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The Beach Boys

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2014 - Surfin' U.S.A. and Greatest Hits
2012 - Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Collection 'ZinePak
2012 - That's Why God Made the Radio
2011 - The Smile Sessions
2005 - The Platinum Collection
2003 - Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys
2001 - Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace of a Musical Legacy
2000 - Sunflower / Surf's Up
1997 - Christmas Sessions: The Alternative "Beach Boys Christmas" A
1996 - Stars & Stripes, Volume 1
1995 - The Greatest Hits: 20 Good Vibrations
1993 - Beach Boys Christmas
1992 - Summer in Paradise
1990 - Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
1990 - California Gold: The Very Best of the Beach Boys
1990 - Summer Dreams
1989 - Still Cruisin'
1988 - Surfin'
1988 - Kokomo
1986 - Made in U.S.A.
1985 - The Beach Boys
1980 - Keepin' the Summer Alive
1979 - L.A. (Light Album)
1978 - M.I.U. Album
1977 - Love You
1976 - 15 Big Ones
1976 - 20 Golden Greats
1975 - Spirit of America
1974 - Endless Summer
1973 - Holland
1972 - Carl and the Passions: "So Tough"
1971 - Surf's Up
1970 - Sunflower
1970 - Tears in the Morning
1969 - I Can Hear Music
1969 - 20/20
1969 - Break Away
1969 - Cotton Fields
1968 - Friends
1968 - Bluebirds Over the Mountain
1967 - Wild Honey
1967 - Smiley Smile
1966 - God Only Knows
1966 - Pet Sounds
1966 - Good Vibrations
1966 - Sloop John B
1965 - The Beach Boys Today!
1965 - Beach Boys' Party!
1965 - Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)
1964 - All Summer Long
1964 - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
1964 - Don't Worry Baby / I Get Around
1964 - Fun, Fun, Fun
1964 - Shut Down, Volume 2
1963 - Surfer Girl
1963 - Surfin' USA / Shut Down
1963 - Surfin' USA
1963 - Little Deuce Coupe
1962 - Surfin' Safari

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4 Male

Origin
Hawthorne, California, USA

Genre
Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Relaxed

Born

1961

Active
1961 to Present...

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Beach Boys

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The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group initially comprised brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. They were managed early on by the Wilsons' father, Murry. The band's leader, composer, arranger and producer, Brian Wilson was responsible for writing most of the band's early singles and albums. After signing with Capitol Records in mid-1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits including "Surfin' Safari", "Surfin' USA", "Surfer Girl", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Be True to Your School", "In My Room", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around", "Dance Dance Dance", "Help Me Rhonda" and "California Girls". These songs and their accompanying albums were internationally popular, making The Beach Boys one of the biggest acts of their time. The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. By the mid-1960s, Brian's growing creative ambition and songwriting ability would dominate the group's musical direction. The primarily Brian-composed Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single (both released in 1966) featured a complex, intricate and multi-layered sound.
However, Brian would soon lose control of the band because of problems with his mental health and substance abuse. This led to the cancellation of the anticipated follow up to Pet Sounds, Smile. Subsequently, although they released a number of highly artistic albums (in various musical styles, with different line-ups) in ensuing years, particularly in the years 1967-1973, the group never managed to reclaim its mid-1960s peak when The Beach Boys challenged The Beatles both in terms of commercial and critical appeal. Since the 1980s, there has been much legal wrangling among the group members over royalties, songwriting credits, and use of the band's name. Following the release of their studio album, Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, in 1996, a number of versions of the band, each fronted by a surviving member of the original quintet (Dennis and Carl Wilson died in 1983 and 1998, respectively), continued to tour until the announcement in late 2011 of a full-scale reunion, including Brian, for 2012 along with the band's twenty-ninth studio album That's Why God Made the Radio, released on June 5, 2012.
The Beach Boys have often been called "America's Band", and Allmusic has stated that "the band's unerring ability... made them America's first, best rock band." The group has had 36 US Top 40 hits (the most by an American rock band) and 56 Hot 100 hits, including four number-one singles. Rolling Stone magazine listed The Beach Boys at number 12 on its 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time," the highest ranking for an American rock band. The group is also one of America's best-selling acts, having sold over 100 million albums worldwide since their debut in 1961. Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Since the 1990s many of the group's later albums and singles have been re-evaluated by critics and fans with albums such as Sunflower (1970), Surf's Up (1971) and the finally released Smile (1967) albums being seen as worthy successors to their earlier output.


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