This Band had 3 of the BIGGEST HITS EVER... BUT NOBODY Under 40 Remembers Them! | Professor Of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the song with the best vocal harmonies or backing vocals?

[@peterd.9978]

Time - Pink Floyd

[@Code.Name.V]

5th Dimension - Up Up and Away

[@williambarry8015]

Beach Boys Don't worry Baby and Good Vibrations.

[@christineml1476]

Zombies "Time of the Season"

[@danohstoolbox]

Leave it from yes That would be my choice

[@jerzaw]

Music of the 60’s was like Christmas every day Couldn’t wait to hear the radio to see what gift of music waited for us❤

[@davidwhite8220]

Especially when there was a new song from the Beatles.

[@lindatimmons3675]

So true. 60s & 70s had the best songs and the 80s had the best bands. IMO

[@Thelooneylink]

Yes, we grew up on the best music

[@TxxRose]

@@Thelooneylinkwe sure did!

[@Onpointe41]

That’s exactly what I was thinking a few days ago. Every week a new great hit.

[@TheAureliac]

I'm 70 and I still get chills listening to "Never, My Love". The Association had so many songs that spoke deeply to a troubled teen, giving me hope, that I'll always be grateful to them. This interview shows them to be among the most beatific part of the music scene in their day.

[@pamelaearl7191]

It's like striking the funny bone. It never fails to move your soul.

[@elizabethboulais8311]

I’m 75. They were among my favorite songs for sure. Everyone knew these songs. Thanks for the memories.

[@larsrons7937]

I'm 56, born in 1968. With a solid interest for music and especially, probably the most, for music of the 1960s, I never heard about this duo and, apart from "We've Got To Get It On Again", I'm certain I've never heard any of these songs. Perhaps the songs and the duo never made it in Scandinavia? Anyway nice sound of those songs now that I hear them.

[@clairewyndham1971]

Just turned 70. Still clean my little apartment jamming to the 70's Rock and Role..The neighbors like my music as well.

[@larsrons7937]

@@clairewyndham1971 In his youth my brother moved to a summer cottage, set up his hifi in the living room, the loudspeakers pointing inwards away from the windows.. The neighbours at the nearest house, a farm, didn't like his music, they complained. The farm was located over a mile (!) away. I should add that my brother had some pretty "enthusiatic" loudspeakers. I can't blame the neighbours.

[@clairewyndham1971]

@larsrons7937 if it's too loud, you're too old..words to live by!

[@rowdysgirlalways]

When I was a teenager, The Association was the very best! I could sing every song! As to Windy, my grade school principal was a man named Windy Day. Hand to God this is true. He was one of those amazing people so full of love and kindness. All of us students called him Windy, everyone did! I still remember the look on his face the last day of 6th grade when all the kids who brought water pistols were ordered to his office and I showed up, the only girl among the boys. I was such a quiet, shy, introverted child, never a foot out of place...he was stunned. He asked me why I had brought my water pistol and I looked him in the eye and said, "Its time for girls to shoot back!"

[@I.M.SofaKingdom]

Windy Day? How funny. I once knew a guy named Stormy Cees.😂😂😂😂

[@Horatio1886build]

I think I could turn that line into a lyric for a hit song for a new girls band.

[@rowdysgirlalways]

I also went to school with a kid named Candy Bar.​@@I.M.SofaKingdom

[@paulwicht6294]

I was eight and my parents were divorcing. I was distraught. I was in our parked Rambler waiting for mom to finish grocery shopping. The radio was on and Windy came on. I’ll never forget how great it made me feel for the first time since she had told me about the divorce.

[@lukequigley121]

WOW Man, HEAVY .. To have a song change your mood , thoughts , from gloom to happy , shows the power in music.. Give me chills

[@olblu8746]

Sometimes l wonder why the name Windy wasn't Wendy?

[@Bobbyo60]

In 1966 I turned 20 years old and I loved the Association!! I remember driving a young lady home from a party. We were listening to the radio and “Cherish” came on. By the time it was over she was snuggled next to me with my arm around her. Great memory…..

[@ProfessorofRock]

COOL!

[@gotchagoing4905]

I was driving my 65 1/2 Mustang convertible k model back then. Summertime, top down,doing the 'cruise' up and down main st. Still had rockin' malt shops, 3 plays for a quarter at the local burger joint, and best of all..................COLLEGE GIRLS at SUNY Brockport. Oh hell yeah....

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s such a great love song.

[@jaysotherwife6007]

I'm really old and I remember them well. I miss good music.

[@IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975]

And I was three.. I would've fully comprehended the meaning of the word cherish as I was that type of kid. But NO!! NO NO NO!! All the adults thought listening to me sing CHERRY SHOES every time the song came on was too funny so they didn't correct me .. I also envisioned in my mind deep cherry red shoes with decorative 🍒 cherries at the top. My three year old self wanted them so bad 😢... I would cry that I wanted a pair. The story doesn't end there but I will leave off right there... (🤔 I don't remember what other lyrics I might have misheard in Cherish and what fillers I used)

[@refuzed74]

The Association were part of the magical time period in music history. Gotta love the 60's.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Magical is exactly right!

