No classic rock band is completely original. The Beach Boys’ sound was inspired by the vocal harmonies of another band. The Beach Boys’ Mike Love also revealed that the riff from “Fun ...

Given the iconic stature of The Beach Boys, you may assume the band committed their history to book form long ago. But the surf-rock heroes behind “California Girls,” “I Get Around ...

This week, that title reaches a very special milestone in America, marking a first for the legendary band. The Beach Boys’ greatest hits compilation has now lived on the Billboard 200 for 350 ...

The Beach Boys will perform two concerts at American Music Theatre this spring. The band will visit the venue May 31, with shows at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The band last performed in Lancaster on June 29 ...

The Songwriters Hall Of Fame has announced their class of 2025. This year’s performing inductees are Parliament-Funkadelic ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1962: Rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" pose for a portrait with a surfboard ... [+] in August 1962 in Los ...

But what’s most fascinating, in retrospect, about The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album is how well it bridges the band’s two most-distinctive eras together. The “I Get Around” / “Don’t ...

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 inductees, including George Clinton, The Beach Boys’ Mike Love, and The ...

Curiously, only one of the original Beach Boys knew how to surf. But that didn’t stop the group from becoming one of the ‘60s’ most successful acts. While their early recordings were mostly ...

We explore the fascinating insights into arranging bass guitar parts the Beach Boys' 1966 track "Wouldn't It Be Nice" offers.

The Doobie Brothers ‘ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald , and Patrick Simmons, the Beach Boys ‘ Mike Love, George Clinton, and more are among the inductees into the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF).