up a boulder (HACK! HACK!)" And then it showed the screenshot of your KZbin page as seen in the video while your video continued to play in the frame. To me, it was super awesome, but oh well... Thanks anyway! I'm glad I could shout you out as I enjoy your video! Thank you for watching!

[@spacezoomer]

@@SeansMusicHunt yeah, KZbin is a big phooey when it comes to things like that. Still, I’m glad you were able to show any of it. Made me smile from ear to ear when I saw it.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@spacezoomer Nice! I'm glad I can bring some joy with my KZbin channel! I'll try to shout out more people's fan works when I can in the future. I think that's a good thing.

[@ThePeperjack]

Weird Mormon checks out

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Sorry for my late reply, I saw your comments and was confused by both of them and didn't want to watch my old videos to try to understand your meanings. Haha. Hope you enjoyed the videos though! Thank you for watching and commenting! (I'm just going to say the same thing to both of your comments. Haha)

[@jtthoma5]

Rocks stead w flo and eddie rules, you just need to be waaaaaay high

[@SeansMusicHunt]

😂 I'm sure you're correct. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@joannehack7588]

🤩

[@joannehack7588]

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[@joannehack7588]

Amen

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you for watching and leaving comments!

[@spaceghost_1]

28:06 Some of the comedy that they were doing in the early 70s remind me of what Cheech & Chong we’re doing at the same time. Cheech and Chong became much more successful.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Sorry for my late reply... I think KZbin failed to notify me of numerous comments... I agree with the Cheech and Chong sentiment, I haven't thoroughly researched their career but I assume they were more successful because, though they did music as well, they were blatantly comedians first and foremost. While Flo and Eddie were musicians with silliness and they failed to fit into a perfect box...

[@RicKipp]

They als0 sang bg vox on T Rex albums

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Did you not watch the video? 😆 I talk about T-Rex like three times in this video.

[@RayManzarekRocks]

Why didn't Mark and Howard start a new band with a different name? Maybe a Turtle member or two would have joined them. Hard to believe the two couldn't find a label and reputable agent after all they had accomplished in a relatively short period of time. Seems that they had the name recognition and resumes to do it. By any name, the Turtles concept died way too soon.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

That's a great question, my personal assumption is that they didn't have the confidence or strength to be leaders again so soon after all of the management difficulties. Sorry for the late reply, Thanks for watching!

[@TrinaMelton]

Needs more cat 🐱

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Next time for sure! Thank you for watching, Trina!