[@robertcuratolo5339]

🙂 One of the greatest bands that came out of the 60's. 🌸💮🏵🌻🌼

[@sharoncorippo4069]

I saw them a few times..outstanding vocals

[@JA-jm8bk]

Best decade for music! So sad so many people won't ever hear the music.

[@DonnaBrown-fy2ks]

Absolutely, I'd relive the early 60s over and over in a time capsule if I could

[@obbor4]

Born in 1959 and spending my early years when radio was king and the melding of pop culture and music was shared on the airwaves, these guys had so many memorable songs that were just infused into the collective memory of so many of us. One summer, a trip from California to Florida had my brother and I reunited with family members unseen for years. Two days after arriving in the Sunshine State, my younger cousin arrived with a friend from her school who was the most beautiful girl I had ever laid eyes upon (and I'm from California!) Accompanying the girls to many places along the way (Busch Gardens, Clearwater Beach, and everywhere else it seemed) this young lady had the eyes of every room or space she occupied. By then I was solidly into the rock music of the day and hadn't listened to top 40 radio in years, one day, at a restaurant near the water, I sat stealing glances in the direction of this fetching young lady, along with nearly everyone else in the vicinity with the song "Cherish" running through my mind. Every word of this song describes how I felt at the time and still do...

[@petechau9616]

Nice story we assume you were later married and lived happily;y ever after.

[@StickySyrupEverywhere]

I automatically conjured her up in my head. Smokin!!

[@bloodybones63]

And???

[@bobfranke2347]

An entire genre of young memories...

[@johncollins6755]

....Fall of 1968...September, first day of school...my last 4 1/2 months of high school (January grad)....met her in the hall, 3rd floor, walking directly to me...married 1971 after military duty....Feb. 13th, 1971....Never My Love...says so many things that I have felt for her for almost 54 years.....my emotions want to burst from my soul, every time I hear it, and relive those events......NEVER...MY....LOVE.....

[@Horatio1886build]

That’s beautiful. So many relationships do not survive the test of time; but it makes it that much more special to hear about the ones that do ,and hope springs eternal.

[@521Maxx]

My hubby took a trip without me to see his family in Italy - with my blessings - I don't travel well and during his absence I took to going through my albums that have been stored away. I played The Association's Greatest Hits album and heard all of the crackles that were caused by my playing that album about a million times back when it came out. But I still broke out in tears listening to all of my old favorites. I went right away and bought their CD - probably should have gone digital, but I still can't get my head around that yet. Sure enough, I can still sing all of Along Comes Mary - every word! Their album had the lyrics inside so it was great to sing along with. Loved your interview!!! I am hoping and praying they come to a local venue that has been bringing in all of these older groups to packed houses. Drying my tears again! Keep bring these 60's groups back for us!!! ♥

[@bartbluemusic]

"Never My Love" is one of the first songs I ever remember hearing as a kid just getting into music. I've always loved that one. At a bowling alley I used to work at, they would have karaoke on the weekend nights in the adjoining bar, and I would sing a few songs sometimes. "Never My Love" was one of them. It is near and dear to my heart.

[@RBS_]

...you gotta hear the 5th Dimension's 1971 'live' version of it....I became a Marilyn McCoo KOO-KOO after hearing their version!

[@ProfessorofRock]

THat's so great to hear!

[@ProfessorofRock]

@@RBS_ Cool!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s one of the greatest love songs of all time.

[@dwightplock1162]

Awesome song!

[@barbarawoodhouse5514]

I'm 74 and I loved the music by The Association. ❤

[@elizabethloyd3713]

Me also.

[@phyllispierazzi916]

I am also 74 and I loved the Association!

[@jjones4314]

"Never my Love" is one of my all time favorites to this day!

[@lindatimmons3675]

They were one of my favorite groups.

[@marymcdonald7810]

I am 74 also and loved the Association. I too saw them in a very small venue

[@S2NAZ]

The association was SO big in the 60’s. Such great harmonies and smooth blend.i was just entering my 16th year of life. Great time to be growing up for music. ❤

[@TheMysterian]

As a 16 year old, 1n 67 I found the association and became addicted to their music, one of the greatest groups ever.

[@Nora-ov2pq]

My memory of Windy. The day before my high school graduation I danced to that song with a boy in my class spontaneously expressing our joy!

[@lynnestamey7272]

Back in 1966, I was 12 years old and I adored the Association. My older sister had the album and we played it constantly, I'm sure that we wore it out. My sister passed away at 50, back in 2002. She STILL HAD THE SAME ALBUM!

