The Beach Boys
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's founding members consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their
The Beach Boys' original lineup in 1967 From left: Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Dennis Wilson
Historical landmark in Hawthorne, California, marking where the Wilson family home once stood
The Beach Boys on New Year's Eve 1961; from left: Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Brian and Carl Wilson, Al Jardine
The band at a late 1962 photoshoot; clockwise from top left: Love, Brian and Carl, David Marks, and Dennis.
Smile (The Beach Boys album)
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Smile is an unfinished album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, conceived as the follow-up to their 1966 album Pet Sounds. The project—a concept album involving themes of Americana, humor, yout
From left: Bruce Johnston, Terry Melcher, Tony Asher, and Brian Wilson at a Pet Sounds recording session in early 1966.
The Smile recording period coincided with the late 1966 Sunset Strip riots (pictured).
According to Van Dyke Parks, Smile was partly intended to reclaim popular music from the influence of British acts like the Beatles (pictured in 1964).
Wilson stated that his understanding of ego and humor drew on the writings of Arthur Koestler (pictured)