Five of the surviving Beach Boys on the rooftop of Capitol Records in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 13, 2006(Brian Wilson, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine and Mike Love)
Here's an interesting link: http://thejonstebbins.com/reunion.html
Original members:
Brian Wilson (June 20, 1942) (composer/producer/arranger/keyboards/bass/vocals)
The Beach Boy. Today: The Brian Wilson Band.
†Dennis Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983)
(drums/vocals)
†Carl Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998)
(guitar/vocals)
Mike Love (March 15, 1941) (vocals)
Today: member of the touring Beach Boys.
Al Jardine (September 3, 1942) (guitar/vocals)
Today: Al Jardine's Endless Summer Band.
Bruce Johnston (June 27, 1942) (bass/keyboards/vocals)
BB member 1965-1971, 1979-now. Today: member of the touring Beach Boys.
Lesser known parttime members:
David Marks (August 22, 1948) (surf guitar)
BB member (1962-1963, 1998-1999). Today: tours sometimes with the Beach Boys or with Al Jardine's Endless Summer Band.
Ricky Fataar (September 5, 1952) (drums/vocals)
BB member (1970-1974). Did work as producer and drummer for people like Bonnie Raitt, Tim Finn, Crowded House.
Blondie Chaplin (July 7, 1951) (guitar/lead vocals)
BB member (1970-1973). Today: is sometimes backing vocalist and guitarist for the Rolling Stones.
Album selection:
Surfer Girl 1963
Little Deuce Coupe 1963
Today 1965
Pet Sounds 1966 'essential'
Friends 1968
20/20 1969
Sunflower 1970 'essential'
Surf's Up 1971
Holland 1973
Love You 1977
The Beach Boys & Brian Wilson SMiLE records:
'various Smile bootlegs' 1966-1967 'essential'
Smile Smile 1967
Smile tracks on various albums such as:
The Good Vibrations box 1993 'essential'
solo Brian Wilson Presents Smile 2004 (DVD version 2005 is the best) 'essential'
solo Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun 2008
+ http://beachboysguide.smileysmile.net/index.php/Main_Page
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys_discography
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys
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