[@ProfessorofRock]

So cool! Thanks for sharing that great memory!

[@dougpool4730]

Thats super cool.❤❤❤

[@jessebynum9355]

I saw the Association in 1966 when I was 14. Although I had gone to one of the traveling shows that the music show 'Where the Action Is' (a competitor to American Bandstand) I used to do a few months earlier, the Association was the first actual concert I attended.

[@marieroberts5664]

Tho it's been a while, my condolences. I loved the Association too.

[@VintageVermilion]

I still have their debut album in my collection which I bought at the Naval Base Exchange in 1966 with baby sitting money.

[@broomhag]

The Association is one of my top 4 favorite groups ever! Right along with The Beatles, The Moody Blues and Gerry and the Pacemakers. The harmonies were beyond compare. I was able to see them 11 times in concert over the years and had conversations with a few of them. I even called to one of their hotel rooms and was able to discuss music and song lyrics for an English HS term paper I was writing. (I got an A!) They were very gracious and kind every time I had the opportunity to talk to them. (I was madly in love with Terry! I still swoon...) Thank you for highlighting this marvelous group.

[@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547]

The Association deserves much more acclaim than they received during their time in the spotlight.

[@sharoncorippo4069]

Agreed. Better live in concert

[@WyndeeClara]

My parents swear I was not named after Windy, but boy did it get sung to me by EVERYONE!

[@lukequigley121]

WOW girl, Was it a bad popularity ?? Or went w/ it..

[@Sergeant-of-the-crossing-guard]

Hi Wyndee, I know what you mean about having everybody singing to you… my name is Sunny, and I have my song, too 🌞

[@maggiegarber246]

For years when I said my name , people would respond “Maggie May”.

[@UkeCan1]

I'm a Wendy and was little when this song was a hit ... I feel you, Wyndee!!!

[@AngelCatBaby]

I know what you mean, I didn’t have a name like windy, but my last name became a kid’s jester to being called everything under the song, since it was harder to pronounce and it sounded more like a jaw dropping…..I just went along with it….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crispywaffl3s]

I’m 19 now, and at a young age, my father showed me the Association. Ever since they have been my second favorite band just behind the Beatles. I have 3 of their records, a cassette, and almost all their songs in my playlist. 😂

[@MyName-pl7zn]

You take the fantastic vocals and harmonies of The Association with the Wrecking Crew and great song writers you get some of the most loved music ever! The vocals and music they created is simply timeless. Loved this interview, so down to earth and grateful guys with great stories to tell, wish it were longer. You are definitely the luckiest man alive to be able to talk to the best artists of so many generations, great work!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Some of the coolest sounding music ever!

[@edwardgarcia614]

The sixties, magical age for music with musicians, artists inspiring one another in the magic. I was 18 in '67.

[@barbaramonaco105]

Me too. ❤

[@annepryor9169]

I graduated from high school in 1967, so we are about the same age.

[@janemay7181]

@@annepryor9169me also

[@analandry2952]

Me too!

[@barryfoster4922]

Glad to hear someone who appreciates The Association as much as I do. They were my favorite group as a young teen in the 60's, and I still love their hits. Some of the best songs to listen to with my wife.

[@denisegillen1845]

I cried many tears listening to some of their songs during my angsty teen years! Happy tears and sad tears.. we were lucky to grow up surrounded by the best music .. ever!

[@TheAureliac]

Same here. They got me through good times and bad.

[@ginnyceler2636]

Thank you for all the attention on the Association. Saw them many times, met Russ - my 2nd favorite band aftyer the Beatles. They need to be remembered!

[@flavellinator]

Sitting in the far back of our 1957 Chrysler Windsor, listening to Windy on AM radio, driving through downtown... Bringing back those long, long ago memories Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

That warms my heart to hear Flave!

[@LazyIRanch]

What a beautiful beast of a car! Only Cadillacs had bigger tailfins. What a cool memory. I still remember my dad's 1959 Oldsmobile, but not fondly. I remember the back seat upholstery was very rough and scratchy and I hated sitting on it with shorts or dresses. I don't even remember what color that car was, but I sure remember that awful upholstery that felt like it was stuffed with horsehair.

[@escaped1534]

Ahaha, a girlfriends parents had that car, and we'd ride in the back..

[@escaped1534]

​@@LazyIRanchYea, but cleaning those old cars my parents had, I'd find a quarter or two. Enough to buy a model of a car every couple of weeks! Could get a gallon of gas for less than .25c

[@flavellinator]

@@LazyIRanch Our car was pink... and I do recall that rough upholstery!

[@Virgo9-9]

I was a little girl, maybe 6 or 7, when WIndy and Cherish were my 2 favorite songs. I'll always be grateful that my mom loved music and played albums from so many differnt musical groups.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool to hear!

