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THE BEACH BOYS IN 250 WORDS (ish)
Here's one of our potted histories. Everything you need to know about a band or artist we play on Classic Hits Forest Radio all squeezed into 250 words (ish) (just in case you were going to count).
So pull up a chair and find out everything you need to know about The Beach Boys. But don't get too comfy, it is only 250 words (ish).
The Beach Boys in 250 words (ish)
The Beach Boys are an American rock band from California formed in 1961. The original band members were Brain Wilson (vocals, bass, keyboard), Dennis Wilson (vocals, drums, keyboard), Carl Wilson (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard), Mike Love (vocals, percussion, theremin, saxophone) and Al Jardine (vocals, guitar, bass, banjo).
Other members include Bruce Johnson (vocals, percussion, bass, keyboard) who joined in 1965, David Mark (vocals, guitar) replaced Al Jardine on rhythm guitar in 1962, Ricky Fataar (vocals, drums, guitar, flute) joined in 1971 and left in 1974, Blondie Chaplin (vocals, bass, guitar) was a singer and guitarist during the early 70s.
The Beach Boys have a very distinctive sound including vocal harmonies, 1950’s rock and roll style, R&B and classical elements. The Band have been active since 1961. They released 30 studio albums, 23 EP’s and 71 singles.
In the UK, The Beach Boys had 2 No.1 singles ‘Good Vibrations’ (1966) and ‘Do It Again’ (1968) as well as 11 singles in the UK top 10.
They also had 2 UK No.1 albums ’20 Golden Greatest’ (1976) and ‘The Very Best of the Beach Boys’ (1983). The band also had 13 albums in the UK top 10 including ‘Beach Boys Party’ (1966) at No.2, ‘Summer Days (And Summer Nights)’ (1966) at No.4 and ‘Summer Dreams’ (1990) at No.2.
The Beach Boys were given a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1980. In 2005 a Beach Boys landmark was revealed in California and in 2017 a street was renamed to Beach Boys Way.
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