The Turtles

The Turtles are an American bubblegum pop, psychedelic and folk-rock band, best known for 1967's "Happy Together" (see 1967 in music).

The band was formed by Howard Kaylan

The Turtles are an American bubblegum pop, psychedelic and folk-rock band, best known for 1967's "Happy Together" (see 1967 in music).

The band was formed by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman in Westchester, California (a suburb of Los Angeles) in 1965, as a surf rock group called "The Crossfires". With the help of DJ and club owner Reb Foster, The Crossfires signed to White Whale Records, and, adjusting to the prevailing musical trends of the time, became a folk-rock group known as "The Tyrtles", the misspelling an ode to The Byrds that was soon dropped. Similarly to The Byrds' career, The Turtles' first break was with a Bob Dylan cover, "It Ain't Me Babe", which was a Top Ten hit in summer 1965 (see 1965 in music) and the title track to their first album. Their second single, "Let Me Be" also appeared in the top 30 that fall. Their third single, "You Baby" charted in the top 20 in early 1966. However, their second album You Baby never entered the top 200, and of several singles released that year only two ("Grim Reaper of Love" and "Can I Get to Know You Better") entered the top 100.