[@steve10]

Have you checked out Jodeci's 90s version , I really like it , their version is more swing/RnB

[@zephead64]

When Insight Out was was a fairly new release in '67 or' 68, my Dad bought the album on vinyl. I would have been just maybe a tad younger than you. For many years he would play that, along with Mamas and Papas albums etc from that time period. I was transfixed by the song Requiem for the Masses, among other tracks. I still love the album to this day.

[@JefferyHagen]

Cherish is one of the best love songs ever written and I don’t think anyone will ever top The Association’s version.

[@SouthernR0cker4Life]

@@JefferyHagen - I remember David Cassidy covering Cherish in the early 70's

[@stephenhanft1226]

The Association are one of my favorite groups of the 60's with classic light-pop songs such as "Cherish", "Never My Love", today's feature song "Windy" and so much more.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

All great songs!

[@Jesse-cx4si]

I was 58 when that hit #1. I haven’t aged a day and my best friend is still alive.

[@blu_indi9333]

You're 115 years old? Wouldn't that make you the oldest person alive? You're definitely the oldest person on KZbin. 😂

[@woodstockgirltl]

I'm 38 and have The Association's Greatest Hits in my record collection. Since I was a kid, I've always appreciated their harmonies.

[@RobertL_0563]

The Association may have been short lived but they left us some fun and memorable tunes and here we are today still talking about these songs

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@Cyclone74]

They still perform

[@cherylreichardt]

I was a little girl when Windy came out and I used to sing it because I come from Chicago, the windy city. I enjoyed their harmonies very much! Just a fun memory! Nice interview Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Cheryl!

[@randallamirante3112]

Hello Cheryl I am also from Chicago and in 1966 I was 12 when CHERISH came out..I loved the ASSOCIATION

[@mitchellbaker9434]

They just came from nowhere with 4 great songs. My personal favorite of theirs is Along Came Mary, which had amazing psychedelic vocals, but all of the others were great

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool choice. Love it too!

[@lonestarladytyler1980]

Yes, the Association is one of my favorite groups. I've never stopped listening since I first heard them in the sixties!

[@daynehonsberger8432]

Thank you!!! The Association performed at the University of Waterloo in 1968, my first year there and my first concert. I scored a front row view and fell in love with the group and the music .... which continues today.

[@paulholmes672]

Saw the Association for the second time in 2019, just prior to the COVID poisoning. Prior, still, in 2006 NYEve in Austin, luckily before Larry Ramos passed. It was one of my first three LP's I ever bought, Association's Greatest Hits, Fifth Dimension Aquarius, and Gary Pucket/Union Gap Greatest hits. Still have them but glad I have the CD's otherwise I would have worn grooves in the tracks by now. All these songs are played and sung to with glee as a 70 yr old fan. Love them!!!

[@James_St._James]

The Association is so light and airy that they don't linger in your mind but you never change the station when their songs are on.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They’re great background music!

[@spacemissing]

They linger in My mind Long After I shut them off or change the station. I like easy-going stuff, but there has to be a limit on How easy.

[@ohrick8707]

I remember my steady at the time taking me to Melodyland in Anaheim for my BD. It was a theatre in the round and she knew I loved them. Ted Bluechel (drummer) was a checker at my local supermarket. I was a teenage hopeful romantic.

[@Kenneth-p1b]

In a word..timeless!

[@jammybilly]

I'm from the UK and I've never heard of this band or these tunes. Thanks so much for the education!

[@LeslieTennent]

Thanks for spotlighting the incomparable Association and bringing back fond memories from my "remote youth," especially "Windy" and "Never My Love" which formed the soundtrack of my life!

[@TheLute70]

The first time I saw the Association was in 1966 at Grad Night at Disneyland. Of course we were all excited to see them play Along Comes Mary which was amazing. Then they played Cherish which hadn't yet be released. It blew evereyone away and when the song was release I knew it would be a huge hit. I saw them play years later in the late 70's at a club in Orange County. Again, they were amazing. Thanks for this video. Brought back a lot of great memories from my teens and college years.

[@debraball2641]

My favorite group. Thank you for recognizing their talents.

[@portaltwo]

'Along Comes Mary' actually comes out at the top of my list, followed closely by 'Windy'.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@frankmerris8821]

I CONCUR

[@olivia7759]

I agree! 😊👍 And I am under 40 😉😅

[@beeonthyme5760]

I was in 7th grade and was supposed to read a poem in front of the class, and I chose to read the lyrics to Along Comes Mary😂...I was an edgy 7th grader

[@gina_latte]

Yes!! Great tune!!

[@noferblatz]

For 60s vocal groups, I don't think anyone did it better. Even my mom (born 1934) was a fan of them.

[@leescheideljr.2123]

I saw the association live 6 times. Was my all time favorite group !!!

