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The Association Is An American Pop Band From California. During The Late 1960s The Band Had Numerous Hits At Or Near The Top Of The US Billboard Charts Including "Windy" "Cherish" "Never My Love" And "Along Comes Mary" And Were The Lead-Off Band At 1967's Monterey Pop Festival. They Are Known For Intricate Vocal Harmonies By The Band's Multiple Singers A Style Said To Be Influenced By The Hi-Los And The Lettermen . Their Best-Known Lineup Included Terry Kirkman Vocals Woodwind Instruments Russ Giguere Vocals Guitar Jim Yester Rhythm And Lead Guitar Jules Alexander Lead And Rhythm Guitar Brian Cole Bass And Ted Bluechel Jr Drums And Later Larry Ramos Who Replaced Jules In Early 1967 . Since 2014 Founding Members Jim Yester And Jules Alexander Have Been Leading The Current Line-Up Of The Association Which Includes Bruce Pictor Paul Holland Del Ramos And Jordan Cole.
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"Windy" Is A Pop Music Song Written By Ruthann Friedman And Recorded By The Association. Released In 1967 The Song Reached No. 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 In July Of That Year. Overseas It Went To No. 34 In Australia And No. 3 In Yugoslavia. Later In 1967 An Instrumental Version By Jazz Guitarist Wes Montgomery Became His Biggest Hot 100 Hit When It Peaked At No. 44. Not To Be Confused With The Beach Boys' 1964 Song "Wendy" "Windy" Was The Association's Second U.S. No. 1 Hit Following "Cherish" In 1966. Billboard Ranked The Record As The No. 4 Song For 1967. The Lead Vocals Were Sung Primarily By Guitarist Larry Ramos Along With Percussionist Russ Giguere Both Would Sing Lead Together In The Band's Last Top 40 Hit "Time For Livin" .
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The Association Is An American Pop Band From California. During The Late 1960s The Band Had Numerous Hits At Or Near The Top Of The US Billboard Charts Including "Windy" "Cherish" "Never My Love" And "Along Comes Mary" And Were The Lead-Off Band At 1967's Monterey Pop Festival. They Are Known For Intricate Vocal Harmonies By The Band's Multiple Singers A Style Said To Be Influenced By The Hi-Los And The Lettermen . Their Best-Known Lineup Included Terry Kirkman Vocals Woodwind Instruments Russ Giguere Vocals Guitar Jim Yester Rhythm And Lead Guitar Jules Alexander Lead And Rhythm Guitar Brian Cole Bass And Ted Bluechel Jr Drums And Later Larry Ramos Who Replaced Jules In Early 1967 . Since 2014 Founding Members Jim Yester And Jules Alexander Have Been Leading The Current Line-Up Of The Association Which Includes Bruce Pictor Paul Holland Del Ramos And Jordan Cole.
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"Windy" is a pop music song written by Ruthann Friedman and recorded by the Association. Released in 1967, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year. Overseas, it went to No. 34 in Australia, and No. 3 in Yugoslavia. Later in 1967 an instrumental version by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery became his biggest Hot 100 hit when it peaked at No. 44.
Not to be confused with The Beach Boys' 1964 song "Wendy", "Windy" was the Association's second U.S. No. 1 hit, following "Cherish" in 1966. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 4 song for 1967. The lead vocals were sung primarily by guitarist Larry Ramos along with percussionist Russ Giguere (both would sing lead together in the band's last Top 40 hit "Time for Livin"). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.