I never could figure out why these guys didn’t hit it bigger than they did. They had a unique sound, good songwriters, and a marvelous stage presence. For a while in the 1970s you couldn’t go to a wedding without hearing “Never My Love” or “Cherish”. Here’s an odd fact from Wikipedia: “Never My Love” has been accredited by BMI as the song with the second most US airplay in the 20th century (Number One? “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin”).

Here’s a three-song set the Association did in 1979, with five of the original seven guys performing.