| Genre Surf rock sunshine pop psychedelic pop psychedelic rock baroque pop art rock traditional pop music | Years_active 1961–present | Label Capitol Records Brother Records Reprise Records Caribou Records X Records, Ariola Records Columbia Records | Associated_acts Kenny & The Cadets, The Survivors, Jan and Dean Dino, Desi & Billy Glen Campbell Van Dyke Parks The Honeys The Flames The Cowsills | URL http://thebeachboys.com/ www.thebeachboys.com] | Current_members Al Jardine lt;br />Bruce Johnston lt;br />Mike Love lt;br />Brian Wilson | Past_members Carl Wilson lt;br />Dennis Wilson lt;br />David Marks (musician) lt;br />Ricky Fataar lt;br />Blondie Chaplin lt;br />Glen Campbell }} The Beach Boys are an American rock music band, formed in 1961, who gained popularity for their close harmony and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of cars, surfing, and romance. Brian Wilson s growing creative ambitions later transformed them into a more artistically innovative group that earned critical praise and influenced many later musicians.http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?pamg&sql11:3ifrxqw5ldse allmusic "The Beach Boys - Overview"]. John Bush. Allmusic Retrieved July 12, 2008. The group was initially composed of singer-musician-composer Brian Wilson his brothers, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine This core quintet was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988. The Beach Boys have often been called "Americas Band",http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-cherry070802.asp "Still Americas Band: The Beach Boys Today"] Kevin M. Cherry. [[National Review]] Published July 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2008.http://www.toronto.com/concerts/event/609670 The Beach Boys: It must be summer, the Beach Boys are in town!] [http://www.toronto.com/ toronto.com] Retrieved July 12, 2008.http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Beach-Boys-Sunny-pop-.4091152.jp "Beach Boys: Sunny pop veterans are still shining"]. Martin Lennon. [http://news.scotsman.com/ Scotsman.com] Published May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008. and Allmusic has stated that "the bands unerring ability... made them Americas first, best rock band." The group has had thirty-six U.S. Top 40 hits (the most of any U.S. rock band) and fifty-six Billboard Hot 100 hits, including four number-one singles. Rolling Stone magazine listed The Beach Boys as number 12 in the http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_idgjmmortals_the_first_fifty/ 100 Greatest Artists of All Time].lt;/ref> According to [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] in terms of singles and album sales, The Beach Boys are the No.-1-selling American band of all time.http://www.recordresearch.com/record_setters.php?id1 "The Record Setters: Top 10 American Bands"] Many changes in both musical styles and personnel have occurred during their career, notably because of Brian Wilsons mental illness and drug use (leading to his eventual withdrawal from the group) and the deaths of Dennis and Carl Wilson in 1983 and 1998, respectively. Extensive legal battles between members of the group have also played their part. After the death of Carl Wilson, founding member Al Jardine left to pursue a solo career. Currently, the surviving members of The Beach Boys continue to tour in three separate bands: "The Beach Boys Band" with Love, Bruce Johnston and a rotation of backing musicians; Al Jardines "Endless Summer Band" with Jardine, his sons, and several former Beach Boys backup musicians; and Brian Wilson with a 10-piece band including members of The Wondermints and Jeff Foskett who toured with the Beach Boys in the 1980s and 1990s as a backing guitarist/singer.lt;/ref>

History

Formative years

Image:Beach boys X label 301.jpg Brian Wilson was born in Inglewood, California California, in 1942, and his family moved to nearby Hawthorne, California when Brian was two years old. At the age of 16, Brian shared a bedroom with his two brothers, Dennis and Carl. He watched his father, Murry Wilson play piano and listened intently to the harmonies of vocal groups like The Four Freshmen One night he taught his brothers a song called "Ivory Tower" and how to sing the background harmonies. "We practiced night after night, singing softly, hoping we wouldnt wake our Dad." Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 34 For his 16th birthday, Brian had received a reel-to-reel tape recorder. He learned how to overdubbing using his vocals and those of Carl and his mother. He would play piano and later added Carl playing the Rickenbacker guitar he got as a Christmas present.Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), 1996. Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, Bloomsbury Paperbacks, p. 35 Soon Brian was avidly listening to Johnny Otis on his KFOX radio show, a favorite station of Carls. Inspired by the simple structure and vocals of the rhythm and blues songs he heard, he changed his piano-playing style and started writing songs. His enthusiasm interfered with his music studies at school. He failed to complete a twelfth-grade piano sonata but did submit an original composition, called "Surfin".Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 37-39 Family gatherings brought the Wilsons in contact with cousin Mike Love. Brian taught Loves sister Maureen and a friend harmonies. Later, Brian, Mike and two friends performed at Hawthorne High School (Hawthorne, California) drawing tremendous applause for their version of The Olympics (band) (doo-wop group) "Hully Gully".Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 41 Brian also knew Al Jardine, a high school classmate, who had already played guitar in a folk group called The Islanders. One day, on the spur of the moment, they asked a couple of football players in the school training room to learn harmony parts, but it wasnt a success — the bass singer was flat.Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 43 Brian suggested to Jardine that they team up with his cousin and brother Carl. It was at these sessions, held in Brians bedroom, that "the Beach Boys sound" began to form. Brian says: "Everyone contributed something. Carl kept us hip to the latest tunes, Al taught us his repertoire of folk songs, and Dennis, though he didnt at the time] play anything, added a combustible spark just by his presence." It was Love who encouraged Brian to write songs and he also gave the fledgling band its first name: The Pendletones. The Pendletones name was derived from the Pendleton Woolen Mills popular at that time. In their earliest performances, the band wore the heavy wool jacket-like shirts, which were favored by surfers in the South Bay. In 1962, the Beach Boys began wearing blue/gray-striped button-down shirts tucked into white pants as their touring "uniforms." This was the bands signature look through to 1966.Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 44. Although surfing motifs were very prominent in their early songs, Dennis was the only member of the group who surfed. He suggested that his brothers compose some songs celebrating his hobby and the lifestyle which had developed around it in Southern California Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 46 Jardine and a singer friend, Gary Winfrey, went to Brians to see if he could help out with a version of a folk song they wanted to record - "Sloop John B . In Brians absence, the two spoke with his father, Murry, who was a music industry veteran of modest success. In September 1961, Murry arranged for The Pendletones to meet publishers Hite and Dorinda Morgan at Stereo Masters in Hollywood.Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 45 The group performed a slower ballad "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring , but failed to impress the Morgans. After an awkward pause, Dennis mentioned they had an original song, called "Surfin". Brian was taken aback — he had not finished writing the song — but Hite Morgan was interested and asked them to call back when the song was complete. With help from Mike, Brian finished the song and the group rented guitars, drums, amplifiers and microphones. They practiced for three days while the Wilsons parents were on a short vacation. A few days later they auditioned for the Morgans again and Hite Morgan declared: "Thats a smash!"Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 48 On October 3, 1961, The Pendletones recorded twelve takes of "Surfin" in the Morgans cramped offices (Dennis was deemed not yet good enough to play drums, much to his chagrin). A small quantity of singles was pressed. When the boys eagerly unpacked the first box of singles, on the Candix Records label, they were surprised and angered to see their band name had been changed to "Beach Boys". Murry Wilson, now intimately involved with the bands fortunes, called the Morgans. Apparently a young promotion worker, Russ Regan, had decided on the change to more obviously tie the group in with other surf bands of the time (his original name for the band was The Surfers). The limited budget meant the labels could not be reprinted.Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 51 Released mid-November, 1961, "Surfin" was soon aired on KFWB and KDAY, two of Los Angeles most influential radio stations. It was a hit on the West Coast, and peaked at #75 on the national pop charts.

