Everyone knows who the Beach Boys are, whether you have followed the group since their debut in 1961 or are just familiar with a few of their songs – you are more than likely able to recognize them when you hear their songs.

1. The Beach Boys:
From Then Until Now
Written by Patricia Jones
http://megamusictalent.com

2. Everyone knows who the Beach Boys are, whether you have
followed the group since their debut in 1961 or are just familiar
with a few of their songs – you are more than likely able to
recognize them when you hear their songs. However, the history
behind this group is a success that you do not hear too often in the
music industry.
The Beach Boys were formed by family members, three brothers –
Carl, Dennis and Brian Wilson – along with their cousin Mike
Love and pal Alan Jardine. To start with Brian Wilson was not
only the songwriter for the Beach Boys, he was also their
producer. That was until his father, Murry Wilson jumped in on
the boys’ fame in early 1962 – when he became the producer and
publicist.
The Beach Boys developed their unique sound based on the
influence of Chuck Berry and his feel good music. Their sound is
often called surf rock or psychedelic rock. When they first
released their debut single “Surfin’” in 1961, the song went
straight to number 75 on the top one hundred charts. More of their
highly recognisable fun sounding hit singles are: Good Vibrations,
Surfin USA, Barbara Ann, when I grow Up To Be A Man, Do You
Wanna Dance and my all time favourite Sloop John B.
With Murry Wilson as their manager and publicist, The Beach
Boys produced four albums within their first year and a half which
included ten number one hits! By 1963 the Beach Boys had signed
a recording contract with Capitol Records and became a
household name in the music industry. Since their beginning, they
have truly taken the world by storm and now, over fifty years later,
the Beach Boys are still rocking and performing sold out concerts
across the globe!
The line up in 2012 is Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Mike Love, David
Marks and Bruce Johnston. There are not too many, if any, other
groups that have lasted this long with three out of five of the same
members as they started with.

3. Whether it is because they were family or just dedicated
musicians, the world has grown to not only love but appreciate the
music and talent of the Beach Boys, passing their music down
from generation to generation. At their peak in the mid 60s the
Beach Boys were the only US group who could come close to
challenging the Beatles as far as commercial appeal. They were
often nicknamed 'America's Band' and many believe that they
were Americas first and best rock band.
This year the Beach Boys will be on tour from April 24-August 4,
without Brian Wilson and Alan Jardine. This year’s tour will
include cities all over the United States including the New Orleans
Jazz and Heritage Festival. Other stops on the tour include Las
Vegas, Atlantic City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Arizona and of course
Atlanta, GA. The Beach Boys will continue to perform in each
city for a few days before gracing the world with their presence
and musical sounds. As anyone who has ever experienced a Beach
Boys concert live or even televised, you already know what an
amazing performance this band puts on. They truly transfer their
passion and love for music into the crowd – making it worth every
penny for the ticket purchase!
If you are in the area and want to catch the vibes for yourself,
check out live tickets online for details about the tour and a
complete list of the cities included. You will not want to miss this
one, get your Beach Boys Tickets now.