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The Beach Boys

American rock band
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The Beach Boys was founded on January 1, 1961.

Key Facts

  • Notable work: Good Vibrations[3], Pet Sounds[4], God Only Knows[5], Surfin' U.S.A.[6]
  • Award received: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[7], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[8], California Hall of Fame[9], Grammy Hall of Fame[10], American Music Award of Merit[11], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[12]
  • Founder: Brian Wilson[13]
  • Genre: rock and roll[14], pop music[15], surf music[16], rock music[17]
  • Record label: Warner Bros. Records[18], Capitol Records[19], Brother Records[20], Candix Records[21]
  • Discography: The Beach Boys discography[22]
  • Commons category: The Beach Boys[23]
  • Country of origin: United States[24]
  • Has part(s): Mike Love[25], Al Jardine[26], Brian Wilson[27], Carl Wilson[28], Dennis Wilson[29], Bruce Johnston[30], David Marks[31], Blondie Chaplin[32], Ricky Fataar[33], Ed Carter[34], Glen Campbell[35]
  • Inception: January 1, 1961[36]
  • Location of formation: Hawthorne[37]
  • Pseudonym: Carl And The Passions[38]
  • Official website: http://thebeachboys.com[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Beach Boys[40]
  • Participant in: Live Aid[41]
  • Topic has template: Template:The Beach Boys[42]
  • Start of work period: 1990[43]
  • Has list: list of awards and nominations received by The Beach Boys[44]
  • Name: The Beach Boys[45]

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[46]

  • Country: US[47]

  • Began / founded: 1961[48]

  • Genre(s): baroque pop, classic rock, pop, pop rock, progressive pop, psychedelic pop, rock, sunshine pop, surf rock, vocal surf[49]

  • Community tags: american, baroque pop, classic rock, pop, pop rock, progressive pop, psychedelic pop, rock, sunshine pop, surf rock, vocal surf[50]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ebfc1398-8d96-47e3-82c3-f782abcdb13d[51]

Why It Matters

The Beach Boys has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

It has been cited as an influence by Bryan Adams[54], a guitarist[55], b. 1959[56], of Canada[57], awarded the Golden Feather[58]; Weezer[59], a rock band[60], founded in 1992[61]; Ramones[62], a musical group[63], founded in 1974[64]; Pixies[65], a musical group[66], founded in 1986[67]; Panic! at the Disco[68], a musical group[69], founded in 2005[70]; and Cheap Trick[71], a rock band[72], in United States[73], founded in 1974[74].

FAQs

What awards did The Beach Boys receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[7], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[8], California Hall of Fame[9], and Grammy Hall of Fame[10].

Who did The Beach Boys influence?

The Beach Boys has been cited as an influence by Bryan Adams[54], Weezer[59], Ramones[62], and Pixies[65].

Related Entities

Alan Menken Brian Wilson Bryan Adams Capitol Records Glen Campbell John Stamos Pet Sounds Pixies Ramones United States

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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