Influence of Murry Wilson

As an eight-year-old, Brian Wilson says his "young life was already being shaped and influenced by music... None affected me more than the music I heard when my father played the family piano... I watched how his fingers made chords and memorized the positions".Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), 1996. Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 30 Murry had limited success as a songwriter, peaking with "Two Step Side Step" when it was recorded for a Bachelors album in 1952. Despite his musical ability and any wish to educate Brian in particular, Murry "was a tyrant", quick to offer discouraging criticism and who "abused his sons] psychologically and physically, creating wounds that never healed."Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 30 Carl found comfort in food and Dennis rebelled against the world to express his anger.Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 26 Brian would immerse himself in music to cope, but though he longed to learn piano as a child, he was too frightened to ask and even too scared to press the keys when his father was at work. Eventually Brian surprised his parents by showing he had learned how to play the piano by watching his father. Thereafter, "playing the piano... literally saved my ass. I recall playing one time while my dad flung Dennis against the wall... That was just one of many incidents when I didnt miss a note, supplying background music to the hell that often substituted for a family life..."Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 32 At first, Murry steered the Beach Boys career, engineering their signing with Capitol Records in 1962. In 1964, Brian ousted his father after a violent confrontation in the studio. Over the next few years, they became increasingly estranged; when Murry died of a heart attack in June 1973, Brian and Dennis did not attend the funeral.

Early career

Image:Beachboys-ariola.jpg Murry Wilson told the boys he did not like "Surfin". However, "he smelled money to be made and jumped on the promotional bandwagon, calling every radio station..."Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 52 He got the groups first paying gig on New Years Eve, 1961, at the Ritchie Valens Memorial Dance in Long Beach, California headlined by Ike and Tina Turner Brian recalls how he wondered what they were doing there; "five clean-cut, unworldly white boys from a conservative white suburb, in an auditorium full of black kids". Brian describes the night as an "education" - he knew afterwards that success was all about "R&B, rock and roll, and money." The boys went home with $50 apiece. In February 1962, Al Jardine left the band to continue his college studies.Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 53 David Marks (musician) a thirteen-year-old neighbor and friend of Carl and Dennis who had been playing electric guitar for years with Carl, replaced him in the band. (Jardine, at Brians request, rejoined the group in July 1963).http://www.thebeachboys.com/home.aspx The Beach Boys] Though Murry effectively seized managerial control of the band without consultation, Brian acknowledges that he "deserves credit for getting us off the ground... he hounded us mercilessly... but] also worked hard himself". He was the first to stress the importance of having a follow-up hit.Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 54 They duly recorded four more originals, on June 13 at Western Studios, Los Angeles, including "Surfer Girl", "409" and "Surfin Safari". The session ended on a bitter note, however: Murry Wilson unsuccessfully suggested and then demanded that the Beach Boys record some of his own songs, saying "My songs are better than yours."Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice: My Own Story, p. 55 On July 16, on the strength of the June demo session, the Beach Boys were signed to Capitol Records By November, their first album was ready - "Surfin Safari". Their song output continued along the same commercial line, focusing on California youth lifestyle. The early Beach Boys’ hits helped raise both the profile of the state of California and of surfing. The group also celebrated the California s obsession with hot-rod racing ("Shut Down," "409," "Little Deuce Coupe") and the pursuit of happiness by carefree teens in less complicated times ("Be True to Your School," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "I Get Around"). Their early hits made them major pop stars in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries, with sixteen hit singles in 1962-1965. After the British Invasion in 1964 some British groups, in particular The Beatles eclipsed their success. Apart from the Wilsons father and the close vocal harmonies of Brians favorite groups, early inspiration came from the driving rock-and-roll sound of Chuck Berry and Phil Spector s Wall of Sound Musically, their early songs are often based on those of others; for instance, "Surfer Girl (song) shares its rhythmic melody with "When You Wish Upon a Star , while "Surfin' USA is a slight variation of Berrys "Sweet Little Sixteen . However, Brian Wilson rapidly progressed as a composer, arranger and producer; the [[Pet Sounds]]album in particular is recognized for the quality and originality of its melodies, harmonies, and arrangements.http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-beach-boys The Beach Boys] In his autobiography, Brian states that the melody of "God Only Knows was inspired by a John Sebastian record.

Brian's innovations and personal difficulties

The stress of road travel, composing, producing and maintaining a high level of creativity was too much for Brian Wilson to bear. On December 23, 1964, while on a flight to Houston, Brian suffered from an anxiety attack and left the tour. Shortly afterward, he announced his withdrawal from touring to concentrate entirely on songwriting and record production. This wasnt the first time Brian had stopped touring. In 1963, when Al Jardine returned, Brian left the road; but when David Marks quit, Brian had to return in his place. For the rest of 1964 and into 1965, Glen Campbell served as Wilsons replacement in concert, until his own career success required him to leave the group. Bruce Johnston was asked to locate a replacement for Campbell; having failed to find one, Johnston himself subsequently became a full-time member of the band, first replacing Wilson on the road and later contributing his own talents in the studio beginning with the sessions for "California Girls . Jan and Dean close friends with the band and opening act for them in concert in 1963 and 1964, encouraged Brian to use session musicians in the studio. This, along with Brians withdrawal from touring, permitted him to expand his role as a producer. Wilson also wrote "Surf City (song) for the Jan & Dean opening act. Their recording hit #1 on the U.S. charts in the summer of 1963, a development that pleased Brian but angered father/manager Murry, who felt his son had "given away" what should have been the Beach Boys first chart-topper. A year later, the Beach Boys would notch their first #1 single with "I Get Around." By 1964, traces of Brian Wilsons increasing studio productivity and ideas were noticeable: "Drive-In," an album track from [[All Summer Long]]features bars of silence between two verses while "Dennys Drums," the last track on [[Shut Down, Vol. II]] is a two-minute drum solo. As Wilsons musical efforts became more ambitious, the group relied more on nimble session players, on tracks such as "I Get Around" and "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)." "Help Me, Rhonda" became the bands second #1 single in the spring of 1965. 1965 led to greater experimentation behind the soundboard with Wilson. The album [[Today!]]featured less focus on guitars, more emphasis on keyboards and percussion, as well as volume experiments and increased lyrical maturity. Side A of the album was devoted to sunnier pop tunes, with darker ballads on the reverse side. This pattern was also evident on some of the bands singles, with songs such as "Kiss Me, Baby released on the B-side to "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Let Him Run Wild on the B-side to "California Girls", each featuring Brian Wilsons lead vocals and foreshadowing the youthful angst that would later pervade [[Pet Sounds]]. In November 1965 the group followed up their #3 summer smash "California Girls , with another top 20 single, "The Little Girl I Once Knew." It is considered to be the bands most experimental statements prior to [[Pet Sounds]] using silence as a pre-chorus, clashing keyboards, moody brass, and vocal tics. Perhaps too extreme an arrangement to go much higher than its modest #20 peak, it was only the bands second single not to reach the top 10 since their 1962 breakthrough. In December they would score an unexpected #2 hit (#3 in the UK) with the single "Barbara Ann , which Capitol Records released as a single without input from any of the Beach Boys. It has become one of their most recognized hits over the years and was a cover of a 1961 song by The Regents It was during this time that the Beatles [[Rubber Soul]]came out, and Brian Wilson was enthralled with it. Until then, each Beach Boys album (and most pop albums of the day) contained a few "filler tracks" like cover songs or even stitched-together comedy bits. Brian found Rubber Soulfilled with all-original songs and, more importantly, all good ones, none of them filler. Inspired, he rushed to his wife and proclaimed, "Marilyn, Im gonna make the greatest album! The greatest rock album ever made!"lt;/ref>

