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Alan Charles Jardine (born September 3, 1942) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded
the Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...
. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as "
Help Me, Rhonda "Help Me, Rhonda" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys, appearing first on their 1965 album ''The Beach Boys Today!'' (where it was spelled "Help Me, Ronda") and subsequently in re-recorded form on the following 1965 album ''Summer Day ...
" (1965), " Then I Kissed Her" (1965), "
Cotton Fields "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" (also known as In Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home) is a song written by American blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, who made the first recording of the song in 1940. Early versions Reco ...
" (1970), and "
Come Go with Me "Come Go With Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick (a.k.a. Clarence Quick), an original member (bass vocalist) of the American doo-wop vocal group the Del-Vikings. The song was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings (leadsinger Norman Wright) in ...
" (1978). His song " Lady Lynda" was also a UK top 10 hit for the group in 1978. Other Beach Boys songs that feature Jardine on lead include "
I Know There's an Answer "I Know There's an Answer" (alternately known as "Hang On to Your Ego") is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson, Terry Sachen, and Mike Love, the song was inspired by Wilson's e ...
" (1966), "
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" (1967), and "
From There to Back Again "From There to Back Again" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 2012 album ''That's Why God Made the Radio''. Written by Brian Wilson and Joe Thomas, the song features Al Jardine and Wilson in the lead vocals, and is part ...
" (2012). Following the death of fellow band member
Carl Wilson Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in ...
in 1998, Jardine left the touring Beach Boys and has since performed as a solo artist, rejoining the band only for their 2012 50th anniversary tour. Since 2013, Jardine has toured as part of Beach Boys founder
Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often Brian Wilson is a genius, called a genius for his novel approaches to pop music, pop composition, ex ...
’s band. He has released one solo studio album, ''
A Postcard from California ''A Postcard from California'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician and co-founder of the Beach Boys, Al Jardine. For the album, Jardine recruited several music icons including his former Beach Boys bandmates. The album also contain ...
'' (2010). Jardine was inducted into the
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as a member of the Beach Boys in 1988.


Early life

Alan Charles Jardine was born at Lima Memorial Hospital in
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the younger of two children to Virginia and Donald Jardine. Having spent his first years of childhood in Lima, he moved with his family to
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, where his father worked for
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and taught at the
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. His family later moved to
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and then to
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, where he and his older brother Neal spent the remainder of their youth. At Hawthorne High School, he was a fullback on the football team, soon befriending backup
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Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often Brian Wilson is a genius, called a genius for his novel approaches to pop music, pop composition, ex ...
. Jardine also watched Brian and brother
Carl Wilson Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in ...
singing at a school assembly. After attending
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during the 1960–61 academic year, Jardine registered as a student at
El Camino College El Camino College (Elco or ECC) is a two-year public community college located in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County known as Alondra Park.folk and he learned banjo and guitar specifically to play folk music. When the Beach Boys formed at Wilson's home, he first tried to push the band toward folk but was overruled in favor of
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. A versatile string instrumentalist, Jardine played stand-up bass on the Beach Boys' first recording, the song "
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" (1961). He fully rejoined the Beach Boys in the summer of 1963 at Brian Wilson's request and worked alongside guitarist
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with the band until October 1963, when Marks quit the Beach Boys after an altercation with the band's manager,
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.


Career


1960s–80s

Jardine played
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on the Beach Boys' first (and only) record for
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, "
Surfin' "Surfin'" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys that was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. It was released as the debut record by the Beach Boys (with "Luau" on the B-side) in November 1961 on Candix Records and was included on the ...
", but quit the band a few months later, in February 1962. A common misconception is that Jardine left to focus on
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. In reality, Jardine did not even apply to dental school until 1964, and the reason he left was due to creative differences and his belief that the newly-formed group would not be a commercial success. He returned to the Beach Boys full-time in 1963 following
David Marks 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 freq ...
' departure. Jardine first sang lead on "Christmas Day", on 1964's '' The Beach Boys' Christmas Album'' and followed with the Number 1 hit "
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". It was at Jardine's suggestion that the Beach Boys recorded a version of the folk standard "
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", which Brian Wilson arranged and produced for their ''
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'' album in 1966. After Brian Wilson discontinued touring in late 1964, Jardine took on a more prominent role as a lead vocalist during live performances with the group. Beginning with his contributions to the ''
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'' album, Jardine also became a songwriter and wrote or co-wrote a number of songs for the Beach Boys. " California Saga: California" from the
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album, charted in early 1973. Jardine's song for his first wife, " Lady Lynda" (1978), scored a Top Ten chart entry in the UK. Increasingly from the time of the '' Surf's Up'' album, Al became involved alongside Carl Wilson in production duties for the Beach Boys. He shared production credits with Ron Altbach on ''
M.I.U. Album ''M.I.U. Album'' is the 22nd studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 25, 1978. Characterized for its easy-listening sound, the album was produced by Al Jardine and touring member Ron Altbach during one of the m ...
'' (1978) and was a significant architect (with Mike Love) of the album's concept and content. As with " Lady Lynda" and his 1969 rewrite of
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's "
Cotton Fields "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" (also known as In Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home) is a song written by American blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, who made the first recording of the song in 1940. Early versions Reco ...
," "
Come Go with Me "Come Go With Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick (a.k.a. Clarence Quick), an original member (bass vocalist) of the American doo-wop vocal group the Del-Vikings. The song was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings (leadsinger Norman Wright) in ...
" and " Peggy Sue" on ''M.I.U. Album'' were Jardine productions, the first being a measurable hit in the UK. Jardine instigated the Beach Boys' recording of a remake of
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' song "
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" (featuring
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), reaching No. 8 on the ''Billboard''
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chart in 1986. The associated music video featured in heavy rotation on
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and secured extensive international airplay. The video featured all the surviving Beach Boys and two of the three surviving members of
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, John Phillips and
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( Denny Doherty was on the East coast and declined), along with former
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guitarist
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.


