The Beach Boys were formed in 1961, the group gained popularity
for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern
California youth culture of cars and surfing. The group was initially
composed of singer-musician-composer Brian Wilson, his brothers, Carl
and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Many changes
in both musical styles and personnel have occurred during their career,
notably because of Brian Wilson's mental illness and drug use (leading
to his eventual withdrawal from the group) and the deaths of Dennis and
Carl Wilson in 1983 and 1998, respectively. After the death of Carl
Wilson, founding member Al Jardine was ousted by fellow-founding member
Mike Love. Currently, the surviving members of The Beach Boys continue
to tour in three separate bands - "The Beach Boys Band" with
Love, Johnston, and a rotation of backing musicians, "Al Jardine's
Endless Summer Band", and Brian Wilson with a band consisting of
The Wondermints and longtime Beach Boys backup guitarist/singer Jeff
Foskett.
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