# List of the Association members

The Association are an American pop band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965. When their breakthrough came in 1966, their line-up consisted of Terry Kirkman, Russ Giguere, Jules Alexander, Jim Yester, Brian Cole and Ted Bluechel Jr. Following Alexander's departure in 1967, Larry Ramos came in and filled his place.

## History

In 1962, Jules Alexander was in Hawaii, serving in the navy. Whilst there, he met traveling salesman Terry Kirkman. The two became close friends and remained in contact. When Jules was discharged from the navy a year later, the two moved to Los Angeles and played in clubs all in different parts of the city. The two became members of a thirteen-piece folk group called The Men. In 1965, the Men split up and six of their members, Alexander, Kirkman, Russ Giguere, Bob Page, Brian Cole and Ted Bluechel Jr., formed their own group. The band decided to spend six months practicing before performing on stage, during that time, Page left and Jim Yester replaced him. In late 1965, they signed to Jubilee Records. Jubilee label issued a single of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (a song originally recorded by Joan Baez, later popularized by Led Zeppelin), but nothing happened. Finally, Valiant Records offered them a contract, with the first result being a version of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings", which was produced by Valiant's owner, Barry De Vorzon, at Gold Star Studios.
In July of 1966, their debut album, And Then... Along Comes the Association, was released. The track Along Comes Mary was an instant hit, charting at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and their song Cherish would hit number one on the Hot 100 and remained there for three weeks straight, before being replaced by The Four Tops' Reach Out I'll Be There. In November 1966, their second album, Renaissance was released, although none of their songs managed to meet the success that Along Comes Mary and Cherish did. In March 1967, Alexander left to move to India, and Larry Ramos (previously of New Christy Minstrels fame) came in and filled his place. Insight Out, their third album, was released on June 8, 1967 and first on Warner Bros. Records after Warner Bros. bought out Valiant. Two tracks from that album include "Windy" and "Never My Love". Windy went to number one on four different American and Canadian charts. Never My Love charted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, but was a chart-topper on the Cash Box 100 and Canadian RPM Top Singles.
Four more albums were released from 1968 to 1972, Birthday (1968), The Association (1969), Stop Your Motor (1971), and Waterbeds in Trinidad! (1972). Alexander returned to the group in 1969, while Russ Giguere left in 1970 to pursue a solo career. He was replaced by Richard Thompson. A few months after the release of Waterbeds in Trinidad, bassist Brian Cole died aged 29 from a heroin overdose. The band saw a rotating list of personnel until the band split in 1978. The split was proven to be short, and they regrouped again the following year. The band has been performing non-stop since. The current version of the band is led by Jules Alexander and Jim Yester, as well as Del Ramos, brother of Larry Ramos, and Jordan Cole, son of Brian Cole. During the 1970s and 80s, the band went through numerous line-up changes, with, at one point, only one original member in the band. Past notable members include Jerry Yester, Andy Chapin, and Ray Pohlman.

## Members
### Current

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Jules Alexander | 1965–1967, 1969–1974, 1979–1989, 2012–present | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass | And Then... Along Comes the Association (1966) Renaissance (1966) The Association (1969) Stop Your Motor (1971) Waterbeds in Trinidad! (1972) |
| Jim Yester | 1965–1973, 1974–1977, 1979–1983, 2007–present | Vocals, guitar, keyboards | All releases |
| Bruce Pictor | 1985–present | Drums, percussion, vocals | None |
| Paul Holland | 1987-1989, 2014–present | Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards | None |
| Del Ramos | 1999–present | Vocals, bass | None |
| Jordan Cole | 1999–present | Vocals, guitar, keyboards | None |

### Former

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Terry Kirkman | 1965-1972, 1979-1984 (died 2023) | Vocals, percussion, woodwind instruments, horns | All releases |
| Russ Giguere | 1965-1970, 1979-2014 | Vocals, percussion, guitar | And Then... Along Comes The Association (1966) Renaissance (1966) Insight Out (1967) Birthday (1968) The Association (1969) |
| Brian Cole | 1965-1972 (died 1972) | Vocals, bass, woodwinds | All releases |
| Ted Bluechel Jr. | 1965-1978, 1979-1984 | Vocals, drums, guitar, bass | All releases |
| Bob Page | 1965 (died 2022) | Vocals, guitar, banjo | None |
| Larry Ramos | 1967-1975, 1979-2014 (died 2014) | Vocals, guitar | All releases from Insight Out (1967) |
| Richard Thompson | 1970-1974, 1979 | Keyboards | Stop Your Motor (1971) Waterbeds in Trinidad! (1972) |
| Wolfgang Melz | 1972 | Bass | None |
| Mike Berkowitz | 1972 | Drums | None |
| David Vaught | 1972-1978 (died 2013 & 2005) | Vocals, bass | None |
| Maurice Miller | 1972-1978 (died 2013 & 2005) | Vocals, drums | None |
| Jerry Yester | 1973-1974, 1978 | Vocals, guitar | None |
| Art Johnson | 1975 (died 2018 & 2020) | Vocals, guitar | None |
| Dwayne Smith | 1975 (died 2018 & 2020) | Vocals, keyboards | None |
| Larry Brown | 1975-1977 | Vocals, guitar | None |
| Andy Chapin | 1975-1976 (died 1985) | Vocals, keyboards | None |
| Jay Gruska | 1976 | Vocals, keyboards | None |
| David Morgan | 1976-1978 | Vocals, keyboards | None |
| Ric Ulsky | 1977-1978, 1980-1984 | Vocals, keyboards | None |
| Cliff Wooley | 1977-1978 | Vocals, guitar | None |
| John William Tuttle | 1978 (Tuttle died 1991) | Vocals, guitar | None |
| Jack Harris | 1978 (Tuttle died 1991) | Vocals, guitar | None |
| Ray Pohlman | 1979 (died 1990) | | None |
| Keith Moret | 1983 | | None |
| Joe Lamanno | 1984 | | None |
| Brian Puckett | 1984-1985 | Drums | None |
| Mike Peed | 1984 | Keyboards | None |
| Donni Gougeon | 1984-1987, 1999 | Keyboards | None |
| Paul Beach | 1985-1989 | Bass | None |
| Chris Urmston | 1987 | Keyboards | None |
| Bob Werner | 1999-2007 | Guitar | None |
| David Jackson | 2007 | Guitar | None |
| Blair Anderson | 2008 | Drums | None |
| Godfrey Townsend | 2012 | Guitar | None |

