The Association founding member Terry Kirkman dead at 83

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Facebook page. “We’re saddened to report that Terry Kirkman passed away last night, RIP Terry. He will live on in our hearts and in the music he so brilliantly wrote.

Sending hugs and lots of love to Heidi and Sasha!”The group found popularity with songs like “Cherish,” “Windy” and “Never My Love.”The Association was nominated for six Grammys, including three for “Cherish.” “‘Cherish’ came in one fell swoop,” Kirkman said of writing the hit in a 2015 interview. “I actually channeled it.

Or I was channeled. I really don’t know what the source was. I’ve never understood the process nor do I think I will ever understand the process. “And there are any number of songwriters out there, poets and writer’s writers, and artists of all kinds who will tell you that they’ve sat down to do something and the next thing you know, it’s done.

And you don’t really know where it came from.”In a piece for The Huffington Post, Kirkman also wrote, “Another strange aspect of the ‘Cherish’ story — one that has particularly baffled me — was that it became such a huge favorite for weddings.