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Dennis Wilson co-founded the Beach Boys with his brothers Carl and Brian as a drummer, but despite the band’s image and name he was the only real surfer on it. Dennis was a freedom lover and a bohemian, he crossed paths with Charles Manson and The Manson Family and recorded a cult masterpiece in 1977 “Pacific Ocean Blue”. Dennis was born on this day in 1944
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“Good Vibrations” stands as one of Rock and Pop’s most revolutionary songs and on November 17th 1966 The Beach Boys masterpiece reached No.1 at the UK charts
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The Beach Boys unexpectedly returned to the top of the charts, without Brian Wilson, in 1988 with their Pop song “Kokomo”, part of the “Cocktail” movie soundtrack.
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After two successful years of hit singles and touring, and facing the British Invasion, the American band proved that they could be as good as the new Rock bands emerging from the other side of the Atlantic
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On May 11, 1964 The Beach Boys released the single “I Get Around”, backed with “Don’t Worry Baby”, one of the 1960’s most recognizable songs
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Singer, songwriter and the main creative force behind The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson was born on this day in 1942. We celebrate his 76th birthday by looking back at the Top 10 Beach Boys songs
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“T.A.M.I.” Show (“Teen Age Music International”), was held during two dates on October 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and featured acts such as James Brown, Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and Chuck Berry among many others. The film of the concert was first released in theaters in December 1964, and on April 19, 1965
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Mike Love his often regarded as a malign figure in the Beach Boys history despite the enormous musical contributions he had made for the band that includes some of their biggest hits. Today he turns 78
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Together with his brothers Brian and Dennis, Carl Wilson made the Beach Boys one of the most successful Rock bands of all time, he wrote and sung lead vocals on many of the band’s hits including “Good Vibrations” and “God Only Knows”, we look back briefly at his productive and influential career
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