| Beachboys lineup: Al Jardine (rhythm guitar, vocal); Mike Love (lead vocal); Brian Wilson (bass, keyboards, lead vocal);
Carl Wilson (lead guitar, vocal); Dennis Wilson (drums, vocal). Jardine left, replaced by David Marks, 1962,
then returned, 1963. Brian Wilson replaced on tours by Bruce Johnston (vocals, bass, keyboards), who later appeared on
studio records, 1965. Johnston left, Blondie Chaplin (guitar, vocals) and Ricky Fataar (drums) added, 1972. Chaplin and
Fataar left, 1974. Johnston returned, 1978. Dennis drowned, 1983; Carl died of brain cancer, 6 February 1998. Most instrumental
backing on classic Beach Boys records is by Los Angeles studio musicians, including Hal Blaine (drums), Glen Campbell (guitar),
Ed Carter (guitar, bass), Jim Gordon (drums), Carol Kaye (bass), and many others.....
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