[@SheilaRiley-ug9pb]

I saw them at UD arena in Dayton Ohio and loved it. They were always sooo good. Requiem was my favorite song. They were timeless

[@shiroibasketshoes]

Nice interview, Professor. My 19 year old music store coworker learned of the big hits of The Association from oldies stations. He likes “Never My Love” best. “Windy” and even moreso “Everything That Touches You” are my favorite of their hits, but I like their music overall very much.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool! Thanks for watching.

[@guntherdawg]

I'm too discerning a dawgs to lets everythings touches meh, but I'd nevers says nevers to meh saucy samosa-likes love!

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@guntherdawg Don't worry, Gunther Dawg; the key word in your case is "That." Meaning some things don't touch you, but just the things you want most do! Like ones relating to saucy samosas, of course.

[@guntherdawg]

@@shiroibasketshoes you knows meh too wells, I likes it simmers saucilys exactlys likes “that”!

[@shiroibasketshoes]

@@guntherdawg Now you'res temptings meh to rewrite teh Abba song "Just Liek That," while altering teh lyric about a poozkat fur mores eases of avoidances!

[@bobdivincenzo6995]

Their Greatest Hits was one of the first albums I bought with my own money when it came out. Rode my bike to the mall to buy it. Still have it. Still play it. Still gives me fond memories.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So cool to hear!

[@brianthomas2434]

I mention it in another post. Came out while I was still in high school! It's all the Association you need, in my opinion. Unlike, say, the Byrds, the Rascals or the Lovin' Spoonful, they were not an album band.

[@boblawrence3861]

This song was a hit almost all summer. I first heard it on a transistor radio, from a radio station in Wilkes Barre, PA. I was in a camp situated in Stokes State Forest located in NJ. I remember one time the song started to play and we all turned on our radios and created our first stereo system, all in the name of "Windy". Great memories!

[@JerseyGirl631]

Ahh, the sixth grade trip to Stokes. What memories, especially standing in the spot where you can see PA, NY and NJ.

[@PragmaticPerson]

OMG! Windy was my favorite song! My two sisters and I would play it and dance. Yes, that 45 is still packed away. Great show! Thanks for the reminder of those fun times and good music. ❤❤❤

[@JohnnyCeeVA]

An infectious song for me back in the day was "I Love You More Today Than Yesterday" by The Spiral Staircase.

[@dalexfilms]

This is one of your best interviews ever -- great music, warm feelings, and wonderful stories. There may be more famous names and material, but for sheer enjoyment of music and life, it doesn't get better than this.

[@TheAureliac]

They were amazingly gracious throughout this interview. Their ability to acknowledge the best of everyone they worked or hung out with vibes with the love and joy that permeates their music.

[@francine9610]

OMG, yes, their beautiful music was all over the radio in my high school years. And I must say these gentlemen are just as engaging in your interview as I remember them at the Ice House in Pasadena, CA back in the day. They joked around between songs, and when they sang their harmonies were amazing. The audience loved them. So pleased to hear the stats their songs have achieved.

[@oldiesgeek454]

My sister saw them at the Ice House as well. It sounds like the name of an ice skating rink, more than it does a concert venue.

[@StephenGHayward]

Used to know a young lady in Wisconsin whose parents actually named her Windy, in honor of this very song. Lovely girl and spectacular singer.

[@AnnA-tu3ig]

My husband surprised me with tickets to see them about 20 years ago. OMG!!! Their sound was still fantastic. Absolutely worth seeing the Association!!

[@barbs-q]

Thank you Professor. Having flourished in the 60s I had forgotten about The Association. Their music was/is a top notch classic that deserves more recognition.

[@dianaskrutskie7314]

Always loved the Association. "Everything that Touches You" was always one of my favorites. It's a gorgeous song. Thanks for your great site and incredible info. You truly are the "Professor of Rock" 🙂

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for listening!

[@RetiredSailor60]

Good morning Professor from Ft Worth TX... The Association was a great group. Timeless songs

[@Lam_3-22-23]

Got to see the Association at the old West Side Story in Ft.Worth around 91 or 92

[@Code.Name.V]

Wow! I am so jealous!

[@minuteman4199]

This song was a staple in the play list of my cadet corps band in about 1977. We just had a 50 anniversary reunion, and picked it up were we left off as teens half a century ago.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ricknbacker5626]

The B side of Never My Love is 'Requiem for the Masses'. It has some of the most breathtaking harmonies ever put to tape. They mix in 3 Latin phrases that each contain their very own individual melodies. These interwoven melodies are astounding for 1967. I was 8 years old when this single was released. My older sisters played Never My Love non-stop. Whenever possible, I flipped the record over and played the B side. I still remember sitting on the floor being transfixed by what I was hearing. Give it a spin POR. My hunch is you will like it very much. Cheers, RNB

[@barbaramonaco105]

Thanks! Had forgotten that wonderful piece.

