Kirkman’s widow Heidi Berinstein Kirkman confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that he died of congestive heart failure following a long illness.
He is survived by his daughter Sasha, his son-in-law and two grandchildren.The Association formed in 1965 and were famed for their ‘sunshine pop’ sound which focused on tightly woven vocal harmonies and light, melodic songwriting.Their highest charting single in the UK was 1968’s ‘Time for Livin”, which reached Number 23.
In the US, they scored Number Ones on the Billboard Charts with the Kirkman-written ‘Cherish’ in 1966 and ‘Windy’ the following year.The band were chosen to open the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, which is often cited as the first major American rock festival.
They shared the bill with artists including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Otis Redding and Janis Joplin.Born in Salina, Kansas in 1939, Kirkman moved to Los Angeles in the early ’60s with his friend and future Association bandmate Jules Alexander.
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