|
The Beach Boys, a 1960s vocal-instrumental
quintet from Los Angeles, Calif., popularized a type of rock
known as "surfing" or "hot-rod" rock.
Such early songs as "Surfin' U.S.A." (1963), "Fun,
Fun, Fun" (1964), and "California Girls" (1965)
depicted a teenage suburban utopia in the sun and became instant
hits across the country. In the 1980s their annual July 4
concerts at the Washington Monument drew upward of 500,000
people. The members, all vocalists, are: Brian Wilson, b.
June 20, 1942, who plays piano and wrote, arranged, and produced
most of the music; Carl Wilson, b. Dec. 21, 1946, who plays
guitar; Mike Love, b. Mar. 15, 1941; Al Jardine, b. Sept.
3, 1942, who plays guitar; and Bruce Johnston, b. June 24,
1944, who plays keyboards. Drummer Dennis Wilson, b. Dec.
4, 1944, died in a drowning accident on Dec. 28, 1983.
|
- 
