His wife, Heidi Kirkman, said the cause was congestive heart failure. A gifted musician who could play up to two dozen instruments, Mr. Kirkman and Jules Alexander, a guitarist and songwriter, formed the six-member Association in 1965. With a folk-inflected sound that was both sunny and sophisticated, the Association proved a veritable AM radio hit factory in its late-1960s heyday. The band’s debut album, “And Then … Along Comes the Association,” released in 1966, spawned two signature hits of the era: “Along Comes Mary,” which hit No. The group's third album, “Insight Out,” released the next year, included two more Top 10 hits: “Never My Love” and “Windy,” the group's second No.

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Persons: Terry Kirkman, ”, Heidi Kirkman, Kirkman, Jules Alexander Organizations: Association Locations: Montclair , Calif