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Facts About the Musicians
True or False
Fun Facts
About the Music
The Musicians
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Was Brian Wilson deaf in one ear?

Though he was an extremely talented singer, he WAS deaf in one ear.

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Did the Beach Boys influence other music of the 1960's?
True. The Beach Boys helped spur many trends and various musical genres.
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What kind of clothing style did the Beach Boys spark?
Surf Style.
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What was the Beach Boys music about?
The California lifestyle.
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What instrument did Brian Wilson play?
The bass guitar.


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When did the Beach Boys play their first big gig?

1961
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True or False? Did the Beach Boys set an example and trends for the people of the 1960's?
True. The Beach Boys set many genres and stylistic trends for the people of their time.
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What was the number one song that the Beach Boys produced?
'Good Vibrations'
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What category of music did the Beach Boys invent?
California Rock.
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What instrument did Mike Love play?
The saxophones.
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What instrument(s) did Mike Love play?

Lead Vocals
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Are the Beach Boys credited for creating the rock genre?
False. The Beach Boys are actually credited for helping to usher the psychedelic era. Another band that helped to usher this era was the Beatles.
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Was the album "Pet Sounds" mixed in stereo or mono?

This album was actually mixed in mono due to Brian Wilson's lack of hearing in his right ear.
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What type of drum beat did the Beach Boys popularize?
The drum beat that sounds like "a locomotive getting up speed."
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What instrument did Al Jardine play?
He played the guitars.
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Why were they fined by their manager?

They were fined $100 for cursing, and they would have to pay $50 each time they hung out with a girl.
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True or False? Were the Beach Boys first to use a theremin-like instrument in rock music?
True. In their song "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times," they used an instrument like this
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Did the Beach Boys actually surf?
Only one of the Beach Boys could actually surf, which was Dennis Wilson, who was the co-founder of the group.
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How many albums did the Beach Boys have?
15 albums.
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What instrument did Dennis Wilson play?
He played the drums.
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What was the Beach Boys first album that gave them widespread success?
Surfin' USA
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Did all of the Beach Boys get along?
False. It turns out that Denis Wilson and Mike Love hated each other. The hate was so extensive that a mutual restrictive order was obtained to keep the two apart.
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Before the Beach Boys they called themselves...
The Pendletones
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Which song became a regional hit on December of 1961?
Surfin'
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What instrument did Carl Wilson play?
Carl Wilson also played the guitars.