The
Beach Boys
are the premiere rock vocal
group in the world. Formed in
1961, brothers Brian Wilson,
Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson
along with their cousin Mike
Love and schoolmate Alan
Jardine blended rootsy Chuck
Berry R&B, The Four
Freshman's intricate vocal
harmonies, and the topical
splendor of California's
mythos of an Endless Summer
into a unique, new form.
Crafting a series of hit
singles the equal of anything
of their contemporaries, the
band, under the creative muse
of  their
leader, songwriter and
producer Brian Wilson, began
to evolve their sound, moving
quickly away from their surf,
car and sand topicality
towards more deeply
passionate, introspective
songs that examined love,
heartache, and longing.
This
website - begun in 1993 as a
novice's fan site hoping to
share my love of The Beach
Boys' music, has grown and
expanded over the years to
include ALL the works of the
Beach Boys, as well as their
antecedents, contemporaries,
and musical heirs. The
Beach Boys music, which seemed
on the outset to be so much of
its time and place, continues
to gain new fans and admirers
- their sunny, feel-good
music, deeply-felt
compositions, and
still-astounding
experimentation have made them
the quintissential American
Band.
It's my
hope that those who are just
now discovering the music and
influence of The Beach Boys
will find this site of value.
To navigate, the menu to
the left will take you to all
the various options this site
has to offer; to return to
this page - simply click your
mouse anywhere on the title
graphic. I hope you
enjoy your time here - it has
been a joy to meet fans from
around the world who share the
wonder of The Beach Boys sound
- music that simply makes you
feel good.
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