''Pet Sounds and Good Vibrations''

Wilsons growing mastery of recording studio and his increasingly sophisticated songs and complex arrangements would reach a creative peak with the acclaimed LP [[Pet Sounds]](1966). Pet Soundsis on many music lists as one of the greatest albums of all time, including those of [[TIME]]http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/ The All-TIME 100 Albums] [[Rolling Stone]] [[New Musical Express]] [[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] and [[The Times]] According to Acclaimedmusic.net, Pet Sounds is the most acclaimed album of all time by music journalists.lt;/ref> Among other accolades, Paul McCartney has named it one of his favorite albums of all time (with "God Only Knows as his all-time favorite song). McCartney has frequently said that it was the inspiration behind the seminal Beatles album, [[Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band]]. Echoing this sentiment, Beatles producer George Martin is quoted saying, "Pepper was an attempt to equal [[Pet Sounds]]"lt;/ref> The albums meticulously layered harmonies and inventive instrumentation (performed by the cream of Los Angeles session musician known among themselves as The Wrecking Crew (music) set a new standard for popular music. It remains one of the most evocative releases of the decade, with distinctive strains of lushness, melancholy, and nostalgia for youth. The tracks "Wouldn't It Be Nice and "God Only Knows", showcased Wilsons growing mastery as a composer, orchestration and producer. "Caroline, No," also taken from Pet Sounds was issued as a Brian Wilson solo single, the only time Brian was credited as a solo artist during the early Capitol years. The album also included two sophisticated instrumental tracks, the quiet and wistful "Lets Go Away for Awhile" and the brittle brassy surf of the title track, "Pet Sounds". Despite the critical praise it received, the album was indifferently promoted by Capitol Records and failed to become the major hit Brian had hoped it would be (only reaching #10). Its failure to gain wider recognition hurt him deeply.Carlin, Peter Ames (2006). Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, & Redemption of the Beach Boys Brian Wilson, n. 27 supra. Because of his withdrawal from touring, Wilson was able to complete almost all the backing tracks for the album while the Beach Boys were on tour in Japan. They returned to find a substantially complete album, requiring only their vocals to finish it off. There was some resistance from within the band to this new direction. Lead singer Mike Love is reported to have been strongly opposed to it, calling it "Brians ego music," and warning the composer not to "fuck with the formula."http://www.musicangle.com/feat.php?id58 musicangle.com - By Michael Fremer - Music * Reviews * Audio * Sound * Vinyl] Other group members also fretted that the band would lose its core audience if they changed their successful musical blueprint. At Loves insistence, Brian changed the title and lyrics of one song from "Hang On to Your Ego" to "I Know Theres an Answer." Another likely factor in Loves antipathy to Pet Soundswas that Wilson worked extensively on it with outside lyricist Tony Asher rather than with Love, even though Love had co-written the lyrics for many of their earlier songs and was the lead vocalist on most of their early hits. Seeking to expand on the advances made on Pet Sounds Wilson began an even more ambitious project, originally dubbed Dumb Angel Its first fruit was "Good Vibrations , which Brian described as "a pocket symphony". The song became the Beach Boys biggest hit to date and a U.S. and U.K. No. 1 single in 1966 — many critics consider it to be one of the best rock singles of all time. In 1997, it was named the "Greatest Single of All Time" by Mojomusic magazine. In 2000, VH1 placed it at number 8 on their "100 Greatest Rock Songs" list, and in late 2004, [[Rolling Stone]]magazine placed it at number 6 on their "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. It was also one of the most complex pop productions ever undertaken, and was reputed to have been the most expensive American single ever recorded at that time. Costing a reported $16,000, more than most pop albums sessions for the song stretched over several months in at least three major studios. In contrast to his work on Pet Sounds Wilson adopted a modular approach to "Good Vibrations" — he broke the song into sections and taped multiple versions of each at different studios to take advantage of the different sound and ambience of each facility. He then assembled his favorite sections into a master backing track and added vocals. The songs innovative instrumentation included drums, organ, piano, tack piano two basses, guitars, electro-theremin harmonica and cello The group members recall the "Good Vibrations" vocal sessions as among the most demanding of their career. Even as his personal life deteriorated, Wilsons musical output remained remarkable. The exact nature of his mental problems was a topic of much speculation. He abused drugs heavily, gained an enormous amount of weight, suffered long bouts of depression, and became paranoia Several biographies have suggested that his father may have had bipolar disorder and after years of suffering, Wilsons own condition was eventually diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder

''Smile''

