Jules Alexander - The Association

<p>Jules Alexander (born September 25th, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee), an original member of the group The Association (vocals, lead guitar), used his middle name Gary on the group's first 2 albums. In 1967 Jules Alexander left the group to study meditation in India, returning to the group he had helped found in early 1969. He continued recording & touring with the group until leaving the group in early 1989. In September 2003, when the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, he joined former members at the induction ceremony in Niles, Ohio. He again rejoined the others for the taping of a PBS 60s rock music special 60's Experience on December 9th, 2004.</p> <p> </p> <p>Once upon a time, The Association owned a large chunk of the pop-rock landscape.</p> <p>During the late 1960s, the group charted numerous radio-friendly hits such as “Cherish,” “Never My Love,” “Windy” and “Along Comes Mary.”</p> <p>Fifty years later, those classic songs have sustained the group who maintain a loyal following.</p> <p>“It’s just amazing to see these 70-year-old people turn back into kids when we play those songs,” says Jules Alexander, lead guitarist, vocalist and co-founder member of The Association. “We have a shared body of experience with our audience and it’s so much fun to play for them.”</p> <p>The Association is also sharing an experience with five other headline artists of the ’60s and ’70s when The Happy Together Tour returns to Phoenix’s Celebrity Theater at 8 p.m. Friday, July 21.</p> <p>The acclaimed summer tour is back and will feature 53 Billboard hits and some of the biggest songs of the era. In addition to the Association, the lineup includes The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, The Box Tops, The Cowsills, Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night and The Archies’ Ron Dante.</p> <p>The Association is one of the most popular and successful bands to have come out of the ’60s. They have sold millions of records and have seven Grammy Award nominations, and kicked off the historic Monterey Pop Festival in 19