Haden has also released a cappella versions of Journey's " Don't Stop Believin '", The Beach Boys ' " God Only Knows " and Michael Jackson's " Thriller ".

In 1966, several rock releases were arguably concept albums in the sense that they presented a set of thematically-linked songs-and they also instigated other rock artists to consider using the album format in a similar fashion: The Beach Boys ' Pet Sounds was a musical portrayal of Brian Wilson's state of mind at the time ( and a major inspiration to Paul McCartney ).

The Eagles gave nods to disco with " One of These Nights " ( 1975 ) and " Disco Strangler " ( 1979 ), Paul McCartney & Wings did " Goodnight Tonight " ( 1979 ), Queen did " Another One Bites the Dust " ( 1980 ), The Rolling Stones did " Miss You " ( 1978 ), Chicago did " Street Player " ( 1979 ), The Beach Boys did " Here Comes the Night " ( 1979 ), The Kinks did "( Wish I Could Fly Like ) Superman " ( 1979 ), and the J. Geils Band did " Come Back " ( 1980 ).

Tracks include the 1970s Joe Cocker hit " You Are So Beautiful ", the Beach Boys ' " Disney Girls " and jazz standards such as " My Buddy ", which Day originally sang in her 1951 film I'll See You in My Dreams.

Terry Melcher first made a brief attempt to become a surf music singing star, then became a staff producer for Columbia Records in the 1960s, and was famous for producing some latter-day recordings by The Beach Boys and The Byrds.

It included a number of cover songs, among them the 1966 Beach Boys hit " God Only Knows ".

* " The Elements: Fire ", a 1966 song by The Beach Boys

Melcher ( who had worked with The Byrds and The Beach Boys and had rejected producing an unknown singer / songwriter by the name of Charles Manson ) was a member of the successful duo Bruce & Terry, also known as The Rip Chords.

* Entourage (" Busey and the Beach ", Season 1, Episode 6 ; " The Boys Are Back In Town ", Season 2, Episode 1 ; " Gary's Desk ", Season 4, Episode 8 ) ( 2004, 2005, 2007 ) ( as himself )

They were pioneers of the vocal " surf music " craze that was popularized by The Beach Boys.

Playing local venues, they met and performed with the Beach Boys, and discovered the appeal of the latter's " surf sound ".

The film also featured such acts as The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Gerry & the Pacemakers, James Brown, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and The Beach Boys ( whose sequence was later cut from the film, due to contract issues ).

that Dick Clark recently purchased the rights to the TAMI film and re-inserted the Beach Boys ' numbers-This TAMI resurrection was used as a PBS fundraiser and the DVD is available from the PBS website.

Besides his studio work, Torrence became a graphic artist starting his own company, Kittyhawk Graphics, and designing and creating album covers and logos for other musicians and recording artists, including Harry Nilsson, Steve Martin, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Linda Ronstadt, Canned Heat, The Ventures and many others.

This was followed by a handful of East Coast shows as guests of their longtime friends The Beach Boys.

The biopic starred Richard Hatch as Jan Berry and Bruce Davison as Dean Torrence, with cameo appearances by Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, and Bruce Johnston ( who at that time was temporarily out of the Beach Boys ), as well as Berry himself ( near the end of the movie, he can be seen sitting in the audience, watching " himself " ( Richard Hatch ) perform onstage ).

Johnston and Berry had known each other since high school, and had played music together in Berry's garage in Bel Air — long before Jan & Dean or the Beach Boys were formed.

Following the release of the film, the duo made steps toward an official comeback that year, including touring with the Beach Boys.

Interestingly, in 1979, Jan also performed over 100 concerts of Jan and Dean songs with another front man from Hawaii, Randy Ruff, so Torrence toured briefly as " Mike & Dean ," with Mike Love of the Beach Boys.

Also present were many family members, friends, and musicians associated with Jan and Dean and the Beach Boys including the original 1970s version of Papa Doo Run Run.

In 1974, Track Records / MCA released a Moon solo single that covered The Beach Boys songs " Don't Worry, Baby " and " Teenage Idol ".

