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Additional Reading

David Leaf, The Beach Boys (1985), the first biography, is more reliable and musically astute than a later work by Steven Gaines, Heroes and Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys (1986, reissued 1995). Timothy White, The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience (1994), is a comprehensive social history of the Beach Boys and their ancestors that encompasses more than 175 years. Back to the Beach: A Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys Reader (1997), assembles assorted classic articles on the musicians. I Am Brian Wilson (2016) is Brian Wilson’s memoir, written with Ben Greenman.

Representative Works

  • Surfin’ Safari (1962)
  • Surfer Girl (1963)
  • Pet Sounds (1966)
  • Sunflower (1970)
  • The Beach Boys (1985)
  • Endless Harmony (1998)
  • That’s Why God Made the Radio (2012)
  • The Beach Boys Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour (2013)

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Beach Boys. Oct 30, 2024
Article revised and updated. Sep 25, 2024
Cross references added. Jul 30, 2024
Corrected spelling of “Pendletons” to “Pendletones.” Jul 22, 2024
Add new Web site: All About Jazz - The Beach Boys. Apr 18, 2024
Replaced photograph. Jul 26, 2023
Links added. Apr 05, 2023
Added the albums No Pier Pressure and Brian Wilson and Friends. Aug 05, 2020
Add new Web site: Rolling Stone - The Beach Boys. May 11, 2018
Added the album The Beach Boys Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour. Apr 05, 2018
Add new Web site: AllMusic - The Beach Boys. Jun 09, 2014
Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Beach Boys. Jun 09, 2014
Noted the release of the Smile sessions as a boxed set, the band's 50th anniversary tour, and the album That's Why God Made the Radio (2012). Added birthdate for David Marks. Jun 27, 2012
Article revised and updated. Sep 11, 2008
Media added. Nov 29, 2007
Article revised and updated. Nov 29, 2007
Article revised. Feb 09, 2000
New article added. Oct 20, 1999
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