Image:Beachboys smile cover.jpg . More than 400,000 Smilecovers were produced; they were kept in a warehouse in Pennsylvania before being destroyed in the late 80s. Today, there are reportedly fewer than a dozen original Smilecovers in existence.http://smiledeli.tripod.com/smbook.html Psychedelicatessen, Topic: Smile Booklet?], tripod.com retrieved on 2007-01-15]] While putting the finishing touches on Pet Sounds,and just beginning work on "Good Vibrations," Brian met fellow musician and songwriter Van Dyke Parks In late 1966, Brian and Parks began an intense collaboration that resulted in a suite of challenging new songs for the Beach Boys next album, which was eventually named SmileThe unusual capitalization of the title, "SMiLE", is an accident of Capitol Records mid-1960s graphic design. Brian himself wrote it as "Smile" on his own message board. Using the same techniques as on "Good Vibrations," recording began in August 1966 and carried on into early 1967. Although the structure of the album and the exact running order of the songs have been the subjects of endless speculation, it is known that Wilson and Parks intended Smileto be a continuous suite of songs that were linked both thematically and musically, with the main songs being linked together by small vocal pieces and instrumental segments that elaborated upon the musical themes of the major songs. But some of the other Beach Boys, especially Love, found the new music too difficult and too far removed from their established style. Another serious concern was that the new music was simply not feasible for live performance by the current Beach Boys lineup. Love was bitterly opposed to Smileand was particularly critical of Parks lyrics; he has also since stated that he was deeply concerned about Wilsons escalating drug intake. The problems came to a head during the recording of "Cabin Essence , when Love demanded that Parks explain the meaning of the closing refrain of the song, "Over and over the crow cries uncover the cornfield." After a heated argument, Parks walked out of the session, and shortly thereafter his creative partnership with Wilson came to an equally abrupt end. Many factors combined to put intense pressure on Brian Wilson as Smileneared completion: Wilsons own mental instability, the pressure to create against fierce internal opposition to his new music, the relatively unenthusiastic response to Pet Sounds Carl Wilsons military draft resistance, and a major dispute with Capitol Records. Matters were complicated by Wilsons reliance on both prescription and illegal drugs, amphetamine in particular, which only exacerbated his underlying mental health problems. Also at this time the Beach Boys management (Nick Grillo and David Anderle) started work on developing and implementing the bands own record label, Brother. The intent of the label was for side projects and an invitation for new talent. The Beach Boys became one of the first rock bands to create their own label (shortly afterwards, The Beatles followed with Apple). The output of the label, however, was limited to one album and two singles and with the subsequent failure of the second [[Smiley Smile]]single "Getting Hungry", the band decided to shelve the Brother label until 1970. In May 1967, Smilewas shelved, and over the next thirty years, the legends surrounding Smilegrew until it became the most famous unreleased album in the history of popular music.Priore, Dominic (1997), Look Listen Vibrate Smile, Last Gasp pub., collects much of the "Smile" legend in historical articles and reviews. However, some of the tracks were salvaged and re-recorded at Brians new home studio, albeit in drastically scaled-down versions. These were released, along with the completed versions of "Good Vibrations" and "Heroes and Villains , on the 1967 LP Smiley Smile which would prove to be a critical and commercial disaster for the group. Despite the cancellation of Smile,interest in the work remained high and versions of several major tracks — including "Our Prayer , "Cabin Essence", "Cool, Cool Water", and "Surf's Up (Beach Boys song) — continued to trickle out. Many were assembled by Carl Wilson over the next few years and included on later albums. The band was still expecting to complete and release Smileas late as 1972, before it became clear that Brian had been the only one who could have made sense out of the endless fragments that were recorded. A substantial number of original tracks and linking fragments were included on the groups 30th anniversary CD boxed set in 1993. The full Smileproject did not surface until Wilson and Parks completed the writing, aided by Darian Sanahaja who helped in sequencing, and Brian re-recorded it as Smile (Brian Wilson album) in 2004.

Mid-career changes

After the popularity of the song "Good Vibrations came a period of declining commercial success. [[Smiley Smile]]and subsequent albums performed poorly on the U.S. charts (although they fared better in the UK). The groups image problems took a further hit following their withdrawal from the bill of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival The 1967 album [[Wild Honey (album)|Wild Honey]] regarded by some as another classic, features songs written by Wilson and Love, including the hit "Darlin' (Beach Boys song) and a rendition of Stevie Wonder s "I Was Made to Love Her (song) . [[Friends (The Beach Boys album)|Friends]](1968) is a largely acoustic album, influenced by the groups adoption of the practice of Transcendental Meditation The title single was their least successful single since 1962. This was followed by the single "Do It Again (Beach Boys song) , a return to their earlier-style formula. Moderately successful in the US at #20, the single went to #1 in the UK. As Brians mental and physical health deteriorated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, his song output diminished; he eventually became withdrawn and detached from the band. To fill his creative void, the other members began writing and producing songs. Carl Wilson gradually took over leadership of the band, developing into an accomplished producer. To complete their contract with Capitol Records before signing with Reprise Records they produced one more album, [[20/20 (The Beach Boys album)|20/20]](1969), primarily a collection of leftovers (including remnants from Smile, old songs by outside writers, and several new songs by Dennis Wilson One of those songs, "Never Learn Not to Love , featured uncredited lyrics by Charles Manson lt;ref name"snopes">http://www.snopes.com/risque/tattled/alliwant.asp Urban Legends Reference Page: All I Want to Do], snopes.com retrieved on 2007-01-15 and was originally titled "Cease to Exist". Besides "Do It Again", the album included Carls production of the Ronettes "I Can Hear Music . In 1969, the Beach Boys reactivated their Brother Records label and signed with Reprise Records. With the new contract, the band appeared rejuvenated, releasing the album [[Sunflower (album)|Sunflower]]to critical acclaim. The album was and still is recognized as a complete group effort, with all band members contributing significant material, such as "Add Some Music to Your Day , Brians "This Whole World , Dennis "Forever (Beach Boys song) and Bruce Johnstons "Tears in the Morning . The band experienced their worst chart performance ever, not even making the top 100, although the single "Cottonfields"—which appeared on non-US releases of Sunfloweras a re-vamped version of a track that first appeared on 20/20did become a Top 5 hit in the UK. After Sunflower the band hired Jack Rieley as their manager. Rieley chose a different direction for the group, emphasizing, among other things, political and social awareness. The result was 1971s [[Surfs Up (album)|Surf Up]], featuring Brians Smile centerpiece, "Surfs Up". The song itself was virtually the same arrangement of Brian performing in the studio in 1966, with Carl adding vocals and the "Child is Father of the Man" [[Overdubbing|overdubs]]. Carl "Long Promised Road and "Feel Flows are standouts. Brian contributed one of his best songs, "'Til I Die , which almost did not make the album sequencing. Bruce Johnston produced the classic "Disney Girls (1957) , a throwback to the easier, simpler times they remembered. Johnston ended his first stint with the band shortly after the records release, reportedly because of friction between him and Jack Rieley. The album was moderately successful, reaching the US top 30. While the record made its run on the charts, the Beach Boys added to their refound fame by performing a near-sellout concert at Carnegie Hall and following that with the famous appearance with the Grateful Dead at Fillmore East on April 27, 1971. The addition of Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin in February, 1972, led to a dramatic departure in sound for the band. The album [[Carl and the Passions - "So Tough"]]was an uncharacteristic mix that included several songs drawn from Fataar and Chaplins previous group, Flame, which are nearly unrecognizable as Beach Boys songs. Although it has its supporters, the album is widely considered to be one of the groups most unfocused and inconsistent. It did not make an impact on the charts. The Beach Boys came up with an ambitious (and expensive) plan in developing their next project, [[Holland (album)|Holland]] The band, their families, assorted associates and technicians moved to the Netherlands for the summer of 1972, renting a farmhouse to convert into a makeshift studio. By the end of their adventure the band felt they had come up with one of their best efforts yet. Reprise, however, felt that the album was weak, and after some wrangling between the camps, the band asked Brian to come up with commercial material. This resulted in the song "Sail On, Sailor , a collaboration between Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, became one of the most emblematic Beach Boys songs. Reprise approved and the album was released early 1973, peaking at #37 on the Billboard album chart. Hollandwas also popular on FM broadcasting which embraced tracks like Mike Love and Al Jardines "California Saga". Included as a "bonus" Extended play was Brians storytale Holland (album)#Mount Vernon and Fairway (A Fairy Tale) which was directly influenced by Randy Newmans Sail AwayLP. Hollandproved that the band could still produce contemporary songs with wide (if not mass) appeal. Despite the indifference displayed by the record label, the bands concert audience started to grow. [[The Beach Boys in Concert]] a double album documenting the 1972 and 1973 US tours, became the bands first Music recording sales certification for Reprise.

