Salt Lake City - The Beach Boys - Brian Wilson

[thevoiceoftheBBs]

Wish you all could have been along for the ride--thanks to two guys--and a radio station--who were a very special part of the 'boys' success there: Bill Hesterman of KNAK, and the late and great Bob Freed--GM of the Lagoon in Farmington, UT. Two super guys who made each trip to SLC very, very special.

[zxr92]

@thevoiceoftheBBs And thanks to you all for giving us our city a cool theme song! :)

[Whateverintheworld]

It was so cool to see the Beach Boys reunited tonight!

[FCntertainr]

Plas Johnson played the original Pink Panther theme! A neighbor of mine gigged with him also former Miles Davis keyboard man Cedric Lawson. I have a video of them playing in Arizona he gave me- Fc

[TheSom03]

I'm especially pleased with the list of musician that were on this track. I love knowing who played what and what the instrumentation was.

[dannerzme]

i never knew this song existed! Awesome! too bad there isn't a beach. Lagoon rocks though :)

[Mikebb5m]

Well in '65 groovy was ..,. Groovy One if my fav lines is. "and the way the kids talk so cool it's an outta sight thing yeah...and the number one radio station makes the town really swing... Yeah"

 I've never been to Salt Lake but this song really paints a picture of a cool place to live or visit. Any time I hear about SLC this tune immediately plays in my head.

[ZwankyTanky]

Have Mike Love ever wrote a lyric that not include the word: groovy?

[Jody07984]

Love the piano in the middle that's not evident on the original LP version.

[Jody07984]

EXCELLENT tune from one of their best LPs. Seventeen stars!

[Born2bRedeemed]

I didnt know the Beach Boys were Mormons

[jammmon]

SAALT LAKE CITIEE

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[fasterthanbolt]

One of my fav early BB's songs. :-)

[FCntertainr]

As a teen I heard Carol did Motown sessions. I know she was bad and later found out Glen Campbell got her to switch from jazz guitar. I knew who Jamerson was and always wanted to know who did sessions in the 60s. Carol hinted a lot of studios did not want to give her work because she was a woman and Motown didn't have that problem. In a BassPlayer feature she said Brian was the only one who wrote parts out note for note! Others actually played on the Beach Boys records more than her. why fuss?

[gemusic1]

@FCntertainr wrong on all counts. Carol is a close friend and what you have typed here is all wrong. Check out her web site and get the real story. GC did not get her to go to bass, most studios DID use her all the time) she did not have trouble getting work as a woman, few people played on more BB songs than Carol. sorry but the truth is out there.

[FCntertainr]

@gemusic1 Carol was one of few women who played bass in studios , if you read what I wrote I said 'hinted'. Also in an article she did say GC got her into playing bass from guitar and I did not say she had trouble but even today I have read that some women have to show they can hit drums harder( when she started out) or one said another female artist gave her the first chance to play electric bass etc.A local bandleader did not hire me because I only had a soprano.That is because of closed minds

[gemusic1]

@FCntertainr Do not always believe what is written in articles in print or on the net - You'd be overwhelmed to hear Carol talk about all the wrong history out there, even produced 'under her name'. She always tells the same story - 1963 Capitol Records date - bass player not turning up, started playing Bass. It wasn't Glenn. Check out her site, it is musical history. Cheers

[FCntertainr]

@gemusic1 Gotcha! But I have it in bass Player mag! Only she is a great lady and I have a couple of her bass books and they are to the point! -Fc

[gemusic1]

@FCntertainr Cool - but Bass player magazine is no better than most for printing wrong things. Take it from Carol, she has a great web site and tells it how it is (totally). I not only have had Bass lessons personally with her in the US but continue to do so on Skype and use her priceless bass AND GUITAR books. She is definately a great lady!

[FCntertainr]

@gemusic Man I would love to talk to her on skype or anywhere else! I'll try to hit her up! Thanx and I understand about BP! -Fc

[JosephNScott]

Those who have enough true interest in Motown, google "lost my athletic scholarship after participating in the civil rights sit-in". This is from that page about Frank Wilson (& note "regulars"): "The[...] musicians for [a particular late '65 Motown session] were pulled from the studio regulars that included Billy Strange, Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Al De Lory, Carol Kaye and Tommy Tedesco.[....] As far as it can be established the tapes were dispatched to Detroit [in] November 1965[....]"

