The Association

Formed in California in 1965, The Association enjoyed a brief reign in the international music charts during the mid-60s. They were clean-cut and had immense style - and their music, which relied on intricate six-part vocal harmony, became known as "the new American sound' and 'sunshine pop'.

During 1966 the group chalked up two massive American Top Ten hits with Along Comes Mary and Cherish (their first American Number 1), and both songs sold over a million copies. 

They were followed by the obscure Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies, the wistful Windy which topped the US charts in 1967, and Never My Love, which reached the Number 2 slot. Their albums And Then . . . Along Comes The Association and Insight Out both also sold over a million copies.

In 1968 they enjoyed their only British success with A Time For Living. 

On August 2, 1972, Brian Cole was found dead in his Los Angeles home of a heroin overdose of heroin. The band left Warner Brothers records and switched to Columbia, but further recording success eluded them.

The group turned to the US cabaret circuit and supper clubs and carved out a new career which continues today (albeit with a much changed line-up).