Mike Love
Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He co-founded the Beach Boys.[1]
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| Birth name | Michael Edward Love |
| Born | March 15, 1941
(aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Hawthorne, California, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1961–present |
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Love was one of Brian Wilson's collaborators during the Beach Boys' peak in the 1960s. The best known Wilson–Love songs were "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1964), "California Girls" (1965), and "Good Vibrations" (1966).[2]
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Mike Love's senior class portrait at Dorsey High School in 1959.
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Love (left) performing with the Beach Boys, 1964
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Mike Love with The Beach Boys in 1966.
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Love performing at Central Park with the Beach Boys, 1971
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From earth day Wash. D.C. © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001
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The Beach Boys with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at the White House, June 12, 1983
References
- ↑ Wolgolf, James (September 2016). "Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and the Psychodrama Behind the Beach Boys' Sun-Streaked Legacy". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/08/brian-wilson-mike-love-and-the-psychodrama-behind-the-beach-boys-legacy.
- ↑ Hudak, Joseph. "The Beach Boys – 100 Greatest Artists". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