1990s–present

Following Carl Wilson's death in 1998, Jardine was forced out of the touring version of the Beach Boys, leaving Love as the only original member in the group playing live concerts. Jardine continued to tour and recorded with his Endless Summer Band, in a line-up that utilized many longtime Beach Boys touring members, including
Billy Hinsche William Hinsche (June 29, 1951 – November 20, 2021) was an American musician who was a co-founding member of the singing trio Dino, Desi & Billy and a keyboardist for the Beach Boys' backing band. Background Hinsche was born in Manila, the Phi ...
of Dino, Desi and Billy; Ed Carter; Bobby Figueroa; and Jardine's sons, Matt and Adam. In 2002, Jardine's band released '' Live in Las Vegas''. Jardine toured under the banners "Beach Boys Family & Friends", "Al Jardine, Beach Boy" and "Al Jardine of the Beach Boys" during this time. Former bandmate Mike Love decided to sue him in order to prevent the use of the Beach Boys name, which he had licensed in 1999. The courts ruled in Love's favor, denying Jardine the use of the Beach Boys name in any fashion. Jardine proceeded to appeal this decision in addition to seeking $4 million in damages. The California Court of Appeal ruled that Love acted wrongfully in freezing Jardine out of touring under the Beach Boys name, allowing Jardine to continue with his lawsuit. The case ended up being settled outside of court with the terms not disclosed In late 2006, Jardine joined
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and his band for a short tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of ''
Pet Sounds ''Pet Sounds'' is the 11th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 16, 1966, by Capitol Records. It was initially met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the United States, peaking at number 10 on the ...
''. In March 2008, Jardine settled a lawsuit brought against him by Love and the estate of Carl Wilson regarding use of the "Beach Boys" name. Love had leased the Beach Boys name, and it was deemed that Jardine's newly formed band, called the ''Beach Boys Family & Friends'' (featuring sons Matt and Adam Jardine,
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and
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,
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, Billy Hinsche and others), was a breach of title use. In 2009, Jardine's lead vocal on "Big Sur Christmas" was released on MP3 download, produced by longtime Red Barn Studios engineer Stevie Heger under Heger's band's name, Hey Stevie. The track also was released on the Hey Stevie album, ''Eloquence''. Jardine released ''
A Postcard from California ''A Postcard from California'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician and co-founder of the Beach Boys, Al Jardine. For the album, Jardine recruited several music icons including his former Beach Boys bandmates. The album also contain ...
'', his solo debut, in June 2010 (re-released with two extra tracks on April 3, 2012). The album features contributions from Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson (a posthumous track), Bruce Johnston, David Marks and Mike Love. There are also guest appearances from
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,
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,
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,
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, Steve Miller,
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, Gerry Beckley and
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(members of
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) and
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. A spoken intermission written by
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, called "Tidepool Interlude", features actor
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. Jardine made his first appearance with the Beach Boys touring band in more than 10 years in 2011 at a tribute concert for
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's 100th birthday, where he sang "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Sloop John B". He made a handful of other appearances with the touring band in preparation for a reunion In December 2011, it was announced that Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks would reunite for a new Beach Boys album and The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour in 2012. The album, titled '' That's Why God Made the Radio'', was released in June 2012 and features the song "
From There to Back Again "From There to Back Again" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 2012 album ''That's Why God Made the Radio''. Written by Brian Wilson and Joe Thomas, the song features Al Jardine and Wilson in the lead vocals, and is part ...
" with Jardine in the lead vocals with Wilson. Critics have acclaimed Jardine's performance in the song, with Ryan Reed of '' Paste'' magazine praising his "stand-out lead vocal", while John Bush of
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deemed the song the "most beautiful" in the album, having been "impeccably" framed by Wilson around Jardine's "aging but still sweet" voice. In September 2012, it was announced that Jardine, Wilson and Marks would no longer tour with the band. Love returned the lineup to its pre-Anniversary Tour configuration, with Love as the only original member (Bruce Johnston joined in 1965). As a result, it was announced that Jardine would appear with Marks and Wilson, along with Wilson's band, for a short summer tour in 2013, featuring the three. Continuing in collaboration with Wilson, Jardine and Marks contributed to Wilson's solo album, ''
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'', which was released in April 2015. Jardine also contributed to Wilson's Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour and has been featured in all subsequent tours. In July 2016, Jardine appeared in an episode of the
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series '' Decker'', playing the role of the President's "science advisor". Jardine and his son, Matt, contributed backing vocals to
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's " Emoji of a Wave", which was released in 2017. In 2018, Jardine began performing solo storyteller concerts called "Al Jardine – A Postcard From California - From the Very First Song With a Founding Member of the Beach Boys" which featured his son Matt and long time
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associate Jeff Alan Ross. Jardine continued to tour these shows into 2020, while still performing with the Brian Wilson band. In April 2019, Jardine was inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame. On February 12, 2021, Jardine released a two-song CD single featuring a new rendition of his bonus track from "A Postcard from California" titled "Waves of Love 2.0" and a new song "Jenny Clover". It was co-written and produced by his long time collaborating partner
Larry Dvoskin Larry Dvoskin is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, producer, professor and entrepreneur. He is best known in the industry as the songwriting partner of The Beach Boys' Al Jardine. The founder of Do What You Love Media, Miracle Music Inc a ...
. A portion of the proceeds were earmarked to raise money for "The World Central Kitchen" charity org. In 2022, Jardine announced the "Family & Friends Tour" featuring Carnie & Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips. “Family & Friends” will also feature Al’s son,
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, the eight-member band for the tour will be led by Rob Bonfiglio, who is Wilson Phillips’ musical director and performs regularly in Brian Wilson’s band. The band will also include long time Beach Boys associates Ed Carter, Bobby Figueroa and Probyn Gregory.


