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Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour
''Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour'' is a live album by the Beach Boys released on May 21, 2013. The album was recorded during the band's The 50th Reunion Tour, 50th anniversary reunion tour. Reception Allmusic gave the album a good review describing it as "a pleasant dose of nostalgia." The album was also criticized in several sources including The Independent as being "saturated in 'Auto-Tune'", turning the lead singers voices into "horrible metallic noises." Track listing All tracks composed by Brian Wilson and Mike Love; except where indicated ;Disc 1 #"Do It Again (The Beach Boys song), Do It Again" – 3:38 #"Little Honda" – 2:06 #"Catch a Wave" – 2:09 #"Hawaii (The Beach Boys song), Hawaii" – 1:46 #"Don't Back Down" – 1:45 #"Surfin' Safari (song), Surfin' Safari" – 2:48 #"Surfer Girl (song), Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:29 #"The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Brian Wilson) – 3:09 #"Wendy (song), Wendy" – 2:25 (''Lead vocals by Bruce Johnston'') #"Getcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmony, vocal harmonies, adolescent-themed lyrics, and musical ingenuity, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. They drew on the music of traditional pop, older pop vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and black R&B to create their unique sound. Under Brian's direction, they often incorporated classical music, classical or jazz elements and Recording studio as an instrument, unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. The Beach Boys began as a garage band, managed by the Wilsons' father Murry Wilson, Murry, with Brian serving as composer, arranger, producer, and ''de facto'' leader. In 1963, they enjoyed their first national hit with "Surfin' U.S.A.", beginning a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Girl I Once Knew
"The Little Girl I Once Knew" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was issued as a standalone single on November 22, 1965. Written and produced by Brian Wilson, it was recorded during the making of the band's 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Recorded in October 1965, "The Little Girl I Once Knew" is an avant-pop song that is distinguished for employing several abrupt pauses in its structure, as the music shifts from a heavily orchestrated arrangement to complete silence for multiple bars. It also features a prominent bass part performed by session musician Carol Kaye and vocal contributions by all members of the group. Despite a printed endorsement from John Lennon, the single reached only number 20 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' charts, marking the band's lowest entry there for an A-sided single since 1963. Because of the track's momentary periods of silence, many disc jockeys at the time had omitted the song from radio playlists to avoid dead air. The relatively poor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isn't It Time (The Beach Boys Song)
"Isn't It Time" is a song from the American rock group, The Beach Boys. The song is the second single released from the band's twenty-ninth studio album, ''That's Why God Made the Radio''. A special single version was released as an EP with live versions of "California Girls", " Do It Again", "Sail On, Sailor" from Chicago on September 28, 2012 on iTunes, and was also included on The Beach Boys 2012 compilation album ''Fifty Big Ones''. It is significantly remixed and partially re-recorded. According to Mike Love, "We actually did a little bit of extra work on the bridge to make it more of a four-part (harmony) thing and changed the lyric a little bit as well." Personnel ;The Beach Boys *Brian Wilson – vocals *Mike Love – vocals *Al Jardine – vocals *Bruce Johnston – vocals *David Marks – guitar ;Additional musicians *Jeff Foskett – vocals, guitar *Jim Peterik James Michael Peterik ( ; born November 11, 1950) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rieley
John Frank Rieley III (November 24, 1942 – April 17, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter, and disc jockey who managed the Beach Boys between mid-1970 and late 1973. He is credited with guiding them back to popular acclaim and was described by ''New Statesman'' as "a radio DJ turned career mentor." Rieley co-wrote a total of ten songs included on the Beach Boys' albums '' Surfs Up'' (1971), ''Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"'' (1972), and ''Holland'' (1973). He also sang lead on the ''Surf's Up'' track " A Day in the Life of a Tree" and narrated Brian Wilson's fairy tale '' Mount Vernon and Fairway'' (1972). Following his work with the Beach Boys, Rieley collaborated with artists such as Kool & the Gang, Ride, and Jaye Muller (aka Count Jaye). In 1975, Rieley released a solo album, ''Western Justice''. He died in 2015 at the age of 72. Background Rieley was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Beach Boys The Beach Boys met Rieley, while promoting their album ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandyn Almer
Tandyn Douglas Almer (July 30, 1942 – January 8, 2013) was an American songwriter, musician, and record producer who wrote the 1966 song "Along Comes Mary" for the Association. He also wrote, co-wrote, and produced numerous other songs performed by artists such as the Beach Boys, the Purple Gang, the Garden Club, and Dennis Olivieri. In the early 1970s, he was a close friend and collaborator of Brian Wilson, co-writing the Beach Boys' singles "Marcella" (1972) and "Sail On, Sailor" (1973). Early life Almer was born in Minneapolis. During his adolescence, he attended a music conservatory in Minnesota and became fascinated with the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Ahmad Jamal. At age 17, he quit high school and moved to Chicago to become a jazz pianist. In the early 1960s, he relocated once more to Los Angeles where his musical interests shifted to pop and rock after he became enamored by the oeuvre of Bob Dylan. During this period, he attended Los Angeles City Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella (song)
