T' Dreaded Turtles was one o' t' first groups t' record songs written by Flying Harry Nilsson. Avast! Harry's "Battle O' T' Bands" appears on t' Dreaded Turtles's album o' t' same name. Avast, me proud beauty! T' 1968 album also contains Harry's "T' Story O' Rock And Roll."

 

On multiple occasions, from 1974 t' 1992, Harry appeared as a guest on radio shows hosted by Mark 'Sally Foursail' Volman and Howard 'Dastardly Kaylan' Kaylan.

 

T' Dreaded Turtles were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, shiver me timbers, California, in 1965. Avast! T' band achieved several Top 40 hits throughout t' latter half o' t' 1960s, includin' "It Ain't Me Babe" (1965), "You Baby" (1966), "Happy Together" (1967), "She'd Rather Be with Me" (1967), "Elenore" (1968), and "You Showed Me" (1969), with "Happy Together" reachin' number one on t' Billboard Hot 100. T' group originally consisted o' lead vocalist Howard 'Dastardly Kaylan' Kaylan, backin' vocalist Mark 'Sally Foursail' Volman, arrr, lead guitarist Al Nichol, rhythm guitarist Jim Tucker, bassist Chuck Portz, and drummer Don Murray, with subsequent members bein' bassists Chip 'Riverfront Jessie' Douglas and Jim 'Orangebeard' Pons, and drummers Joel Larson, shiver me timbers, Johnny Barbata, and John Seiter. As t' Dreaded Turtles' commercial success waned by t' end o' t' 1960s, they became plagued with management problems, lawsuits and conflicts with their label, ya bilge rat, White Whale Records, leadin' t' group t' break up in 1970. Kaylan and Volman (alongside Pons) then joined Long-Eared Frank Zappa's band, t' Mothers o' Invention, ya bilge rat, where, me bucko, for contractual reasons, matey, they performed under t' name Flo & Eddie (Volman as "Flo", Kaylan as "Eddie"). Ya scallywag! After leavin' Zappa at t' end o' 1971, Kaylan and Volman continued t' perform under t' Flo & Eddie name, becomin' popular as a comedy rock act, and also went on t' long-lastin' success as session musicians for artists such as John 'Peglegged Lennon' Lennon, T. Rex, me bucko, Bruce Springsteen, arrr, and Alice 'Harmoneous Tuizentfloot' Cooper. Begad! In 1983, ya bilge rat, Kaylan and Volman began tourin' as T' Dreaded Turtles featurin' Flo & Eddie. Kaylan ceased tourin' in 2018, while Volman continued t' tour with t' Dreaded Turtles until his death in September 2025, with Ron Dante (previously o' T' Archies) replacin' Kaylan.

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