Endless Summer

In the summer of 1974, Capitol, in consultation with Love, released a double album compilation of the Beach Boys pre-Pet Soundshits. [[Endless Summer (album)|Endless Summer]],helped by a sunny, colorful graphic cover, caught the mood of the country and surged to #1 on the Billboard magazine album chart. It was the groups first multi-million selling record since "Good Vibrations", and remained on the album chart for three years.http://www.mp3.com/albums/1194/summary.html Endless Summer, The Beach Boys], mp3.com retrieved on 2007-01-15 The following year Capitol released another compilation, [[Spirit of America (The Beach Boys album)|Spirit of America]] which also sold well. With both compilations, the Beach Boys suddenly became relevant again to the American musical landscape, propelling themselves from being the opening act for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to headliners selling out basketball arenas. Manager Jack Rieley, who remained in the Netherlands after Hollands release, was relieved of his managerial duties in late 1973. Rolling Stone awarded the band the distinction of 1974s "Band of The Year", based solely on the their juggernaut touring schedule and the material written and produced by Brian over a decade earlier. Blondie Chaplin left the band in late 1973 after an argument with Steve Love, the bands business manager (and Mikes brother), Ricky Fataar stayed until fall 1974, when he was offered a chance to join a new group being formed by Joe Walsh Chaplins replacement, James William Guercio started offering the group career advice that turned out to be so smart and sensible that eventually he became the bands new manager. Under Guercio, The Beach Boys staged a highly successful 1975 joint concert tour with Chicago (band) with each group performing some of the others songs, including their previous years collaboration on Chicagos hit "Wishing You Were Here". Beach Boy vocals were also heard on Elton John s 1974 hit "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me . Nostalgia had settled into the Beach Boys hype; the group had not officially released any albums of new material since 1973s Holland While their concerts continuously sold out, the stage act slowly changed from contemporary presentation/oldies encores to an entire show composed of mostly pre-1967 music. Performances of Smiley Smileto Hollandmaterial would eventually be phased out, replaced by their hits from 1961 to 1966. This decision frustrated serious fans of the band for many years to come.

Brian's return

[[15 Big Ones]]marked the return of Brian Wilson as a major force in the group in that it was the first album he produced since Pet Sounds This album included several new songs composed by Brian, and several of his arrangements of favorite old songs by other artists, including "Rock and Roll Music (which made #5), "Blueberry Hill (song) , and "In the Still of the Night (1956 song) . Brian and Mikes "It's OK (Beach Boys song) was yet another return to their earlier "summertime fun" style, and was a moderate hit. The album was publicized by an NBC-TV special, telecast on August 4, 1976, simply entitled "The Beach Boys", which was produced by [[Saturday Night Live]]creator Lorne Michaels and featured appearances by SNLcast members John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd Another project included singing back-up for Eric Carmen on his Top 40 hit, "She Did It in 1977. For the remainder of 1976 to early 1977, Brian Wilson spent his time making sporadic public appearances and producing the bands next LP [[The Beach Boys Love You|Love You]] a quirky collection of 14 songs mostly written by Brian alone, including more "fun" songs ("Honkin' Down the Highway ), a mature love song ("The Night Was So Young )—a mix ranging from infectious to touching to downright silly. The songs were delivered to the Beach Boys only as demo versions, mostly with only Brians vocals and Moog synth and drum-machine backing tracks. The Beach Boys were expected to finish them, but because of time constraints the majority of the material was released as Brians originally recorded demos. The result was an uneven, incomplete effort and not a commercial success. Despite its flaws, the album is one of the more popular offerings in the Beach Boys later oeuvre. Many sources cited the album as a return to the groups roots. After Love You Brians contributions began to decline over the next several albums until he again virtually withdrew from the group. His appearances with the band in concert diminished. His performances became erratic, his recordings uninspired. Despite the much-publicized "Brians Back" campaign in the late 70s, most critics believed the group was past its prime. Many expected that at some point Brian Wilson would eventually become the latest in a long line of celebrity drug casualties. During this period the band put out two further studio efforts: [[M.I.U. Album]]and [[L.A. Light Album]] M.I.U.was recorded at Maharishi International University in Iowa (now Maharishi University of Management at the insistence of Mike Love. Dennis and Carl made limited contributions to the project; the album was mostly produced by Alan Jardine and Ron Altbach, with Brian appearing as the role of "Executive Producer". Regardless, despite a handful of interesting tracks, the album was largely a contractual obligation to finish out their association with Reprise Records Reprise likewise did not promote the album. At the same time of the [[M.I.U. Album]]release, The Beach Boys signed with CBS Records (now part of Sony/BMG). They received a substantial advance and reportedly agreed to a guaranteed minimum of one million dollars per album. However, CBS was not satisfied with preliminary reviews of their first product-L.A. Light Album The band realized at this point that Brian either could not or would not write and produce the required material. As a stop-gap measure, Bruce Johnston returned to the group as both a member and this time as a producer. The Brian and Carl song "Good Timin‘" became a US top 40 single. The album featured outstanding performances by both Dennis (cuts intended for his second solo effort Bambu and Carl ("Full Sail"). The group also enjoyed moderate success (if not indifferently received) with a disco reworking of the song "Here Comes the Night", originally on the Wild Honeyalbum. In 1980, the band recorded and released Keeping the Summer Alive Again, Bruce Johnston was in the producers role as well as performing on the album. Sessions took place at Western Recorders, the site where Brian produced many of his most enduring songs as well as Al Jardines barn studio in Big Sur and Rumbo Studios in Los Angeles. Brian contributed some inspired production ideas occasionally as seen in the television special the band made for the albums release. Even though Dennis Wilson was credited,(his drumming is heard on the groups cover version of Chuck Berrys "School Days") this was the first Beach Boysalbum not to feature Dennis (due to his ongoing personal problems). He was not in the Going Platinumtelevision special and was asked not to participate in the recording project. Carl Wilson had discovered a young talented drummer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist by the name of Scott Mathews and though Mathews was signed to Capitol Records, Carl asked him to join the band. Mathews jumped at the chance to record with his long-time heroes but ultimately chose not to join the band because of his blossoming career in the studio as a producer and songwriter plus (much like Brian), his dislike for touring.

