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The Beach Boys were a 1960's American [[Rock 'n Roll]] band from California. They are known for their harmonies.
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[[Category: Music]]
'''The Beach Boys''' are an American [[Rock and Roll]] band from California, formed in 1957 by members of the Wilson family; [[Brian Wilson]], Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson and their cousin Mike Love, initially managed by their father Murry.
Their first hit, ''Surfin Safari'', was responsible for exposing [[surf music]], at the time a local phenomenon originated by [[Dick Dale]], to a much wider national and international audience.
The early albums of the beach boys are fairly standard rock and roll featuring surf and drag themed tunes and various rock'n'roll standards, played with the typical surf reverb guitar and extensive and surprisingly complex vocal harmonies. With time, Brian, the primary songwriter, became more experimental culminating in the bands acknowledged masterpiece, ''Pet Sounds''.
[[Category:Bands|Beach Boys, The]]