2009/06/29

HE WRITES SONGS THAT MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD SING

EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS!

Bruce Johnston is a true musical lifer. The longtime member of The Beach Boys has been cranking out widely embraced radio fare since the early 1960s, scoring his first hit under his own name in 1963 with novelty number "Surfers' Pajama Party."

However, it is a d(?)itty that most people think Barry Manilow penned that's forever ensured his professional legacy, namely 1975's monster smash "I Write The Songs," which will performed and cherished in cocktail lounges and blasted by easy listening stations long after each of us are dust.

6/27/09 Sat Eye Candy
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