The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American pop/surf rock group from Hawthorne, California. They formed in 1961. The original members were brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Many of the band's early songs were about life in southern California, the beach, girls, cars, and surfing.
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 The Beach Boys during their 2012 reunion. From left: Brian Wilson, David Marks, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hawthorne, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
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| Associated acts | |
| Website | thebeachboys |
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David Marks replaced Jardine when he went away to school; after Jardine's return, Marks left the band. Bruce Johnston later became a regular band member, first replacing Brian Wilson on tour, then joining in on recording sessions. Reunions with some of the original band members still occur from time to time.
Discography
Studio albums
- Surfin' Safari (1962)
- Surfin' U.S.A. (1963)
- Surfer Girl (1963)
- Little Deuce Coupe (1963)
- Shut Down Volume 2 (1964)
- All Summer Long (1964)
- The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (1964)
- The Beach Boys Today! (1965)
- Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
- Beach Boys' Party! (1965)
- Pet Sounds (1966)
- Smiley Smile (1967)
- Wild Honey (1967)
- Friends (1968)
- 20/20 (1969)
- Sunflower (1970)
- Surf's Up (1971)
- Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" (1972)
- Holland (1973)
- 15 Big Ones (1976)
- The Beach Boys Love You (1977)
- M.I.U. Album (1978)
- L.A. (Light Album) (1979)
- Keepin' the Summer Alive (1980)
- The Beach Boys (1985)
- Still Cruisin' (1989)
- Summer in Paradise (1992)
- Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 (1996)
- That's Why God Made the Radio (2012)
Selected archival releases
- The Pet Sounds Sessions (1996)
- The Smile Sessions (2011)
- The Big Beat 1963 (2013)
- Keep an Eye on Summer 1964 (2014)
- Becoming the Beach Boys: The Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions (2015)
- Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged (2015)
- 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow (2017)
- Wake the World: The Friends Sessions (2018)
- I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions (2018)
See also
- Smile (1966–1967) (unfinished album)
- Discographies of Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine
The Beach Boys Media
Historical landmark in Hawthorne, California, marking where the Wilson family home once stood
The Beach Boys, in Pendleton outfits, performing at a local high school, late 1962
The Beach Boys in 1963; top to bottom: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, David Marks, Mike Love.
The Beach Boys in 1964; clockwise from top left: Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine.
The band with caricatures in Paris, November 1964
Brian Wilson with the Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys (Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, and Bruce Johnston), with Terry Melcher and engineer Chuck Britz, during the Pet Sounds sessions, 1966
The Beach Boys accepting a gold record sales certification for "Good Vibrations" at the Capitol Tower, late 1966.
Van Dyke Parks, Brian's lyricist and collaborator for the unfinished album Smile
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Other websites
- Hear The Beach Boys (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).