This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by Jules Gary Alexander and Greg Vick, to whom I'm most grateful.
THE INNER TUBES #1 (1964 - JAN 1965)
1) Brian Cole vocals, bass
2) Ted Bluechel Jr. vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
3) Bob Page vocals, rhythm guitar
4) Mike Whalen vocals, guitar
THE INNER TUBES #2 (JAN 1965 - FEB 1965)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4) Russ Giguere vocals, guitar, percussion
THE MEN (FEB 1965 - 1965)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jules Gary Alexander vocals, lead guitar, bass
6) Terry Kirkman vocals, harmonica, trumpet, percussion, keyboards
7) Harvey Gerst rhythm guitar
8) ? unknown instrument
9) ? unknown instrument
10) ? unknown instrument
11) ? unknown instrument
12) ? unknown instrument
13) ? unknown instrument
February ?, 1965: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA
The Men's first gig. The band plays there almost regularly.
UNNAMED REHEARSAL BAND (1965 (only for a few days))
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Bob Page
4 Russ Giguere
5) Jules Gary Alexander
6) Terry Kirkman
THE ASSOCIATION #1 (1965 - MAY ?, 1967)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Jules Gary Alexander
5) Terry Kirkman
6) Jim Yester vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
June ??, 1965: unknown steak house, La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA
The Association's first gig.
July 1, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA
July 11, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA
October 19-31, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Stewart Clay, The Roamin II
December 5-12, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA
January 18-24, 1966: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA with Ron McKuen
The Association's first gig.
July 1, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA
July 11, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA
October 19-31, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with Stewart Clay, The Roamin II
December 5-12, 1965: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA
January 18-24, 1966: Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA with Ron McKuen
February 4-6, 1966: Dave Hull's Hullabaloo, Moulin Rouge, 6230 Sunset Boulevard at Vine Street, Hollywood, CA with The Palace Guard, The Girls
February 8-27, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA with George McKelvey (8-13), Pat Pualsen (15-27)
July 1, 1966: Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet
July 2, 1966: County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet
July 3, 1966: Municipal Audiorium, Fresno, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Douglas Quintet
July 4, 1966: Community Concourse Arena, San Diego, CA with The Beach Boys, Sir Doulas Quintet
July 12-17, 1966: The Ice House, 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA
July 22-23, 1966: Fillmore Auditorium, 1805 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service (22-23), Grass Roots (22), Sopwith Camel (23)
September 7-8, 1966: The Carousel Theater, West Covina, CA
November 23-24, 1966: Aire Crown Theater, Chicago, IL with Lovin Spoonful
March 11, 1967: 'Clay Cole's Diskotek', WPIX Channel 11, unknown television studio, New York City, NY with Lesley Gore, The Beatles (film), The Marvalettes, Tim Rose, Soupy Sales (broadcast date)
March 25, 1967: Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA with Eric Burdon and The Animals, Bola Sete Trio, Harbinger Complex, Baytovens, Sly and The Family Stone
March 31 - April 1, 1967: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA with West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Flesh & Blood, Lights by Out Of Sight Lite Show
March 31 - April 1, 1967: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA with West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Flesh & Blood, Lights by Out Of Sight Lite Show
THE ASSOCIATION #2 (MAY ?, 1967 - JAN 1969)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Terry Kirkman
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos vocals, lead guitar, banjo
May 11, 1967: Riverside High School, Riverside, IL
May 12, 1967: Niles High School, Niles, MI
May 13, 1967: Indiana State University, Bloomington, IN
May 18, 1967: Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
May 20, 1967: Pacific Auditorium, San Jose, CA
May 26, 1967: 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', CBS-TV Show, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax District, Los Angeles, CA (recording date.....the show was broadcasted ony May 28)
May 28, 1967: 'The Steve Allen Show', ABC-TV Show, Hollywod, CA (recording date)
June 16, 1967: Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA with The Paupers, Lou Rawls, Beverly, Johnny Rivers, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Simon & Garfunkel "Monterey International Pop Festival"
July 14, 1967: Malibu Shore and Beach Club, Lido Beach, Long Island, NY with Buffalo Springfield
July 24-30, 1967: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
August ?, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, IL
August ?, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MI
August 5, 1967: Village Theatre, New York City, NY with Janis Ian
August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, Canada
August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MA
August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, AK
August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, FL
August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, CO
August ??, 1967: unknown venue, unknown city, MN
August 19-20, 1967: 'Murray The K Show', WPIX-TV Show, New Yok City, NY (recording date)
August 25, 1967: 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', CBS-TV Show, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax District, Los Angeles, CA (recording date)
August 26, 1967: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA with Buffalo Springfield, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Young Men, The Sunshine Company
September 5-17 1967: Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, CA
October 16, 1967: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
October 17, 1967: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
October 18, 1967: Dan Cannon Auditorium, St. Leo, FL
October 19, 1967: University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
October 20, 1967: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
October 21, 1967: Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville, TN
October 26, 1967: Southern Oregon College, Ashland, OR
October 27, 1967: University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
October 28, 1967: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
October 30, 1967: Oregon Tech Institute, Klamath Falls, OR
October 31, 1967: Chico State College, Chico, CA
November 19, 1967: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA with Sopwith Camel, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Everly Brothers, The Who, Sunshine Company
unknown date, 1968: 'Top Of The Pops', BBC-1 TV Show, London, UK
The band perform: 'Time For Livin'.
