Background
Volman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California on April 19, 1947. He grew up in Westchester, a suburb of Los Angeles, where he graduated from Westchester High School in 1965.
Volman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California on April 19, 1947. He grew up in Westchester, a suburb of Los Angeles, where he graduated from Westchester High School in 1965.
Loyola Marymount University.
Volman became a stand-out figure upon joining the Mothers of Invention under the tutelage of Frank Zappa. Music and film
Volman and Howard Kaylan founded the Turtles, a popular band of the late 1960s. In December 1968, NME magazine reported that Volman had insured his distinctive frizzy hair for United States$100,000 against fire, theft or loss due to illness.
As their band folded, Volman and Kaylan discovered that the terms of their contract forbade them to use not only the name "The Turtles", but also their own names.
Kaylan and Volman were recruited by Frank Zappa, joining the Mothers of Invention, and they also worked together as Flo & Eddie in music, in film (they provided music and voices for animated films like Down and Dirty Duck), and in radio broadcasting. In 1971 Volman appeared on the soundtrack to Zappa"s semi-documentary film, 200 Motels.
In 2015, Kaylan and Volman celebrated their 50th year, touring and performing more than 60 concerts a year, billed as "The Turtles. Featuring Flo & Eddie" with their HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR, a classic revue-format show featuring some popular bands of the mid-to-late 1960s musical era.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Volman and Kaylan have been "leading the charge against the uncompensated use of their music — and using state-based misappropriation, conversation and unfair competition claims because sound recordings only began falling under federal copyright protection in 1972."
Academia
In 1992, at age 45, Volman started his bachelor"s degree at Loyola Marymount University.
Volman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997 Magna cum Laude and was the class valedictorian speaker. During the speech he led the graduates in a chorus of "Happy Together". Volman went on to earn a Master"s degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in screenwriting in 1999, also from Loyola.
Since that time, he has taught Music Business & Industry courses in the Communications and Fine Arts department at Loyola.
He has also taught courses in the Commercial Music Program at Los Angeles Valley College. In addition, he offers consulting on music business and entertainment through the website Ask Professor Flo.
He was an active undergraduate member of the choir and a Founding Father of the California Chi chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.