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Beach Boys makes its fans SMiLE again
Since their heydey, the Beach Boys have lacked the enduring cultural impact of many of their '60s brethren. The band's mannered approach to making music, particularly its delicate harmonies ...
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Jim McGuinn Comments on the Beach Boys’ Impact on The Byrds
As a result, some Beach Boys members commented on the impact of The Byrds. “Before I joined The Beach Boys, I was working at Columbia Records as a producer, and saw The Byrds come in and do ...
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“Kokomo” Is 30: The Strange Backstory To The Beach Boys’ Last Cultural Gasp
Their last record, 1985’s digitally crispy The Beach Boys, performed middlingly despite contributions from Culture Club, Ringo Starr, and Stevie Wonder. A couple clues to their malaise appear ...
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The Beach Boys announce year-long celebrations for 60th anniversary
The Beach Boys in 1964, (L-R) Al Jardine, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson. CREDIT: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images/ The Beach Boys have announced a year-long celebration ...
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THE BEACH BOYS : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
In 1962 and ‘63, before the British Invasion and the social tumult of the decade’s later years, the Beach Boys were charting surfy, sunny singles full of catching waves, flirting with girls ...