[@ricknbacker5626]

@@barbaramonaco105 My pleasure Barbara, RNB

[@beckhollon9498]

My 2 fav songs by Association are "Requiem" and "Six Man Band". Love ❤

[@cmorales932]

The Association in a short period of time produced 3 or 4 of the most memorable songs of that era. Beautiful songs snd beautifully made records. Great interview. Thank you- Just Subscribed!

[@steveturner3999]

I played cornet in our small middle school band back in 1969-1971. Windy was one of our favorites to play and I played 1st cornet so I was pretty much the lead sound. We had an outstanding drummer named Alan and he jazzed up the drum part tremendously. Windy became a hit within our school. It was a requested number at all our school concerts and always featured Alan on drums. Now he only had a single snare, not a drum set. That made his talent even more profound. This was always a favorite of mine and my family named a dog Windy because of this song.

[@ProfessorofRock]

THanks Steve!

[@simplysteve68]

It's 'Coronet'. 👍 By the way, I was a Trombonist when I was in school, over 40 yrs ago.

[@lisao1965]

@@simplysteve68 I looked it up, because I wasn't sure, but actually steveturner3999 was correct. The instrument is spelled cornet. Although is often pronounced as if there were an extra o between the r and n. There is, however, another word spelled coronet with different meanings, including a type of crown and a vehicle made by Dodge.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Of course! It’s a great song.

[@steveturner3999]

@@simplysteve68 The cornet is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B♭. Wikipedia

[@MeemsKaso]

I remember Along Comes Mary being played a lot. I was only 5 when Windy came out, but my parents always played music in our house & the car. I remember dancing in the backyard singing all of The Association songs. I learned all the words between 5-7 years old. I still know them. How fun this interview was.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great song!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Windy is such a fun one!

[@dranet47]

I have my old 45s of Windy and Cherish. I don't know if either record has any grooves left since I played them so much!

[@markriley9664]

I saw the Association on a tour, there were probably less than 30 people in the theater, I sat in the balcony, the band had two small speakers on stage, I was euphoria the entire concert, and after I left I could have screamed missing the chance of getting my album cover autographed.

[@grandwonder5858]

Those guys are real musicians there vs the wannabe musicians we have to put up with today!

[@jessicamasonsonneborn4864]

They played at the 1965 graduation at Tustin High School

[@fretted]

This is on my oldies playlists, and it gets played a lot!!! This interview even makes me love it more. These guys are awesome. Great interview ❤

[@warrenp.5916]

I remember as a kid 13-14… our neighborhood kids would have “Garage dances” where we’d clean up our father’s garage (which he was not against!) and we’d put up soft lights and play our 45’s…and dance. Our all time favorite “slow” song was “Cherish” and I would always ask my neighbor (crush) to dance. Brings back fond memories to this day….55 years later 🙏🙏😊

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@justJelene]

That's cool!

[@d.g.n9392]

I can also remember those days, us kids being 7th and 8th grade kids at our small parties in kid’s houses. I still remember from about 1967 , just starting slow dancing with a young girl to the song Cherish

[@barbaraparker6996]

That sounds like so much fun. I grew up in the country but always thought it would have been a lot more fun to live in town.

[@warrenp.5916]

@@barbaraparker6996 I was outside of town in a small neighborhood! We all needed something to do in the summer besides riding bikes and building forts and playing kickball!☺️

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

Born in 1957, so I remember them well, even though we didn't even have a Rock Station until 1972.

[@nobeoddy1664]

bladestar - so you lived in a cave in tibet?

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

@nobeoddy1664 Might as well been. Southern Midwest, Rural. Absolutely FORCED to listen to Country Music to the point I almost can't stand Country Music and I'm 66 now, soon to be 67. The only Rock I was allowed to listen to was the Monkees on TV, Rock on Ed Sullivan sometimes, parents sent us to our room for the Doors and a couple of others, and Beach Party movies, which are kind of dubious as to if those even qualify. Finally got a Color TV and watched Midnight Special, Don Rock Concert, and SNL! So I finally got exposed to Real Music!

[@nobeoddy1664]

@@BladeStar-uq6xe oklahoma? yeah, they hated "hippie" music. i was forced to listen to country music on EVERY job site i've ever been on.

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

@nobeoddy1664 Southeast Missouri. What's even worse is I have second or third cousin who's a minor Country Music Star. Worse, my father knew Porter Wagoner a little. I never believed him when he would brag about that. Well, he proved me wrong. We went to a Porter Wagoner concert, and we were invited backstage. I got to meet Porter and Dolly Parton. I was 14 so you know where my eyes were on Dolly. And I towered over her. Later on Porter said,' My old buddy Chester is here, I have to sing him a song!' And he played 'White Lightning' for my Dad! Turned out they played Basketball against each other several times during High School. Sure enough my Dad really did know him.