Book

Jardine has authored one book, ''Sloop John B: A Pirate's Tale'' (2005), illustrated by Jimmy Pickering. The book is a children's story about a boy's Caribbean adventure with his grandfather, reworded from the original folk lyric of the song "
Sloop John B "Sloop John B" (originally published as "The John B. Sails") is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. A transcription by Richard Le Gallienne was published in 1916, and a version was included in Carl Sandburg's ''The American Songbag'' in 1927. Since ...
". It also includes a free CD with singalong acoustic recording by Jardine.


Discography

Albums Singles Songs (written or co-written) * '' Surfer Girl'' (1963) ** " South Bay Surfer (The Old Folks at Home)" * ''All Summer Long'' (1964) ** "Our Favorite Recording Sessions" * ''Wild Honey'' (1967) ** "How She Boogalooed It" * ''
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'' (1968) ** "
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" ** "Wake the World" ** "Be Here in the Mornin'" ** "When a Man Needs a Woman" ** "Transcendental Meditation" * ''
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'' (1970) ** " It's About Time" ** " Our Sweet Love" ** "At My Window" * '' Surf's Up'' (1971) ** " Don't Go Near the Water" ** " Take a Load Off Your Feet" ** "Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)" * '' Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"'' (1972) ** "He Come Down" ** " All This Is That" * ''
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'' (1973) ** "California Saga: The Beaks of Eagles" ** " California Saga: California" * ''
15 Big Ones ''15 Big Ones'' is the 20th studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released July 5, 1976 on Brother/Reprise. It includes a mix of original songs and renditions of rock 'n' roll and R&B standards. The LP was the band's first albu ...
'' (1976) ** "Susie Cincinnati" * ''
The Beach Boys Love You ''The Beach Boys Love You'' is the 21st studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released April 11, 1977 on Brother/Reprise. Sometimes referred to as the band's "punk" or "synth pop" album, ''Love You'' is distinguished for its pioneer ...
'' (1977) ** " Good Time" * ''
M.I.U. Album ''M.I.U. Album'' is the 22nd studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 25, 1978. Characterized for its easy-listening sound, the album was produced by Al Jardine and touring member Ron Altbach during one of the m ...
'' (1978) ** "Kona Coast" ** "Pitter Patter" * '' L.A. (Light Album)'' (1979) ** " Lady Lynda" * ''
Keepin' the Summer Alive ''Keepin' the Summer Alive'' is the 24th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released March 24, 1980 on Brother, Caribou and CBS Records. Produced by Bruce Johnston, the album peaked at number 75 in the US, during a chart stay of 6 ...
'' (1980) ** "Santa Ana Winds" * ''
The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...
'' (1985) ** "Crack at Your Love" ** "California Calling" * ''
Still Cruisin' ''Still Cruisin is the twenty-sixth studio album by the Beach Boys, their thirty-fifth official album (counting compilations and live packages), and their last release of the 1980s. It is also the last album of new material released during a bri ...
'' (1989) ** "Island Girl (I'm Gonna Make Her Mine)"


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Al Jardine Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (1987) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jardine, Al 1942 births Living people 20th-century American guitarists 21st-century American guitarists American male bass guitarists American male guitarists American male singer-songwriters American rock bass guitarists American rock guitarists American rock singers American rock songwriters The Beach Boys members El Camino College alumni Guitarists from California Guitarists from Ohio Musicians from Hawthorne, California People from Lima, Ohio Record producers from California Rhythm guitarists Singer-songwriters from Ohio Singer-songwriters from California