## Lineups

| Period | Members |
| 1965 | Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Bob Page – rhythm guitar, vocals, banjo Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass |
| 1965 – March 1967 | Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass |
| March 1967 – Late 1968 | Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass |
| Late 1968 – June 1970 | Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass |
| June 1970 – August 1972 | Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards Richard Thompson – keyboards Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds Wolfgang Melz - bass (joined in 1972) Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass |
| August–December 1972 | Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards Richard Thompson – keyboards Wolfgang Melz – bass Mike Berkowitz – drums |
| December 1972 – mid-1973 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards Richard Thompson – keyboards David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| mid–late 1973 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Jerry Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Richard Thompson – keyboards David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| late 1973 – late 1974 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jerry Yester – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Richard Thompson – keyboards David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| late 1974 – mid-1975 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Art Johnson – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Dwayne Smith – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| mid–late 1975 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Art Johnson – lead guitar, vocals Larry Brown – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Dwayne Smith – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| late 1975 – mid-1976 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Brown – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Andy Chapin – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| mid-1976 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Brown – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jay Gruska – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| mid-1976 – mid-1977 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Brown – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals David Morgan – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| mid-1977 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Jim Yester – lead guitar, vocals Ric Ulsky – keyboards, vocals David Morgan – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| mid-1977 – 1978 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Cliff Woolley – lead guitar, vocals Ric Ulsky – keyboards, vocals David Morgan – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Maurice Miller – drums, vocals, percussion |
| 1978 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Cliff Woolley – lead guitar, vocals John William Tuttle – rhythm guitar, vocals Ric Ulsky – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Russ Levine – drums, vocals |
| mid-1978 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Jack Harris – lead guitar, vocals John William Tuttle – rhythm guitar, vocals Ric Ulsky – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Russ Levine – drums, vocals |
| late-1978 | Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Jack Harris – lead guitar, vocals Jerry Yester - lead guitar, vocals John William Tuttle – rhythm guitar, vocals Ric Ulsky – keyboards, vocals David Vaught – bass, vocals Russ Levine – drums, vocals |
| December 1978 – September 1979 | Disbanded |
| September 1979 – 1980 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Richard Thompson – keyboards Ray Pohlman – bass Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass |
| 1980 – June 1983 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Ric Ulsky – keyboards Jules Alexander – bass, vocals Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass Russ Levine - drums (left in 1980) |
| June 1983 – July 1984 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Ric Ulsky – keyboards Keith Moret – bass Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass |
| July–September 1984 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Ric Ulsky – keyboards Joe Lamanno – bass Brian Puckett – drums |
| September–November 1984 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Mike Peed – keyboards Joe Lamanno – bass Brian Puckett – drums |
| November 1984 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, drums Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Donni Gougeon – keyboards Joe Lamanno – bass Brian Puckett – drums |
| early 1985 – early 1987 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Donni Gougeon – keyboards Paul Beach – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion Del Ramos – sound, vocals |
| 1987 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Chris Urmston – keyboards, vocals Paul Beach – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion Del Ramos – sound, vocals |
| 1987 – early 1989 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Paul Holland – keyboards, vocals Paul Beach – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion Del Ramos – sound, vocals |
| early 1989 – 1999 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Donni Gougeon – keyboards Paul Holland – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion Del Ramos – sound, vocals |
| 1999 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Bob Werner – rhythm guitar, vocals Donni Gougeon – keyboards, vocals Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| 1999–2007 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Bob Werner – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| 2007 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals David Jackson – bass, rhythm guitar Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| 2007 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Bob Werner – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| 2007–2008 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| 2008 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Blair Anderson – drums |
| 2008 – January 2012 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| January–February 2012 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Godfrey Townsend – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| February–March 2012 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| March 2012 – January 2014 | Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| January–February 2014 | Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |
| February 2014 – present | Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals Paul Holland – lead guitar, vocals Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Cole – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar Del Ramos – bass, vocals Bruce Pictor – drums, vocals, percussion |