The Beach Boys

Origin: Hawthorne, California, USA
Years active: 1961 – present
Members: Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Brian Wilson
Former members: Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, David Marks, Ricky Fataar, Blondie Chaplin, Glen Campbell

The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. Formed in 1961, they gained popularity for
Their close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of surfing,
Girls and cars. Brian Wilson's growing creative ambitions later transformed them into a more
Artistically innovative group that earned critical praise and influenced many later musicians.
The group initially comprised singer-musician-composer Brian Wilson, his brothers,
Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. This core quintet,
Along with early member David Marks and later bandmate Bruce Johnston, were inducted into
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. The Beach Boys have often been called "America's Band"
And have had thirty-six U.S. Top 40 hits (the most of any U.S. rock band),
Including four number one singles.

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