Late 1970s – present

File:The Beach Boys concierto.jpg Dennis Wilson was the first Beach Boy to release a solo album, entitled [[Pacific Ocean Blue]] on August 22, 1977. A follow-up album entitled [[Dennis Wilson#Bambu|Bambu]]was recorded with friend and musician Carli Muñoz but remained unfinished and unreleased until Pacific Ocean Bluewas re-issued in 2008. From 1980 through 1982, The Beach Boys and The Grass Roots performed Independence Day (United States) concerts on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. attracting large crowds."July 4: Day of Music, Parades, Fireworks", The Washington Post Washington, D.C., July 3, 1982, p. D1.Phil McCombs, "Watt Outlaws Rock Music on Mall for July 4", The Washington Post Washington, D.C., April 6, 1983, p. A1; Phil McCombs and Richard Harrington, "Watt Sets Off Uproar with Music Ban", The Washington Post Washington, D.C., April 7, 1983, pp. A1, A17. However, in April 1983, James G. Watt Presidency of Ronald Reagan s Secretary of the Interior banned Independence Day concerts on the Mall by such groups. Watt said that "rock band " that had performed on the Mall on Independence Day in 1981 and 1982 had encouraged drug use and alcoholism and had attracted "the wrong element", who would robbery people and families attending any similar events in the future. During the ensuing uproar, The Beach Boys stated that the Soviet Union which had invited them to perform in Leningrad in 1978, "obviously .... did not feel that the group attracted the wrong element". Vice President of the United States George H. W. Bush said of The Beach Boys, "Theyre my friends and I like their music". Watt apologized to The Beach Boys after learning that President Reagan and First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan were fans of The Beach Boys.http://news.google.com/newspapers?idsoE0AAAAIBAJ&sjidAegFAAAAIBAJ&pg2280,5284705&hlen Tim Ahern, Associated Press, "Newton concert goes off despite rain", Gettysburg Times Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1983, p. 7] inhttp://news.google.com/ Google news]. Retrieved 2010-02-18. Nancy Reagan apologized for Watt.http://www.yuddy.com/celebrity/the-beach-boys/bio "The Beach Boys Bio"] inwebsite of http://www.yuddy.com yuddy.com] by Yuddy, LLC. © and TM Yuddy, LLC. Retrieved 2010-01-29. White House staff presented Watt with a plaster foot with a hole in it, symbolizing his having shot himself in the foot with his decision.http://news.google.com/newspapers?idSdcxAAAAIBAJ&sjidmuMFAAAAIBAJ&pg3000,2778153&hlen Associated Press, "Newton Performance Dampened by Rain", Reading Eagle Reading, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1983, p. 27],inhttp://news.google.com/ Google news]. Retrieved 2010-02-18. In 1984, The Beach Boys gave an Independence Day concert on the Mall to an audience of 750,000 people.Richard Harrington, "Back to the Beach Boys: Rock Returns to Mall For the Fourth of July; Beach Boys to Perform On the Mall July 4", The Washington Post Washington, D.C., June 6, 1984, p. B1.http://thebeachboys.com/timeline.aspx Timeline] on website of http://thebeachboys.com The Beach Boys] by Capitol Records. Retrieved 2010-01-29. Love and Johnston most recently appeared on the Mall in 2005 for the Fourth of July concert. Meanwhile, Dennis Wilsons personal problems continued to escalate, and on December 28, 1983, he drowned while diving from a friends boat, trying to recover items he had previously thrown overboard in fits of rage. Despite Denniss death, the Beach Boys continued as a successful touring act. On July 4, 1985, the Beach Boys played to an afternoon crowd of one million in Philadelphia and the same evening they performed for over 750,000 people on the Mall in Washington (the days historic achievement was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records). They also appeared nine days later at the Live Aid concert. That year, they released an eponymous The Beach Boys (album) and enjoyed a resurgence of interest later in the 1980s, assisted by tributes such as David Lee Roth s hit version of "California Girls". In 1987, they played with the Hip hop music group The Fat Boys performing the song "Wipe Out (song) and filming a video for it. In 1988, they scored their first #1 hit in 22 years with the song "Kokomo (song) which was written for the movie [[Cocktail (film)|Cocktail]] becoming their biggest-selling hit ever. It was written by John Phillips (musician) Scott McKenzie Mike Love, and Terry Melcher As well as producing and co-writing several of the bands later songs and albums, Melcher was a long-time friend of Bruce Johnston, and the duo recorded together as Bruce & Terry and The Rip Chords, both surf acts with a very similar California sound, before Johnston formally joined The Beach Boys. Riding on "Kokomo"s steam, the Beach Boys quickly put out the album [[Still Cruisin]], which went gold in the U.S. and gave them their best chart showing since 1976. In 1990, the band, with studio drummer Marvin Kanarek on drums, Linn and Forat programming, and Craig Fall on guitars, recorded the title track of the comedy [[Problem Child (1990 film)|Problem Child]]produced by Terry Melcher. John Stamos later appeared behind the drums in the Problem Child music video and later appeared singing lead vocals on the song "Forever" (written by Dennis Wilson) on their 1992 album [[Summer in Paradise]] Members of the band appeared on television shows such as [[Full House]] [[Home Improvement (TV series)]] and [[Baywatch]]in the late 1980s and 1990s, as well as touring regularly. In 1995, Brian Wilson appeared in the critically acclaimed documentary [[I Just Wasnt Made for These Times]], which saw him performing for the first time with his now-adult daughters, Wendy Wilson and Carnie Wilson of the group Wilson Phillips The documentary also included glowing tributes to his talents from a host of major music stars of the 60s, 70s and 80s. In 1996, the Beach Boys guested with Status Quo on a re-recording of "Fun, Fun, Fun , which was a British Top 30 hit. After years of heavy smoking, Carl Wilson succumbed to lung cancer on February 6, 1998 after a long battle with the disease. Although Love and Johnston continued to tour as the Beach Boys, Jardine did not participate and no other original members accompanied them. Their tours remained reliable draws, even as they came to be viewed as a nostalgia act. Meanwhile, Brian Wilson and Al Jardine (both still legally members of the Beach Boys organization) each pursued solo careers with their new bands. On June 13, 2006, the major surviving Beach Boys (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks) gathered for a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the album Pet Soundsand the double-platinum certification of their greatest hits compilation, [[Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys]] in a ceremony atop the Capitol Records building in Hollywood. Plaques were awarded for their efforts to all major members, with Brian Wilson accepting for his late brothers Carl and Dennis.

