''The Super Stocks'' were a California studio band created by

Gary Usher Gary Lee Usher (December 14, 1938 – May 25, 1990) was an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer, who worked with numerous California acts in the 1960s, including the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and Dick Dale. Usher also produced fict ...

in 1964 to capitalize on the popularity of

surf music Surf music (or surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumental s ...

and

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. Usher's bands distinguished themselves from other studio creations by the quality of the session musicians – the Super Stocks made use of Wrecking Crew session musicians, including guitarist

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...

. The band produced three albums on Capitol.Christian Matijas-Mecca -The Words and Music of Brian Wilson 2017 1440838992- Page 20 "Despite the different names, both groups, under Usher's direction, were members from the Wrecking Crew. For these projects, Brian collaborated on “My First Love,” “My Buddy Seat,” and “Little Honda.” "

Discography

*''School Is a Drag'' (1964, Capitol) *'' Surf Route 101'' (1964, Capitol) *''Thunder Road'' (1964, Capitol)

References

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