Obituary
“World-famous funny fat person” (as Frank Zappa churlishly described him), Mark Volman has joined the choir eternal, which is appropriate given he and Howard Kaylen were go-to vocalists on many famous songs, including hits by Marc Bolan, Alice Cooper, Bruce Springsteen, and david Cassidy. Volman later cleaned up his act and taught music business at an American university; I believe he found De Lawd as well – “whatever gets you through the night”. I saw “Flo and Eddie” at “The venue” in 1981, and very amusing they were, too. Less sordid groupie tales, and more parodies of the current big things, including Devo and “The Wall”. See below:
Very ‘end of term entertainment’ isn’t it? – that’s not a denigration; I actually like that ramshackle approach, and there is a genuine LOL moment in the middle there, where the Muppets appear! I imagine the show was quite a hoot.
They seem to have been around – on the fringes mostly – for most of my musical listening life, with a hand – as you say – in all sorts of places (up the bums of pretend Muppets too, it seems).
Condolences to all his friends and family. Quite a career. RIP
All the better for ” looning” and being silly in a business which takes itself far too seriously.
Reckon they would have had a pretty good rock n roll time.