Al Nichol
| Al Nichol | |
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| File:Al Nichol.pngAl Nichol.png A cropped photo of Al with The Turtles in 1967. | |
| Born | 31 March 1946 Winston-Salem , North Carolina |
| 🏫 Education | Westchester High |
| 💼 Occupation | Guitarist |
| 📆 Years active | 1963-1970 |
| Known for | founding member of The Turtles |
| 🌐 Website | theturtles |
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Alan Nichol (born March 31st 1946) is an American guitarist and Songwriter who was a founding member of The Turtles who's most notable work was there 1967 single Happy Together.
Biography[edit]
Nichol was born in North Carolina before moving to California as a child. Al's first band was in 1963 at Westchester High in Los Angeles, California where he played Guitar in an instrumental Surf band called The Nightriders alongside future Turtles band members Howard Kaylan (who was on Saxophone), Don Murray and Chuck Portz. Al was in a choir group aswell. Before changing there name to The Crossfires, Mark Volman joined as a Saxophonist. [1]
Al and his group (Now named The Turtles), were signed to White Whale Records in 1965. There debut album It Ain't Me Babe was released shortly after with there track also titled It Ain't Me Babe (That was originally sang and released by Bob Dylan) would make it to the Billboard Top Ten shortly.
On February 11th 1967, Happy Together was released and it would be there most familiar song. They would release a handful of more Albums until 1969 with more hits such as Elenore and She'd Rather Be with Me.
Alongside Volman and Kaylan, Al Nichol would be one of the longest serving member of The Turtles throughout there 5 year run.
After the disbandment of The Turtles in 1970, Nichol would live a private life, he currently resides in Reno, Nevada with his wife[2]. A website from 2011 states that Nichol was arrested for drunk driving in 2005.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "View source for The Turtles - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ↑ Inc, Flo & Eddie. "Frequently Asked Questions | The Turtles". Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ↑ "Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum • View topic - Whatever happened to Al Nichol of The Turtles?". www.rickresource.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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