Terry Kirkman

Terry Robert Kirkman (12 ga Disamba, 1939 - 23 ga Satumba, 2023) ya kasance mawaƙi ne na Amurka, marubucin waƙa, kuma mawaƙi wanda aka fi sani da mai ba da murya da kuma mai amfani da kayan kida da yawa ga Ƙungiyar pop The Association da marubucin waƙoƙin da suka buga waƙoƙi kamar "Cherish", "Everything That Touches You", da kuma "Six Man Band". A matsayinsa na memba na The Association, an shigar da shi cikin Hall of Fame na Vocal Group a shekara ta 2003.

 Rayuwa ta farko 
An haifi Terry Robert Kirkman a Salina, Kansas, a ranar 12 ga Disamba, 1939, kuma an haife shi a Chino, California. Iyayensa dukansu suna da tarihin kiɗa. Mahaifinsa Gordon ya yi aiki a cikin ƙungiyoyi a matsayin mai kunna saxophone na soprano da mawaƙa, kuma mahaifiyarsa Lois ta buga organ da Piano a coci da kuma a cikin gidan wasan kwaikwayo na fim. Ya fara koyon yadda ake kunna kayan tagulla tun yana yaro, a lokacin yakin duniya na biyu.   Bayan kammala karatunsa daga Makarantar Sakandare ta Chino a shekara ta 1957, ya halarci Kwalejin Chaffey a matsayin babban malamin kiɗa. Ya sadu da Frank Zappa a kwaleji kuma sun yi aiki tare a Gidajen kofi na gida daga 1959 zuwa 1961.  

 Ƙungiyar 
A matsayinsa na mai siyarwa da ya ziyarci Hawaii a 1962, Kirkman ya sadu da Jules Alexander, wanda ke cikin Sojojin Ruwa na Amurka a lokacin, kuma biyun sun yanke shawarar saduwa lokacin da za a sallami Alexander daga aikin soja.

Kirkman ya koma Los Angeles tare da Alexander a 1963. Kirkman da Alexander sun kafa ƙungiyar mutane Inner Tubes, wanda a wani lokaci ya haɗa da Cass Elliot da David Crosby . Inner Tubes sannu a hankali ya girma daga ƙaramin rukuni zuwa ƙungiyar 13 da ake kira Men.

Maza sun rabu a watan Fabrairun 1965 kuma Kirkman da wasu mambobi biyar sun kafa nasu ƙungiyar. Don neman sabon suna, sun karanta ƙamus kuma sun zaɓi "Ƙungiyar" bayan budurwar Kirkman ta ba da shawarar. Kungiyar nan da nan ta sami shahara tare da waƙoƙin su "Cherish" da "Along Comes Mary" daga kundi na farko na 1966 And Then... Tare da Ƙungiyar ta zo.

A cikin 1966, an saki tarin waƙoƙi da mambobi shida na kungiyar suka rubuta a matsayin littafin Crank Your Spreaders, an sake buga wannan a watan Agusta 1969

Kirkman ya ba da gudummawa ga waƙoƙi da yawa, ciki har da "Babu Ƙaunar Ni", "Ƙaunar", da kuma "Duk abin da ya taɓa ka". Ya yi tare da ƙungiyar a bikin Monterey Pop a shekarar 1967.  "Requiem for the Masses", waƙar da aka rubuta game da yaƙi a Vietnam, ta ƙunshi muryoyin salon requiem.

Manazarta 

Rukuni:Mutuwan 2023
Rukuni:Haifaffun 1939