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Flo & Eddie

Flo, (Mark Volman) and Eddie, (Howard Kaylan)
Mark Volman - "Flo"
Howard Kaylan - "Eddie"

Mark and Howard met in Westchester, CA and started their careers in the band, Crossfire. The band changed their name to, The Turtles, and got a hit with a remake of Dylan's, "It Ain't Me Babe". After several hits and international success, The Turtles folded in 1970. Mark and Howard then joined Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. They did four albums with Frank Zappa and the movie 200 Motels. Zappa was injured by an irate fan in England so Mark and Howard started recording there own music. Due to previous contractual restrictions they were prevented from using their own names, in a musical context, so they became The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie but later shortened it to Flo & Eddie. They released five albums under that name and had a minor hit, Keep It Warm. In between albums and afterwards they worked with many celebrities; Blondie, David Cassidy, Alice Cooper, Duran Duran, Sammy Hagar, John Lennon, The Knack, Ray Manzarek, Keith Moon, The Ramones, T.Rex, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, Stephen Stills, Livingston Taylor and many others. They also did voices for the animated Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bear movies. As of 2013 they were still touring as The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie.
Mark is currently an Associate Professor at Belmont University and conducts seminars about the music industry for various academic institutions from junior high school to the University level. He also offers consulting on music business through the website Ask Professor Flo. Howard has co-hosted a syndicated radio show and recorded a reggae album. He wrote the screenplay for My Dinner With Jimi, a film that chronicles the rise of the Turtles, and co-authored the book, Shell Shocked: My Life with the Turtles, Flo and Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc., which was released in 2013.

The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie

The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie
1972
Released on CD in 2008
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Flo & Eddie Theme 0:57 I Been Born Again 3:48
Thoughts Have Turned 3:07 Goodbye Surprise 2:55
It Never Happened 2:07 Nikki Hoi 2:00
Burn The House 3:17 Really Love 3:25
Lady Blue 3:30 Feel Older Now 4:25
Strange Girl 3:16 There You Sit Lonely 3:36
Who But I 4:25  

Flo & Eddie

Flo & Eddie
1973
Released on CD in 2008
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If We Only Had The Time 4:17 Best Part Of Breaking Up 2:26
Days 3:13 The Sanzini Brothers 2:52
You're A Lady 2:41 Another Pop Star's Life 3:42
Carlos And The Bull 3:45 Just Another Town 3:27
Afterglow 3:23 Marmendy Hill 7:06

Illegal, Immoral, and Fattening

Flo & Eddie - Illegal, Immoral, and Fattening
1975
Released on CD in 1992 and 1994
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Illegal, Immoral and Fattening 3:11 Cheap 2:40
Rebecca 2:42 The Kung Fu Killer 3:00
Kama Sutra Time 6:40 Eddie, Are You Kidding? 2:22
The Sanzini Brothers Return 2:50 The Pop Star Massage Unit 4:56
Livin' In The Jungle 3:40 Let Me Make Love To You 2:20
  There's No Business Like Show Business 3:40

Moving Targets

Flo & Eddie - Moving Targets
1976
Released on CD in 2007
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Mama, Open Up 4:10 Keep It Warm 4:16
The Love You Gave Away 3:31 Guns 3:57
Hot 3:25 Elenore 2:10
Best Friends 2:02 Sway When You Walk 2:02
Best Possible Me 4:03 Moving Targets 4:40

Rock Steady With Flo & Eddie

Rock Steady With Flo & Eddie
1981
Released on CD in 1997
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Prisoner Of Love 4:00 Party Time 3:59
Swing and Dine 3:24 Sitting In The Park 3:53
Stop 2:50 Rock With Me 3:02
Moving Away 3:21 Those Guys 3:17
Pearl 3:31 Just Like A River 3:12
Dancing Mood 3:13 Happy Together 2:31
1. http://www.howardkaylan.com/documents/bio.html
2. http://www.belmont.edu/cemb/faculty_and_staff/volman_mark.html
3. Stacia Proefrock, All Music Guide To Rock (San Francisco: Backbeat Books, 2002), pg.417

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