The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys by Badman, Keith. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780879308186.

(Book). Beginning their career as a popular surf band, The Beach Boys had emerged by 1966 as Americas preeminent pop group, the only act able to challenge the success of The Beatles with both mainstream listeners and the critical community. This book reconstructs their evolution to one of the best-produced groups of the 60s, and also profiles Brian Wilson, one of the most gifted songwriters, producers, and arrangers in popular music. The books easy-to-browse, day-by-day format details their entire concert history, all known recording sessions, their broadcast history, and all records issued in the U.S. and the U.K.