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| | [[The Beatles]]' [[Paul McCartney]] called Brian Wilson's "God Only Knows," performed by ''The Beach Boys'', the "greatest song ever written."<ref>https://www.aol.com/legendary-60s-singer-called-greatest-013700982.html</ref> | | [[The Beatles]]' [[Paul McCartney]] called Brian Wilson's "God Only Knows," performed by ''The Beach Boys'', the "greatest song ever written."<ref>https://www.aol.com/legendary-60s-singer-called-greatest-013700982.html</ref> |
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| − | In 1983 Dennis Wilson died as a result of an accidental drowning and Carl Wilson died of [[lung cancer]] in 1998. In 2006 the surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of the album “Pet Sounds” and the double-platinum certification of their greatest hits album, “Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys.”
| + | The band wore white pants and candy-striped shirts on stage, their early hits focused on the youthful California lifestyle with harmonizing that made them worldwide pop music stars throughout an era when most [[American]] artists gave way to what was known as the British invasion. In June 2025, Brian Wilson passed away at age 82. |
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| − | The band wore white pants and candy-striped shirts on stage, their early hits focused on the youthful California lifestyle with harmonizing that made them worldwide pop music stars throughout an era when most [[American]] artist gave way to what was known as the British invasion. In June 2025, Brian Wilson passed away at age 82. | |
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| | Their first hit, "Surfin' USA", was responsible for exposing [[surf music]], at the time a local phenomenon originated by Dick Dale, to a much wider national and international audience. | | Their first hit, "Surfin' USA", was responsible for exposing [[surf music]], at the time a local phenomenon originated by Dick Dale, to a much wider national and international audience. |
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| | *"You Still Believe in Me" - a song about God's faithfulness | | *"You Still Believe in Me" - a song about God's faithfulness |
| | *"You're So Good to Me" - about God's loving kindness | | *"You're So Good to Me" - about God's loving kindness |
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| | + | In 1983 Dennis Wilson died as a result of an accidental drowning and Carl Wilson died of [[lung cancer]] in 1998. In 2006 the surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of the album “Pet Sounds” and the double-platinum certification of their greatest hits album, “Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys.” |
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| | [[Category:Rock Bands]] | | [[Category:Rock Bands]] |