"Marcella" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1972 album ''Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"''. Written by Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley, and Tandyn Almer, the lyrics were inspired by Wilson's fixation with a local massage therapist. It is the last song to feature Bruce Johnston during his original tenure in the band. Background The verse melody of "Marcella" branched from an earlier track entitled "I Just Got My Pay" (recorded during sessions for ''Sunflower'') which itself branched from another discarded song called "All Dressed Up for School" (recorded during the making of ''The Beach Boys Today!''). Both songs were released on the 1993 box set '' Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys''. "Marcella" was written about a real woman that Wilson knew. Music journalist Nick Kent explains that she "worked at a parlour just off the strip called Circus Maximus" and had allowed Wilson to "stay and talk to her even though she was aware most of what he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kissed Me", " Be My Baby", " Chapel of Love", and "River Deep - Mountain High" (all written with his then-wife Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector); " Leader of the Pack" (written with Greenwich and Shadow Morton); " Sugar, Sugar" (written with Andy Kim); "Without Us" (written with Tom Scott). Early career Barry was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family. His parents divorced when he was seven, and his mother moved him and his sister to Plainfield, New Jersey, where they resided for several years before returning to New York. After graduating from Erasmus Hall High School, Barry served in the Army, then returned to New York where he attended City College. Although he leaned toward a degree in engineering, his main aspiration was to become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie Greenwich
Eleanor Louise Greenwich (October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009) was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Be My Baby", "Maybe I Know", " Then He Kissed Me", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", " Hanky Panky", "Chapel of Love", "Leader of the Pack", and "River Deep – Mountain High", among others. Early years Eleanor Louise Greenwich was born in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York to painter turned electrical engineer William Greenwich, a Catholic, and department store manager (later medical secretary), Rose Baron Greenwich, who was Jewish. Both parents were of Russian descent. She was not raised in either religion. She was reportedly named for Eleanor Roosevelt. Her musical interest was sparked as a child when her parents played music in their home and she listened to artists including Teresa Brewer, The Four Lads and Johnnie Ray, and she learned how to play the accordion at a young age. At age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Spector
Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by his two trials and conviction for murder in the 2000s. Spector developed the Wall of Sound, a production style that is characterized for its diffusion of tone colors and dense orchestral sound, which he described as a "Wagnerian" approach to rock and roll. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in pop music history and one of the most successful producers of the 1960s. Born in the Bronx, Spector moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and began his career in 1958 as a founding member of the Teddy Bears, for whom he penned "To Know Him Is to Love Him", a U.S. number-one hit. In 1960, after working as an apprentice to Leiber and Stoller, Spector co-founded Philles Records, and at the age of 21 became the youngest ever U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Then He Kissed Me
"Then He Kissed Me" is a song written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. The song, produced by Spector, was initially released as a single on Philles Records (#115) in July 1963 by The Crystals. The lyrics are a narrative of a young woman's encounter, romance, and eventual engagement with a young man. In 2004, this song was number 493 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. ''Pitchfork'' placed it at number 18 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s". ''Billboard'' named the song number 8 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The song appears in the 1990 movie ''Goodfellas''. The Crystals version The single is one of The Crystals' best-remembered songs. It was recorded at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles in April 1963. The lead vocal was sung by Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, the Wall of Sound arrangement was by Jack Nitzsche, featuring The Wrecking Crew, and Larry Levine was the engineer. In the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Marks (musician)
David Lee Marks (born August 22, 1948) is an American guitarist who is best known for being an early member of the Beach Boys. While growing up in Hawthorne, California, Marks was a neighborhood friend of the original band members and was a frequent participant at their family get-togethers.Stebbins, p. 18 Following his departure from the group, Marks fronted the Marksmen and performed and recorded as a session musician. Marks joined the Beach Boys in February 1962, replacing Al Jardine on rhythm guitar, and performed on the band's first four albums, ''Surfin' Safari'' (1962), ''Surfin' U.S.A.'' (1963), '' Surfer Girl'' (1963), and ''Little Deuce Coupe'' (1963). Because he did not appear on the 1961 single "Surfin'", the first performance by the band that became "the Beach Boys", most historians discount him as a true founding member of the group. In August 1963, he left the band due to personal problems with manager Murry Wilson. Afterward, Marks worked with acts including Casey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Melcher
Terrence Paul Melcher (born Terrence Paul Jorden; February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004) was an American record producer, singer, and songwriter who was instrumental in shaping the mid-to-late 1960s California Sound and folk rock movements. His best-known contributions were producing the Byrds' first two albums ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' (1965) and ''Turn! Turn! Turn!'' (1965), as well as most of the hit recordings of Paul Revere & the Raiders and Gentle Soul. He is also known for his collaborations with Bruce Johnston and for his association with the Manson Family. Melcher was the only child of actress/singer Doris Day; his father was Day's first husband Al Jorden, and he was adopted by her third husband Martin Melcher. Most of his early recordings were with the vocal surf acts the Rip Chords and Bruce & Terry. In the 1960s, Melcher was acquainted with the Beach Boys and later produced several singles for the group in the 1980s and the 1990s, including " Kokomo" (1988), which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
