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Fifty sides of the Beach Boys, Mark Dillon

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-305) and index

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Fifty sides of the Beach Boys

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Mark Dillon

Reflecting on the Beach Boys' long, fascinating history, this book tells the story behind 50 of the band's greatest songs from the perspective of group members, collaborators, fellow musicians, and notable fans. It is filled with new interviews with music legends such as Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Alan Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Blondie Chaplin, Randy Bachman, Roger McGuinn, John Sebastian, Lyle Lovett, Alice Cooper, and Al Kooper, and commentary from a younger generation such as Matthew Sweet, Carnie Wilson, Daniel Lanois, Cameron Crowe, and Zooey Deschanel. Even hardcore fans will be delighted by the breadth of this musical-history volume. Plans for celebrating the golden anniversary of "America's band" include the long-awaited release of 1967's Smile--the most famous aborted album in rock history--and concerts reuniting the group's five main surviving members. The band's music is as influential as it was 50 years ago, and this retelling of how the iconic rock group found itself in the annals of pop culture couldn't come at a better time

The Hawthorne Hotshots -- David Marks on-- "Surfin' U.S.A." -- Dennis Diken on-- "Shut Down" -- John Sebastian on-- "Surfer Girl" -- Alice Cooper on-- "In My Room" -- Hal Blaine on-- "Fun, Fun, Fun" -- Roger McGuinn on-- "Don't Worry Baby" -- Daniel Lanois on-- "I Get Around" -- Alan Boyd on-- "Kiss Me, Baby" -- Jon Stebbins on-- "Do You Wanna Dance?" -- Alan Jardine on-- "Help Me, Rhonda" -- Peter Bagge on-- "I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man" -- James Mercer on-- "Girl Don't Tell Me" -- Carol Kaye on-- "California Girls" -- David M. Beard on-- "The Little Girl I Once Knew" -- Dean Torrence on-- "Barbara Ann" -- Scott Totten on-- "Sloop John B" -- Tony Asher on-- "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" -- Jim Fusilli on-- "Caroline, No" -- Sean O'Hagan on-- "Let's Go Away for Awhile" -- Zooey Deschanel on-- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" -- Lyle Lovett on-- "God Only Knows" -- Al Kooper on-- "Here Today" -- Jace Lasek on-- "Good Vibrations" -- Robert Schneider on-- "Heroes and Villains" -- Carnie Wilson on-- "Our Prayer" -- Mark Linett on-- "Surf's Up" -- Matthew Sweet on-- "Wonderful" -- Danny Hutton on-- "Darlin'" -- Stephen Kalinich on-- "Little Bird" -- Ira Kaplan on-- "Meant for You" -- Mike Kowalski on-- "Do It Again" -- Gregg Jakobson on-- "Forever" -- Scott McCaughey on-- "This Whole World" -- Adam Marsland on-- "Long Promised Road" -- Cameron Crowe on-- "Feel Flows" -- David Leaf on-- "'Til I Die" -- Bruce Johnston on-- "Disney Girls (1957)" -- Blondie Chaplin on-- "Sail on Sailor" -- Jim Guercio on-- "Good Timin'" -- Earle Mankey on-- "It's OK" -- Peter Ames Carlin on-- "Johnny Carson" -- Billy Hinsche on-- "Farewell My Friend" -- Randy Bachman on-- "Keepin' the Summer Alive" -- Steve Levine on-- "Getcha Back" -- Russ Titelman on-- "Love and Mercy" -- Mike Love on-- "Kokomo" -- Don Was on-- "Still I Dream of It" -- Darian Sahanaja on-- "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" -- Scott Bennett on-- "Midnight's Another Day" -- Brian Wilson on-- "Rhapsody in Blue"

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Songs that tell their story