List of the Association members

Last updated November 13, 2024

The Association in 1966. Top: from left to right; Jules Alexander, Brian Cole, Russ Giguere. Bottom; from left to right: Ted Bluchel Jr., Jim Yester, Terry Kirkman.

The Association in 1968. Top: from left to right; Jim Yester, Brian Cole, Ted Bluchel Jr. Bottom: from left to right; Russ Giguere, Larry Ramos, Terry Kirkman.

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 ^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]

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, piano, 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	None
Paul Holland	1987-1989, 2014–present	Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Del Ramos	1999–present	Sound engineer, vocals, bass
Jordan Cole	1999–present	Vocals, guitar, keyboards

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
David Vaught	1972-1978 (died 2013 & 2005)	Vocals, bass
Maurice Miller	1972-1978 (died 2013 & 2005)	Vocals, drums
Jerry Yester	1973-1974, 1978	Vocals, guitar
Art Johnson	1975 (died 2018 & 2020)	Vocals, guitar
Dwayne Smith	1975 (died 2018 & 2020)	Vocals, keyboards
Larry Brown	1975-1977	Vocals, guitar
Andy Chapin	1975-1976 (died 1985)	Vocals, keyboards
Jay Gruska	1976
David Morgan	1976-1978
Ric Ulsky	1977-1978, 1980-1984
Cliff Wooley	1977-1978	Vocals, guitar
John William Tuttle	1978 (Tuttle died 1991)
Jack Harris	1978 (Tuttle died 1991)
Ray Pohlman	1979 (died 1990)
Keith Moret	1983
Joe Lamanno	1984
Brian Puckett	1984-1985	Drums
Mike Peed	1984	Keyboards
Donni Gougeon	1984-1987, 1999	Keyboards
Paul Beach	1985-1989	Bass
Chris Urmston	1987	Keyboards
Bob Werner	1999-2007	Guitar
David Jackson	2007	Guitar
Blair Anderson	2008	Drums
Godfrey Townsend	2012	Guitar

Timeline

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

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Jules Alexander Jordan Cole Paul Holland Bruce Pictor Del Ramos Jim Yester Ted Bluechel Jr. Andy Chapin Brian Cole Terry Kirkman Ray Pohlman Larry Ramos Jerry Yester
Albums	And Then... Along Comes the Association Renaissance Insight Out Birthday Greatest Hits Goodbye, Columbus The Association The Association "Live" Stop Your Motor Waterbeds in Trinidad!
Singles	"Along Comes Mary" "Cherish" "Windy" "Never My Love" "Everything That Touches You"
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