(NEXSTAR) -- Mark Volman, a co-founding member of the 1960s rock-pop band The Turtles, died Friday, Sept. 5 at 78. Volman's representative confirmed the news to multiple news outlets.

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According to his rep, Volman died in Nashville after a "brief, unexpected illness." Volman was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia back in 2020, though it's unclear what role, if any, the disease played in his death.

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