The Beach Boys are American rock band formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. This group originally consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the father of the Wilsons' Murry, The Beach Boys have signed a contract with Capitol Records in 1962. early music group is gaining popularity across the United States to close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting the youth culture of Southern California surfing, cars, and romance. In the mid 1960s, Brian Wilson's growing creative ambitions and songwriting ability to dominate the musical direction of the group. The Pet Sounds-album composed primarily of Wilson and "Good Vibrations" single (both published in 1966) displays a complex sound, complex and multi-layers which are far from simple surf rock in the early years of the Beach Boys.
However, Wilson will soon lose control of the band because of health problems and addictions. In addition, despite the release of a number of popular albums (in various musical styles, with different line-ups) in the following years, the band never managed to regain its peak mid-60s when the Beach Boys The Beatles briefly challenged in both critical and commercial appeal. Since 1980, there are many law-disputes between members of the group on royalties, songwriters, and use the name of the band. Although the Beach Boys released their last studio album in 1996, a number of versions of the band, each preceded by a surviving member of the original quintet (Dennis and Carl Wilson died in 1983 and 1998 respectively), continues its tour .
The Beach Boys are often called "American Band", and Allmusic said that "the ability of the right lane ... make America first, best rock band. "This group has the Top 36 U.S. 40 hits (more by American rock band) and 56 Hot 100 hits, including four number one singles. The Rolling Stone listed The Beach Boys, at number 12 in 2004, their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". quintet The basic three Wilsons, Love and Jardine has been appointed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.