Influences on Brian Wilson and Beach Boys

Influences on Brian Wilson
The Four Freshmen, The Hilos (close harmony)
Chuck Berry (R&B, R&R guitar)
Rosemary Clooney, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (sweet voices)
Phil Spector (productions / Wrecking Crew)
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Ronnie Spector (vibrato style)
Motown (productions / basslines)
Doowop
Dion & The Belmonts
The Beatles (friendly competition)
Walter/Wendy Carlos (moog synth / Switched On Bach lp)
George Gershwin (Rhapsody In Blue)
Boogie Woogie /Fats Domino / Little Richard (piano style)
Cooljazz, Stan Kenton
Burt Bacharach
Randy Newman
Stephen Foster


Influences on Dennis Wilson
classical music: Bach, Wagner, Beethoven
Jazz, Latin
Brian Wilson (Smile)
(Stevie Wonder?)


Influences on Carl Wilson
Chuck Berry
R&B, soul, motown, funk
The Coasters
Stevie Wonder
Sam Cooke


Influences on Bruce Johnston
surf, soul, disco, schmaltz
classical & american songbook
Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra


Influences on Al Jardine
folk, country, bluegrass
I guess...
The Kingston Trio, Woodie Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams
Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson
The Everly Brothers, Marty Robins, The Carter Family, Bob Dylan
Also: doowop


Influences on Mike Love
Doowop
Chuck Berrry, Leiber & Stoller (lyrics)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi


Influences on Van Dyke Parks
European music (Bach to Debussy)
American music classical/folk/traditional
Movies/musicals/broadway shows
Caribean / latin / exotica
Beat poetry
New Orleans music
Randy Newman / Lenny Waronker / Ry Cooder


Influences on Ricky Fataar & Blondie Chaplin
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
R&B


Influences on David Marks
Instrumental surf: Dick Dale, Ventures, Shadows
Blues, Rockabilly: Eddie Cochran?


Influences on Wilson Phillips
The Beach Boys
The Mamas And The Papas
Fleetwood Mac
The Eagles