Overview

• His death on Sept. 5 was confirmed by attorney Evan Cohen and his representative, who said the musician died in Nashville following a brief, unexpected illness.
• Family told People his white blood count fell sharply in recent months and that he was hospitalized about a week before he died, characterizing the cause as a blood disease.
• Volman co-founded The Turtles and sang on hits including the No. 1 “Happy Together,” later performing as Flo & Eddie, touring with Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, and contributing vocals to T. Rex and Bruce Springsteen recordings.
• Diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020 and disclosing it publicly in 2023, he continued to perform on the Happy Together Tour and taught music business after earning degrees at Loyola Marymount University.
• Cohen praised his decades of advocacy for musicians’ rights, noting impacts on sampling law and protections for 1960s recordings; survivors include partner Emily Volman, ex-wife Pat Volman, daughters Hallie Volman and Sarina Miller, and brother Phil Volman.