[@nobeoddy1664]

@@BladeStar-uq6xe cool porter story, i like his songs "big wind" & "houses of shame". dolly seems, i said seems, like a pleasant, down to earth woman. unfortunately, poor thing simply can't sing. i didn't say that, chet atkins did. oddly enough, my brother dated a girl in 1962 who had a minor country singer uncle. fella named country johnny mathis. that tidbit plus $1.50 gets me a coffee at any Love's in SE Oklahoma.

[@ShelleybutyoucancallmeShell]

I still remember early 1972, being five years old, nearly six, walking alone on the sidewalk near my childhood home , smiling at everyone I walked past, thinking to myself that I was like the person in the song! Crazy, I know, but I always loved music, and can associate (see what I did there- LOL!) so many songs with several memories. 😊❤

[@ProfessorofRock]

So cool!

[@BobGrubel]

Windy, Along comes Mary, Cherish, Never My Love amazing songs by a great group…a fav since my teen years in the 60’s

[@laura2372]

"Windy" by The Association & "Beautiful Morning" by the Young Rascals & "Good Morning Starshine" by Oliver...all groovy & positive tunes I never tire of!

[@Suzi64grad]

As soon as you started talking about the songs I knew you were talking about the best….The Association! I am 77…lucky to have been a teen when they were popular!

[@ProfessorofRock]

COOL!

[@Suzi64grad]

@@ProfessorofRock 🤗

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I agree!

[@barbaramonaco105]

My husband and I were young kids when we fell madly in love. We loved the Association and had the word "Cherish" engraved inside our wedding rings. The marriage didn't last long, but the music lives on beautifully.

[@oldiesgeek454]

@barbara. Oh, the last sentence of your post just killed me! I thought for sure you were going to say something like: "We just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary". 😟

[@misterschubert3242]

Their robotic introduction to Along Comes Mary, where each portion of the "Association Machine" joins in and builds to the ascending bass riff is genius. They did it several times, on various television shows (including the Smothers Brothers), but its greatest execution was to open the Monterey Pop Music Festival.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@kateherman2254]

I’ve always felt it dated the song.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I love that intro!

[@davidhinkson8856]

That intro was creative and awesome!

[@joanfoxwright4221]

I'm 72, and "Windy" has always been one of my favorites--I love the Associate! Thank you.

[@grif13]

I was just passing by when I heard your channel. Boy, full throttle on the way back machine. Thanks guys for the memories.

[@cindysnow2123]

I've always pictured Windy as a little girl that's an angel walking around a sad world trying to make people smile in one place!! When everyone is happy and smiling she flies away to another place to do the same thing!! There was a Country singer who sang Never My Love!! I'll Google it and let you know!! It was Vern Godsdon

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@justJelene]

That's so cute!! Love it ❤

[@cindysnow2123]

I typed up Sesame Street Windy!! I thought I remembered this from when I was really young!! It's worth it to look it up on KZbin!! Jim Henson at his best!!

[@simplysteve68]

Yup, Vern Gosdin. 👍

[@black_rabbit_0f_inle805]

Im under 40 and I def remember this band. My dad would play me his favorites like The Andrew Sisters and Glen Miller.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@cyndybuiniskis1486]

I cannot properly express what joy this gives me! My very first concert, at age 13, was The Association in 1967 - AT OUR SMALL TOWN HIGH SCHOOL! One of the band members, I want to say Terry, announced that his wife had just given birth. I remember thinking aww how sweet, of course as an adult it was more like oh damn, how hard that he wasn't at home! The high school science club arranged this and another concert the next year: Tommy James & the Shondells. God's honest truth. One of my classmates saved the newspaper articles and I took pictures at our 50th reunion. If people under the age of 40 don't know this music they have my sincere sympathy, and I hope they have the good sense to learn more if they watched your clip. Thank you Adam. I adore your appreciation for the best music out there! 🎶💖

[@lukequigley121]

Great story girl , Wasn't that the best time , musicaly , ?? 63-72.. DANG we had slow , hits , trippy , underground , loud metal , pretty boys , trashy chicks .. The best of all. Sorry for NOW stuff..

[@gilliansl]

I still love the group, and haven't forgotten them.

[@joycegreer9391]

Loved those songs. Makes me nostalgic. I never forget about them.

[@davewayton]

Loved the Association and these songs! Fun interview. Another band that is often forgotten that was also great is Spanky and Our Gang. They also had great harmonies and some wonderful hits. I would love to see an episode of yours about them!

[@ogam5]

Peppermint Rainbow, TOO - another Bones Howe project, if I'm not mistaken.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3_KaJSohLaijKM

[@KetoStradivarius]

Agreed!

[@lockedonlaw]

I'm happy you got this interview before it's impossible to get. Terry's gone. Larry's gone. Russ has, pardon the pun, dissociated himself with the group, and the remaining members are all in their eighties.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

We are losing so many people.

