By kenny-crane on Skatehive
Today I heard that Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys has passed. He was the main song writer as well as sometime lead singer and bass guitar and piano player for the band. They popularized the California Surf sound of the early and mid 1960s. Here are 3 cool surf rock hits from Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. I Get Around This YouTube music video is of the Beach Boys on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 just months after The Beatles were on there for a few weeks in a row. I detect a slight shift in the guitar sound from the record of this song to this Live performance, in the direction of sounding like The Beatles, which is not surprising as The Beatles ruled the 60s. There is Brian on bass, singing some of the higher notes. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruKCw797JM4 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruKCw797JM4 Surfin' USA I think this one was a hit in 1963 or so. This YouTube music video is a lyric video on the official Beach Boys YouTube channel. This song which was kind of a