[JosephNScott]

More from that page re Motown producer (etc.) Frank Wilson and his peers (which don't include Slutsky, who never attended a '60s Motown session or met Jamerson or Benjamin): "When Berry Gordy decided to open a West Coast Motown office, following his visit there to attend a disc jockey convention in 1963, he asked L.A. veterans Hal Davis, and Marc Gordon to take charge." (Matches what CK's been saying publicly for years -- frequently resulting in scornful reactions from her energetic detractors)

[JosephNScott]

Here is part of a 2/18/2002 (2:03 P.M.) post on the Soulful Detroit Forum: "[...] I'm Billy Wilson President of the Motown Alumni Association.[...] Carol did play on a few lesser know recordings at Motown . . . and I do mean LESSER KNOWN! [...] From 1964 to 1968 the company only used Jamerson." Note that that last sentence contradicts that Frank Wilson page, on which Andrew Rix describes Kaye as one of the "regulars" in L.A. as of '65. (cont.)

[JosephNScott]

Note that Billy Wilson presents himself in the 2/18/2002 post as knowing who played bass on every 1964-1968 Motown recording. (!!!) Now check this out from the same post: "The Motown Alumni Associaton provides information and gives assistance to entities such as the Library Of Congress, the Smithsonian Institute, Motown/Universal Music Group [this is people like Harry Weinger] ,Rythum & Blues Foundation, Motown artists[...]" Should we be surprised there's a Kaye-is-a-liar myth?

[JosephNScott]

Quote from Armin Steiner, Mix magazine interview with Maureen Droney, 2001; compare it to Frank Wilson who was there -- and then to Billy Wilson, and to the Kaye detractors' myths: "From that moment on, word started traveling. Motown got interested, and I was busy all the time. I had Glen Campbell, Billy Strange, Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budamir, [...] Ray Pohlman[...]. Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Joe Osborne, Larry Knecht[e]l[...]" (cont.)

[JosephNScott]

"[...] Bill Pittman, Mike Deasy and, of course, Carol Kaye.[...] I used to have The Supremes up there, Marvin Gaye — my mother used to cook for them. Stevie Wonder was in when he was 9 years old. People think I'm making this stuff up, but it's true. As a matter of fact, I did a film session with Stevie awhile back, and he remembered both me and my studio. It was a different time, a different place. You couldn't do that kind of thing now, the city wouldn't allow it. I mean, it was all illegal."

[spacepatrolman]

Dennis budamur played guitar on a ravi shankar soundtrack pather panchicali .

[JosephNScott]

Billy Wilson, president of the MAA, wrote to me yesterday: "Virtually all that [CK] has said is true[....]" I'm not sure what to think about the difference between that and what he wrote in 2002 (e.g. perhaps he's done quite a bit of research at some point during the last seven years?), but in fairness to him I'm mentioning it here.

[Rockman59]

According to CK the session players agreed to work for Motown in LA off the record so the company would not have to pay all the taxes and pension money. And since there is no official paperwork on those sessions it all comes down to who you believe. I know CK personally and have never known her to lie about anything regarding her musical career. Ask Carol a question and you will get the answer...it may not be what you want to hear but she always tells it like it is or was.

[viewcritic48]

I was a teenager in SLC when this song came out. They played it on the radio constantly.

[Stephanjnj]

The bass line in this song is incredible. Way to go Carol Kaye!

[58HUSTLER]

The instrumental track can be found on Stack-O-Tracks, although this is the first time I've heard this particular version.

[gendulgepeng]

SLC is the best in west

[threedognightrocks]

nice!

[drunkondiesel]

we'll be coming soon!!!!

[ContagiousTrev]

Salt Lake City, baby! My hometown!

[jctorontojctoronto]

Magic...

and those chicks.

jctoronto

[colindominy]

A fantastic insight of hearing Brian 'live' in the studio .. the viewer / listener feels like a fly on the wall. Great montage of photos, nice out-takes, and great horn section & bass emphasis. Helps us to better understand how this delightful song was constructed, piece by piece. We veteran BB & BW hard-core fanatics need more 'rarities' stuff like this up on the central BB & BW sites. Thanks for the excerpt, traderfiles !

[daveqc1986]

you totally hit the nail on the head, capitol should release all the album sessions on the net, its a crime for it all to just be sitting in a vault!!

[metrofurs]

Great job.....great tune and excellent visuals, reminds us of what good music is about and the talent Brian has as an arranger and producer, thanks Traderfiles

[traderfiles]

Very observant metrofurs. Thanks!

[jhrunion]

this is great. thank you for posting it. john

[DaddyBog]

Now your cookin' (thumbs up)  (:

[traderfiles]

Alright!

[bikenik]

Great photos to accompany what I forgot is a pretty cool tune. The photos really tell the story. Nice work...

[traderfiles]

Thanks!