Vit Wagner, writing for The Toronto Star in 2001 on the re-mastered edition of " Forever Changes ," said, "( It ) might not rank with the Beach Boys ' ' Pet Sounds ' and the Beatles ' ' Revolver ' and ' Sgt.

* From 1982 through to 1985, Times Beach, Missouri, was bought out and evacuated under order of the United States Environmental Protection Agency due to high levels of dioxins in the soil caused by applications of contaminated oil meant to control dust on the town's dirt roads.

In 1985, a Beach Buggy and a Citroën 2CV became the first two-wheel drive vehicles to complete the entire route

As Wilson's recovery consolidated, he rejoined the Beach Boys for Live Aid in 1985 and participated in the recording of the Steve Levine-produced album, The Beach Boys, which yielded his strongest vocals in years.

Partly due to the control that Landy exercised, Wilson stopped working with The Beach Boys on a regular basis after the release of the Levene-produced album The Beach Boys in 1985.

The hamlet of Mastic Beach was originally formed in 1985 by the current Mayor of Mastic Michael Shannon.

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* The facade of Long Beach Airport's passenger terminal served as the fictional " Aeropuerto Val Verde " ( Val Verde Airport ) in the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Commando ( 1985 ).

In 1985 the Orange County Fantasy Football League was formed in Huntington Beach, CA.

" World conflicts made it impossible to hold to a strict five-year plan, but BWA has held 20 Congresses: London, 1905 ; Philadelphia, 1911 ; Stockholm, 1923 ; Toronto, 1928 ; Berlin, 1934 ; Atlanta, 1939 ; Copenhagen, 1947 ; Cleveland, 1950 ; London, 1955 ; Rio de Janeiro, 1960 ; Miami Beach, 1965 ; Tokyo, 1970 ; Stockholm, 1975 ; Toronto, 1980 ; Los Angeles, 1985 ; Seoul, 1990 ; Buenos Aires, 1995 ; Melbourne, 2000 ; Birmingham, England, 2005 ; and Honolulu, 2010.

*" Times Beach, Mo., Votes Itself Out of Existence ", New York Times, April 3, 1985.

He has been with the Department of Psychology at California State University-Long Beach since 1985 and as a full professor since 1995.

Her performance as a young man in the stage play Yueqin and Little Tiger drew the attention of movie director Teng Wenji ( 滕文骥 ), which gained her her first movie role in On The Beach ( 1985 ), as a village girl who becomes a factory worker and struggled against her father's will for her to marry her cousin.

The Council was dismissed again in December 1985 by the Neville Wran State Government amid allegations of bribery, and local dissatisfaction with the handling of development applications at Palm Beach and Mona Vale amid alleged " discrepancies in council planning decisions ".

Templeton was born in Orange County, California, US, and commenced skateboarding in 1985 in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California, with friend, Jason Lee.

In 1985, he completed his master's degree in aeronautical science at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

" California Girls " was covered by David Lee Roth on his 1985 EP Crazy from the Heat ( with background vocals contributed by Beach Boy Carl Wilson along with Christopher Cross ), and like the original it topped at # 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the fallow period of the late seventies / early eighties as the various Beach Boys diverted talents to other projects, Jardine's voice remained central in their irregular shared work and he can be heard prominently on songs like 1979's " It's a Beautiful Day ," which he co-wrote with Mike Love and which later appeared on 1981's " Ten Years of Harmony " compilation assembled by James William Guercio for Caribou CBS, and one-off movie-featured songs like "" Happy Endings "" ( 1985 ) and " Problem Child " ( 1990 ).

In 1985 Lang appeared in two music videos: Alabama's There's No Way ( where she played the love interest of Alabama lead singer Randy Owen ), and The Beach Boys ' Getcha Back.

In the minors, Galarraga played for West Palm Beach ( 1979, –), Calgary ( 1979 –), Jamestown (), Jacksonville () and Indianapolis ( 1985 ).

Mosbacher won the Bronze Medal in World Championships 5. 5 metre class in 1985 at Newport Beach.

The Beach Boys is the self-titled twenty-fifth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys, released on June 10, 1985.