... 1961 - Hawthorne, California, the West Coast sound is born and from it a true American band, the Beach Boys. The Wilson brothers: Brian, Carl and Dennis, along with cousin Mike Love and close friend Al Jardine put together a sound of 3 part harmony with simple songs of what the band knew: surfing, ... the beach and girls. Of all the band members, the only actual surfer among them was the youngest of the Wilson's, Dennis. In the early days, the Wilson brother's father, Murray, produced the bands first recordings. Murray Wilson negotiated the Beach Boys first contract with Capitol ... as ...

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