BLOCK: The Association took that song, "Along Comes Mary," to number seven on the pop chart in 1966. It was their first hit. The songwriter, Tandyn Almer, died last month. He was 70 years old.

Recognized for their lush and complex harmonies, the band achieved success quickly with its 1966 album And Then… Along Comes the Association ... and “Along Comes Mary,” written by Tandyn ...

Giguere feels that way about most of the Association’s career, which began during 1964 in Los Angeles and peaked two years later with a string of hits that also included “Along Comes Mary ...

“Along Comes Mary,” the group’s first major ... ranging from the revelation that Jimmy Webb wrote the song “MacArthur Park” for The Association, but they turned it down, to Giguere ...

and certainly nothing like the acclaim he received for composing the words and music of ‘‘Along Comes Mary.’’ In 1966, the bouncy, enigmatic song became the first hit for the Association ...

Was the song about a girl named Mary, the Virgin Mary or, as many thought, the effects of smoking marijuana? Even today, Jim Yester, who sang “Along Comes Mary” on the Association’s original ...

A year later, the group released their debut album And Then… Along Comes the Association, which featured such hits including "Along Comes Mary" and "Cherish." They released seven studio albums ...

"Windy," "Cherish," "Never My Love," "Along Comes Mary." The Association hit the charts in 1966 with the release of its first album, "And Then... Along Comes The Association," which included ...

Was the song about a girl named Mary, the Virgin Mary or, as many thought, the effects of smoking marijuana? Even today, Jim Yester, who sang “Along Comes Mary” on the Association’s original ...

“Along Comes Mary,” the group’s first major ... ranging from the revelation that Jimmy Webb wrote the song “MacArthur Park” for The Association, but they turned it down, to Giguere ...