From: tferg@snl.com   
      
   Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960s rock band the Turtles and   
   singer known as “Flo” of Flo & Eddie, died in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday   
   after a brief sudden illness. He was 78.   
      
   Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Volman began playing music and performing   
   at an early age. After graduating from Westchester High School in 1965,   
   he founded the Turtles with Howard Kaylan alongside lead guitarist Al   
   Nichol, rhythm guitarist Jim Tucker, bassist Chuck Portz and drummer Don   
   Murray. They released pop hits such as “It Ain’t Me Babe,” “Elenore”   
   and   
   the No 1 Billboard Hot 100 track “Happy Together,” on which he sang   
   harmony.   
      
   The Turtles broke up in 1970, leading Volman and Kaylan to form Flo &   
   Eddie. As a musical duo, they toured with Frank Zappa’s Mothers of   
   Invention and created background tracks for various artists from T. Rex   
   (on “Bang a Gong (Get It On)”) to Bruce Springsteen (“Hungry Heart”).   
   They also created music for television, notably the children’s series   
   “Strawberry Shortcake.”   
      
   In his late forties, Volman returned to school to complete his Bachelors   
   Degree at Loyola Marymount University. He graduated in 1997 and then   
   completed an M.F.A. in 1999. He then began teaching music business   
   courses at the college level, most consistently at Belmont University in   
   Nashville.   
      
   Volman was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020, but continued to   
   perform through the early stages of his illness. In 2023, he revealed   
   his diagnosis and the same year published his memoir, “Happy Forever: My   
   Musical Adventures With The Turtles, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, Flo & Eddie,   
   and More.”   
      
   He is survived by his significant other Emily Volman, his ex-wife Pat   
   Volman and their daughters Hallie Volman and Sarina Miller, and his   
   brother Phil Volman.   
      
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