[@oldiesgeek454]

Hate to hear that Russ had a falling out with the remaining members. I assume Don, the drummer, is still with us? 😊

[@tedbecker4051]

Windy was one of my favorite childhood songs. I used to have a little crush on a girl named Wendy. Brings back great memories. Still love the song. Hard to sing that song and be in a bad mood. Thanks, Professor

[@ProfessorofRock]

SO true! Thanks Ted!

[@Funkydood]

The Rascals & The Association are my 2 favorite groups from the '60s. Period.

[@ongoingdrip]

Love The Association. My favorite band of all time. So many beautiful songs that will NEVER be topped.

[@johnvillanova9984]

Always loved The Association...Their astounding vocal harmonies were on par with The Beach Boys...and yes "Never My Love" was our wedding song (The Association's version,) of course! 😊

[@Juliet475]

Yes, the Harmonies in the music of the. BEACH BOYS and Associations were softer, smooth, and whimsical at times like "Windy" and "Good Vibrations".

[@rogerdeahl9629]

❤🎉 Windy. Also Rainy, Snowy, and other weather related songs. 🤷 Shame many old acts get forgotten. Progress I guess. Thanks Professor. Everyone have a Terrific Tuesday.

[@ProfessorofRock]

You do the same my friend!

[@davidwoolbright3675]

Have a terrific Tuesday Afternoon!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

@@davidwoolbright3675 You do the same!

[@davidwoolbright3675]

Did you get it?? Tuesday Afternoon.. lol. Song.

[@rogerdeahl9629]

@@davidwoolbright3675 🤣🤣 Good one!

[@MrMajstyk]

Those of us "of a certain age" were so very fortunate to grow up in the golden era of AM radio, just before the dominance of FM. AM stations played such a wide variety of songs that seeped into our consciousness and stayed with us forever. Growing up in Northern California, I'd hear the Beach Boys, followed by Nancy Sinatra, then Neil Diamond, ? and the Mysterians, the Beau Brummels, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Tommy Roe, all the British Invasion acts, The Count Five, the Syndicate of Sound, the Seeds, Monkees, Tony Bennett, Leslie Gore, Petula Clark, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, and occasional "oldie" by Elvis, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Ed Ames, the Righteous Brothers, The Chambers Brothers, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Sammy Davis Jr, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, and of course, The Association! Itchycoo Park, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, Hendrix, Norman Greenbaum, movie soundtracks. on and on! Such a wide variety of styles and sounds...and all on the same station! The youth of today has nothing even remotely comparable to tune in to. We were lucky!

[@kathysatterfield3812]

Takes me back to high school, sitting in the bleachers pining over some guy who did not know my name. So pure, so true teenager. Thanks to the artists for encapsulating the ‘60’s experience!

[@gotchagoing4905]

I'm in my 70's, so all of this is where I grew up musically. The mid 60's on up to the late 70's was a total trip as far as music went. Even the anti-war songs were excellent.

[@NordicDan]

My grandmother would occasionally call me "Windy" when I was a little kid because I would never shut up 🤣 I miss my grandma

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha! Great memory!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Your name is Wendy?

[@NordicDan]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 🤦‍♂

[@tennesseeturner]

What I appreciate in these interviews is the detailed recollections! Not everyone has that great of a memory. I sure appreciate the ones that do.

[@Tech158A]

While reading old west history and stories, I've seen "Windy" used as a nickname for a guy who talked a lot and also used sometimes ironically for someone who didn't.

[@justJelene]

That's a cool insight! 😎

[@currinsnipes9879]

I remember in the late 60s singing "Windy" with my sister and cousins at the beach on a rainy day. when we had to stay indoors. Great melody, easy lyrics and a whole lot of upbeat fun. I tip my hat to The Association and you, Professor!

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

I remember hearing these songs with my brother and I on the radio in the back seat of my dads 67 Chevy. Really great memories , beautiful music and the harmonies were fantastic 👍❤️

[@dagmar.6954]

The Association is a great pop band from the 1960's. My husband's first album that he ever bought was this group. They had a lot of great hits such as "Never My Love", "Cherish", “Everything That Touches You”, “Time For Livin'”, “The Time It Is Today”, “Enter The Young”, “No Fair At All”, "Requiem For The Masses" etc.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@BaddogSports]

The Association was a great group! Growing up in the 80s, I’m obviously partial to that decade. Of course, because it was the greatest decade ever, but I would’ve loved to have experienced the 60s The music from that decade was pretty amazing

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

60s is my second favorite decade.

[@jreeder6168]

The Association is a great band with great unforgettable songs. I'm surprised their dope song, Along Comes Mary, was not covered for comments. Good interview.

[@oldiesgeek454]

@jreeder. I'm wondering if they avoid talking about that song because of the subject matter? 🤔

[@reneeparker7475]

I was ready to enter junior high school, when The Association came out. Loved their music and their harmonies were fantastic. Definitely a major part of the soundtrack of my life.