McDonald is a five-time Grammy winner. Simmons and Jerkins are both two-time Grammy winners. All three musicians have won ...

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).

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the most important bands to emerge from Los Angeles since the late 1970s brings its current stripped-down acoustic ...

New Year's Day marks the third time the Kyoto Tachibana Senior High band will perform at Rose Parade. Bands from Mexico, ...

Deephaven-born Blaine John Chaney and teenage friend Chan Poling founded the Suburbs in 1977, and their collaborations proved fruitful and wide-ranging. On Sunday, Jan. 5, Chaney died at the age of 68 ...

The band’s leaders said they chose songs that American audience members of all ages would enjoy, from Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” and “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga to the Beach Boys ...

Mike Love, one of the founding members of the iconic band, once again reopened old wounds by performing at President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bash on Saturday night, December 28. Mike Love, who ...