Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963

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"The Beach Boys blended vocal harmonies, electric guitars and lush arrangements into one of the most distinctive sounds in the history of popular music. Drawing on original interviews and newly uncovered documents, this book untangles the band's convoluted early history and tells the story of how five boys from California formed America's greatest rock 'n' roll band"--

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Title Statements

Full title :Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963 / James B. Murphy.

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Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Place of Publication:Jefferson, North Carolina
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 422 pages : : illustrations, map ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780786473656, 0786473657
oclc:ocn883647450
LC Classification:ML421.B38
Dewey Decimal:782.42166092/2

Hawthorne High and graduation day -- Hawthorne, California -- Headed for Hollywood: Dorinda and Hite Morgan -- On our way to sunny California: Virginia and Donald Jardine -- A musical education -- Life after high school (July 1960-July 1961) -- Someone should write a song about surfing (August-October 1961) -- Pendletones become surfers (November 1961) -- CANDIX Enterprises, Inc. -- "Call them the Beach Boys"-Russ Regan -- A month of firsts (December 1961) -- Number 3 in LA (January-February 1962) -- One hit wonders (March 1962) -- Making tracks ... to the Tower (April 1962) -- A Capitol contract (May-June 1962) -- Safari, California style (July 1962) -- Pandora's box and Azusa Teen Club (August 1962) -- Beyond the Boys (September 1962) -- An album debut and the pressure's on (October-December 1962) -- A sonic tidal wave (January-March 1963) -- Making waves in the Midwest (April-June 1963) -- 36 cities in 45 days (July-August 1963) -- The greatest second chance in rock 'n' roll (September-October 1963) -- "The warmth of the sun" (November-December 1963).

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Beach Boys Biographies collective biographies Musiciens rock -- Biographies. -- États… Rock musicians Rock musicians -- Biography. -- United … United States