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Episode 154: “Happy Together” by the Turtles

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Crossfires - The Turtles

Vulman became one of that small but illustrious group of people, the band member who makes the least contribution to the sound of the music. They started doing a variation on the routine that had so enfolded Howard Kalen when he'd seen Louis Prima and Keyle Smith do it as a child. After one potato, two potato was a flop, the crossfires were sent to their third label. White Whale knew that they didn't have much promotional budget, and that their label was not a known quantity. So they chose a name for the group that they thought sounded as English as possible - an animal name that started with the, and ended in Ulz, just like

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