April 15, 1968: The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
May 28 - June 2, 1968: Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA with Wes Montgomery
August 9, 1968: Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL with The Who
October 12, 1968: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Show, Los Angeles, CA with Johnny Nash (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Six Man Band'.
December 8, 1968: 'Ed Sullivan Show', CBS-TV Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre, Broadway, New York City, NY (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Along Comes Mary' and 'Never My Love'.April 15, 1968: The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
May 28 - June 2, 1968: Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA with Wes Montgomery
August 9, 1968: Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL with The Who
October 12, 1968: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Show, Los Angeles, CA with Johnny Nash (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Six Man Band'.
December 8, 1968: 'Ed Sullivan Show', CBS-TV Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre, Broadway, New York City, NY (broadcasting date)
THE ASSOCIATION #3 (JAN 1969 - 1971)
1) Brian Cole
2) Ted Bluechel Jr.
3) Russ Giguere
4) Terry Kirkman
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Jules Gary Alexander
March 7, 1969: Gym, Fordham University, Bronx, New York City, NY with The Good Earth
July 8-13, 1969: Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA with The Committee
September 27, 1969: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Show, Los Angeles, CA (broadcasting date)
July 8-13, 1969: Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA with The Committee
September 27, 1969: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Show, Los Angeles, CA (broadcasting date)
The band perform: 'Goodbye Columbus'.
November 28, 1969: Colden Auditorium, Queens College, Long Island Expressway and Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY with John Sebastian (filling in for Sha-Na-Na)
THE ASSOCIATION #4 (1971 - AUG 1972)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Brian Cole
4) Ted Bluechel Jr.
5) Russ Giguere
6) Jim Yester
7) Larry Ramos
8) Richard Thompson vocals, keyboards
THE ASSOCIATION #5 (AUG 1972 - 1973)
THE ASSOCIATION #5 (AUG 1972 - 1973)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Richard Thompson
8) Wolfgang Meltz bass
9) Mike Berkowitz drums
THE ASSOCIATION #6 (1973 - 1975)
THE ASSOCIATION #6 (1973 - 1975)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Russ Giuguere
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
+
7) Bob Werner vocals (only as "guest" in a few shows in 1974)
THE ASSOCIATION #7 (1975)
THE ASSOCIATION #7 (1975)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Jerry Yester vocals, guitar
8) David Vaught vocals, bass
9) Dave Morgan vocals, keyboards
10) Maurice 'Mo' Miller vocals, drums
11) Art Johnson vocals, guitar
12) Larry Brown vocals, lead guitar
13) Dwayne Smith keyboards
THE ASSOCIATION #8 (1975 - 1976)
THE ASSOCIATION #8 (1975 - 1976)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Jerry Yester
8) David Vaught
9) Dave Morgan
10) Maurice 'Mo' Miller
11) Art Johnson
12) Larry Brown
THE ASSOCIATION #9 (1976 - 1978)
THE ASSOCIATION #9 (1976 - 1978)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Ric Ulsky vocals, keyboards
THE ASSOCIATION #10 (aka #6) (1978 - 1979)
THE ASSOCIATION #10 (aka #6) (1978 - 1979)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
unknown date, 1979: unknown venue, Dallas, TX
The Association's last gig before broke up. The show was also filmed and broadcasted on television one year later.
THE ASSOCIATION #11 (aka #9) (1980 - 1983)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Russ Giguere
5) Jim Yester
6) Larry Ramos
7) Ric Ulsky
THE ASSOCIATION #12 (1983 - 1985)
January ?-??, 1981: The Ice House, Pasadena, CA (two weeks)
THE ASSOCIATION #12 (1983 - 1985)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Terry Kirkman
3) Ted Bluechel Jr.
4) Russ Giguere
5) Larry Ramos
6) Ric Ulsky
7) Joe Lamanno bass
THE ASSOCIATION #13 (1985 - 1986)
THE ASSOCIATION #13 (1985 - 1986)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Russ Giguere
3) Larry Ramos
4) Paul Beach vocals, bass
5) Donni Gougeon vocals, keyboards
6) Bruce Pictor vocals, drums
THE ASSOCIATION #14 (1986)
THE ASSOCIATION #14 (1986)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Russ Giguere
3) Larry Ramos
4) Paul Beach
5) Donni Gougeon
6) Bruce Pictor
7) Chris Urmston vocals, keyboards
THE ASSOCIATION #15 (aka #13) (1986 - 1987)
THE ASSOCIATION #15 (aka #13) (1986 - 1987)
1) Jules Gary Alexander
2) Russ Giguere
3) Larry Ramos
4) Paul Beach
5) Donni Gougeon
6) Bruce Pictor
THE ASSOCIATION #16 (1987 - 1989)
THE ASSOCIATION #16 (1987 - 1989)
1) Russ Giguere
2) Larry Ramos
3) Paul Beach
4) Donni Gougeon
5) Bruce Pictor
6) Del Ramos vocals (Larry's younger brother)
THE ASSOCIATION #17 (1989 - 1999)
THE ASSOCIATION #17 (1989 - 1999)
1) Russ Giguere
2) Larry Ramos
3) Donni Gougeon
4) Bruce Pictor
5) Del Ramos
THE ASSOCIATION #18 (1999 - PRESENT)
THE ASSOCIATION #18 (1999 - PRESENT)
1) Russ Giguere
2) Larry Ramos
2) Bruce Pictor
4) Del Ramos
5) Jordan Cole vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards (former member Brian Cole's son)
6) Bob Werner vocals, bass, keyboards
