Tandyn Almer (born July 30, 1942 in Hennepin County, Minnesota) is a musician, composer, lyricist, and record producer, most famous for writing the song "Along Comes Mary", the 1966 hit by the Association.[1] He released a single of his own called "Degeneration Gap" in 1969, has written or co-written numerous songs performed by other artists, including The Purple Gang, Garden Club, and the Beach Boys, and produced for numerous others. He has written several "Fake Books", easy arrangements of popular songs.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Almer wrote a number of songs for Washington, D.C.'s annual Hexagon (comedy show) satirical revue. He has lived in the Washington, D. C. area since 1977.
He is also an inventor whose best known creation was a variety of water-pipe (bong) called the "Slave-Master", mentioned in A Child's Garden of Grass (by Jack S. Margolis and Richard Clorfene).[2]