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16 de may. de 2009 · Bluechel Jr., Ted (18th September 1946-16th May 2009) He was a multi-instrumentalist/singer who plays drums, percussion and guitarist born in San Pedro, California. In the late 1950s/early 1960s he was with The Cherry Hill Singers and the band, The Men. In 1964 he became a founding member of the pop group The Association and rejoined ...
The Association. The original line-up of the Association in 1966. From left: Jules Alexander, Russ Giguere, Jim Yester, Ted Bluechel Jr., Brian Cole, Terry Kirkman. The Association is an American sunshine pop band from Los Angeles, California.
- 1965–1978; 1979–present
- California, U.S.
- Jules Alexander, Jim Yester, Bruce Pictor, Del Ramos, Jordan Cole, Paul Holland
162. 17K views 14 years ago. Born on December 2, 1942 in San Pedro, California, Ted Bluechel, Jr. gained his claim to fame as the drummer for The Association. He wrote or co-wrote numerous...
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7 de abr. de 2019 · At the forefront of the folk movement's assimilation into California pop. A multi-instrumentalist band that also performed six-part harmonies live on stage. Experimented with psychedelic and protest music earlier than most pop groups. Created a lush adult contemporary sound that still contained a hipster's edge.
Ted Bluechel kept the group going with Jim Yester and Larry Ramos, adding other players like Ric Ulskey. After running out their string on stage, Bluechel , the last original member, began leasing the group name out, thus allowing oldies tour packagers to send out a version of "the Association" without any of the original members to play shows.
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Jim, Ted, Russ and Jules lived in a 3 bedroom house on Ardmore, just south of Melrose. Brian was married with children and had his own place. Terry was living with his future wife in West Hollywood. Ted’s drums, the bass amp and guitar amps were kept set up in the living room and that’s where they rehearsed for the next 5 months.