Court battles

Many legal difficulties developed from Brian Wilsons psychological problems. In the early 1980s, the band hired controversial therapist Eugene Landy in an attempt to help him. Landy did achieve some significant improvements in Wilsons overall condition; from his own admissions about his massive drug intake, it was highly likely that Wilson would have died if Landy had not intervened. Landy successfully treated Wilsons drug dependence, and by 1988 Wilson had recovered sufficiently to record his first solo album, Brian Wilson.But Landy became increasingly possessive of his star patient. After accusations that Landy was using his control over Wilson for his own benefit, the band successfully entreated the courts to separate Landy from Wilson. In addition to the challenges over the use of the bands name and over the best way to care for Wilson, there have been three significant legal cases involving the Beach Boys in recent years. The first was Wilsons suit to reclaim the rights to his songs and the groups publishing company, Sea of Tunes which he had signed away to his father in 1969. He successfully argued that he had not been mentally fit to make an informed decision. While Wilson failed to regain his copyrights, he was awarded $25 million for unpaid royalties. The second lawsuit stemmed from Wilsons reclamation of his publishing rights. Soon after Wilson won his Sea of Tunes case in 1989, Mike Love discovered Murry Wilson did not properly credit him as co-writer on dozens of Beach Boys songs, including "California Girls , "Catch a Wave , "I Get Around , "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) , "Be True to Your School , "Help Me, Rhonda , "I Know There's an Answer , and numerous others. With Mike and Brian unable to determine exactly what Mike was properly owed, Mike sued Brian in 1992 to gain credit for his co-authorship of a number of important Beach Boys songs, winning $13 million in 1994 for lost royalties. In interviews, Mike revealed that on some songs he wrote most of the lyrics, on others only a line or two. Even though Mike sued Brian, both parties said in interviews that there was no malice between them; they simply couldnt come up with an agreeable settlement by themselves. However in November 2005, Love filed yet another lawsuit against Brian Wilson and his management. Love alleged that the UK publication [[Daily Mail|The Mail on Sunday]]and Wilson’s representatives gave the false impression to the readers of The Mail on Sundaythat their joint promotional giveaway of nearly three million copies of the CD called Good Vibrationswas authorized by Mike Love and the Beach Boys. This free CD, Love alleged, includes five of Love and Wilson’s co-authored hit Beach Boys songs, and was done to promote Wilsons solo CD, [[Smile (Brian Wilson album)|Smile]] Love also claimed that Smileand Good Vibrationswere marketed using the Beach Boys’ names and images without permission. The complaint sought several million dollars in damages, and also a million dollars to cover costs of advertising to correct the perceived "damage to the bands reputation". Love stated at the time: “Once again the people around Brian, my cousin and collaborator on many hits, who I love and care about, have used him for their own financial gain without regard to his rights, or my rights, or even the rights of the estates of his deceased brothers, Carl and Dennis, and their children... Unfortunately, history repeats itself. Because of Brian’s mental issues he has always been vulnerable to manipulation. I simply want to stop the infringers and stop the deception!”http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article327663.ece Brian Wilson and Mike Love: More bad vibrations], independent.co.uk retrieved on 2007-01-15 There has been speculation that Loves lawsuit was an attempt to pressure Wilson into agreeing to let him continue to use the profitable Beach Boys name for his and Johnstons touring efforts. Wilsons lawyers suggested in legal filings that Love was seeking to assert as personal claims the rights of the corporate holder of the Beach Boys trademark, Brother Records International, in which Love and Wilson are both shareholders.Love v. Mail on Sunday and Brian Wilson, U.S. District Court, Cent. Dist. CA, civil no. 2:05-7798, 2007 WL 4928035 (Westlaw citation, available by subscription). Wilson’s website listed the following statement in response: “The lawsuit against Brian is meritless. While he will vigorously defend himself he is deeply saddened that his cousin Mike Love has sunk to these depths for his own financial gain.” Loves 2005 lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice on May 10, 2007 as to all the defendants, including Wilson. In a series of rulings, the court rejected all of Loves claims, including the claim that Smile was a Beach Boys project as to which Love deserved compensation from Wilson directly.Love v. Mail On Sunday and Brian Wilson, et als., U.S. District Court, Cent. Dist. CA, civil no. 2:05-7798, docket entries 193 (opinion) and 197 (modified judgment May 29, 2007). In paragraph 1 of his original complaint, Love stated that "This action arises out of an international advertising and marketing scheme organized and orchestrated by Brian Wilson and his agents to promote the release of The Beach Boys’ long-awaited Smile album, at the expense of fellow Beach Boy Mike Love and The Beach Boys corporate entity, Brother Records, Inc. (“BRI”)." The court subsequently ruled that Love had to pay the legal fees of all the defendants as well.Id., 2008 WL 4678714 (9th Cir. Court of Appeals, reply brief of Brian Wilson) at pp. 27-28, summarizing District Court orders (Westlaw citation).

Possible 50th anniversary reunion

On June 21, 2010 the Las Vegas Sun reported that Brian Wilson would join The Beach Boys for their 50th anniversary.lt;/ref> However, Mike Love subsequently stated, "At this time there are no plans for my cousin Brian to rejoin the tour...We have had some discussions of writing and possibly recording together, but nothing has been planned...I..felt the need to clarify that there are no current reunion tour plans."lt;/ref> In a story dated July 21, 2010, Rolling Stone magazine reported that Al Jardine stated "we’re definitely doing at least one show" in 2011 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the band. The reunion would feature all the surviving sixties-era Beach Boys, including himself, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and possibly David Marks. Jardine added that the tension between various ex-bandmates has been resolved. Regarding the various now-resolved lawsuits between them, he noted that "Once we finished our business, all the negativity was gone." Rolling Stone reported that Wilsons manager, Jean Sievers, is "unfamiliar with reunion plans", although the magazine stated "a source close to Love says there have been discussions for reunion concert, but nothing is set." There was also no confirmation of a location for the concert(s). lt;/ref>

Legacy

Image:Reagans with the Beach Boys.jpg and First Lady Nancy Reagan 1983]] The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988,http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id65 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees: The Beach Boys], rockhall.com retrieved on 2007-01-15 with Mike Love delivering a speech that assailed Mick Jagger Paul McCartney and the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen Billy Joel and Diana Ross http://www.mountvernonandfairway.de/answer2.htm I Know There´s An Answer] The band was chosen for the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.http://www.vocalgroup.org/inductees/beach_boys.htm Vocal Group Hall of Fame Inductees: The Beach Boys], vocalgroup.org retrieved on 2007-01-15 In 2001, the group received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Brian Wilson was inducted into the UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2006.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5338196.stm Led Zeppelin make UK Hall of Fame], bbc.co.uk retrieved on 2007-01-15 In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the Beach Boys #12 on their list of the http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty/ 100 Greatest Artists of All Time], .lt;/ref> In 2007, the Beach Boys were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. The group is frequently referred to when the topic of summertime songs comes up. About.com listed [[Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys]] a 2003 compilation CD, as the greatest summertime hits CD.http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/summermus.htm Top 10 Summer Pop Albums: The Beach Boys]- Sounds Of Summer, retrieved on 2008-01-27 Richard Daniel Roman s Latin pop summer classic "Vive El Verano" is dedicated to the Beach Boys. Toni Tennille of the duo Captain & Tennille remains the only known "Beach Girl", having once sung with the Beach Boys while on tour. The Wilsons Hawthorne, California house, where the Wilson brothers grew up and the group began, was demolished in 1986 to make way for Interstate 105 (California) the Century Freeway. A Beach Boys Historic Landmark (California Landmark #1041 at 3701 West 119th Street), dedicated on May 20, 2005, marks the location. The Beach Boys continue to tour, with a backing band accompanying original members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. Other "honorary Beach Boys", such as John Stamos and former member David Marks (musician) also make guest appearances on their tours.http://www.beachboysband.net the remaining Beach Boys (Love and Johnston, minus Brian and Jardine) continue to tour.http://www.blt.se/noje_o_kultur__/tt_noje/beach-boys-pa-pite-havsbad(1008873).gm Beach Boys på Pite Havsbad], BLT.se (Swedish) retrieved on 2008-12-02 The Beach Boys logo was created by artist Jim Evans (artist) and was originally used on the "15 Big Ones" record sleeve.

Band members

When the band first formed in 1961, it consisted of the Wilson brothers, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Jardine quickly left and was replaced by David Marks. After 16 months or so, Jardine came back, and Marks would quit soon thereafter. Brian Wilson quit touring in 1965, and at first, Glen Campbell filled in for him. Later, when it became clear that Campbells other commitments would interfere with The Beach Boys touring schedule, Bruce Johnston became the permanent fill-in. Johnston would soon become a full-fledged member of the band, starting with providing backing vocals for [[Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]] In the early 1970s, Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, both members of The Flames joined the band. Chaplin lasted for just under two years, with Fataar departing a year later. With the deaths of Dennis and Carl Wilson, surviving Beach Boys include Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston. However, Love has licensed the name The Beach Boys for his touring group, which consists of himself, Johnston, Loves son Christian Love, Scott Totten, Randell Kirsch John Cowsill and Tim Bonhomme

Discography

* [[Surfin Safari]] (1962) * [[Surfin USA]] (1963) * [[Surfer Girl]](1963) * [[Little Deuce Coupe]](1963) * [[Shut Down Volume 2]](1964) * [[All Summer Long]](1964) * [[The Beach Boys Christmas Album]] (1964) * [[Today!]](1965) * [[Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)]](1965) * [[Beach Boys Party!]] (1965) * [[Pet Sounds]](1966) * [[Smiley Smile]](1967) * [[Wild Honey (album)|Wild Honey]](1967) * [[Friends (The Beach Boys album)|Friends]](1968) * [[Stack-O-Tracks]](1968) * [[20/20 (The Beach Boys album)|20/20]](1969) * [[Sunflower (album)|Sunflower]](1970) * [[Surfs Up (album)|Surf Up]] (1971) * Carl and the Passions - "So Tough"]] (1972) * Holland (album)|Holland]] (1973) * 15 Big Ones]] (1976) * The Beach Boys Love You|Love You]] (1977) * M.I.U. Album]] (1978) * L.A. (Light Album)]] (1979) * Keepin the Summer Alive]] (1980) * The Beach Boys (album)|The Beach Boys]] (1985) * Still Cruisin]] (1989) * Summer in Paradise]] (1992) * Stars and Stripes Vol. 1]] (1996)

===See also=== {{Portal|The Beach Boys}} *[[List of songs by The Beach Boys]] *Smile (The Beach Boys album)|Smile]] ===Films=== #"[[American Graffiti]]" (1973) - [[All Summer Long]] #"[[Teen Wolf]]" (1985) - [[Surfin USA (song)|SurfinUSA]] #"Cocktail (1988) - Kokomo #"Look Who's Talking (1989) - I Get Around #"Problem Child (film) (1990) - Problem Child #"Boogie Nights (1997) - God Only Knows #"Almost Famous (2000) - Feel Flows #"Tomcats (2001) - I Get Around #"Vanilla Sky (2001) - Good Vibrations #"Love Actually (2003) - God Only Knows #"50 First Dates (2004) - Wouldn't It Be Nice #"Happy Feet (2006) - Do It Again (Beach Boys song) #"Déjà Vu (2006) - Don't Worry Baby #"Pingu (Season 2)#Pingu Goes Ice Surfing (2006) - Surfin USA #"The Shaggy Dog (2006) - Pet Sounds (instrumental) #"The Departed (2006) - Sail On, Sailor #"Surf's Up (film) (2007) - Surfin' USA (song) and Surfer Girl (song) #"Open Season 2 (2008) - Shut Down (Beach Boys song) and Surfin' Safari (song) #"You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008) - God Only Knows #"Fantastic Mr. Fox (film) (2009) - Heroes and Villains I Get Around and Old Man River #"Hotel For Dogs (2009) - Fun, Fun, Fun http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/soundtrack IMDB], a list of Beach Boy songs featured in films.

Videography

*The Beach Boys: An American Band High Ridge Productions (1985) Biography of the band, notable for the first commercial release of excerpts from [[Smile (The Beach Boys album)|Smile]] including "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (song) . During the research for the film, the Beach Boys recordings were copied to digital audio tape, many of which surfaced years later on bootleg CDs. Running time: 103 minutes. *Brian Wilson: I Just Wasnt Made for These Times, Palomar Picture (1995) Running Time: 69 minutes. *Brian Wilson: A Beach Boys Story Biography (1999) Produced for A&E Network Biography (TV series) series. Running time: 100 minutes. *Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story Delilah Films (2000) Documentary produced for VH1. Includes five bonus video clips and seven 5.1 surround sound audio mixes of "California Girls , "Kiss Me, Baby , "God Only Knows , "Surf's Up (song) , "Long Promised Road , "Sail On, Sailor , and "Do It Again (Beach Boys song) . Running time: 141 minutes.

Notes

References

* Whitburn, Joel, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 1992. * Wilson, Brian (with Todd Gold), Wouldnt It Be Nice, My Own Story, 1991. Nota Bene: It has been documented by numerous Beach Boys authors, including Andrew G. Doe, that Brian Wilson did not actually write this book and his participation in its creation was minimal. Please see http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/1991.html for details. * Complete Guide To The Music Of The Beach Boys a book updated in 2004 as Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys: The Complete Guide To Their Music author Andrew Grayham Doe

External links

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