The Beach Boys - Johnny B. Good (Shindig - Dec 23, 1964)

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The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962. The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. By the mid 1960s, Brian Wilson's growing creative ambition and songwriting ability would dominate the group's musical direction. The primarily Wilson-composed Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single (both released in 1966) featured a complex, intricate and multi-layered sound that was a far cry from the simple surf rock of The Beach Boys' early years.

However, Wilson would soon lose control of the band due to mental-health and substance-abuse issues. Subsequently, although it released a number of popular albums (in various musical styles, with different line-ups) in ensuing years, the group never managed to reclaim its mid-'60s peak when The Beach Boys briefly challenged The Beatles both in terms of commercial and critical appeal. Since the 1980s, there has been much legal-wrangling among the group members over royalties, songwriting credits, and use of the band's name. While The Beach Boys released their last studio album in 1996, a number of versions of the band, each fronted by a surviving member of the original quintet (Dennis and Carl Wilson died in 1983 and 1998, respectively), continue to tour.

The Beach Boys have often been called "America's Band", and Allmusic has stated that "the band's unerring ability... made them America's first, best rock band." The group has had 36 United States Top 40 hits (the most by an American rock band) and 56 Hot 100 hits, including four number-one singles.[2] Rolling Stone magazine listed The Beach Boys at number 12 on their 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". The core quintet of the three Wilsons, Love and Jardine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

"Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock and roll song composed by Chuck Berry. It is one of Berry's most important songs, being listed #7 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It reached #8 for Berry on the Billboard pop chart. It was covered by the Beach Boys.

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[MyWorldToYou]

wow! amazing performance! how old were they?

[John1948OneC2]

@MyWorldToYou This was aired on Shindig in Dec of 1964. The Beach Boys were born from 1941 through 1946 so they would have ranged from age 18 to 23. Mike Love was the oldest.

[OropherThranduil]

@MyWorldToYou

yeah, this here is quite good, but nothing compares the energy, joy and speed of the version on their 64 live album, it's a speed drenched sweaty heavy version of the song, Al jardine compltely ripps the riff to shreds and carl soloes like a wild boy and they rock out the lyrics in unison.

better than chucky, rocks harder than hendrix.

[John1948OneC2]

@OropherThranduil Do you mean Beach Boys Concert which was recorded live in London in 1964? I do have that audio.

[John1948OneC2]

@John1948OneC2 Here it is - youtube[DOT]com/watch?v=kyW3dI­S8CXo

[saschapholes]

Marty McFly sing the song better :P

[captainrhodes83]

goofy movements

[lhr1967]

AWESOME

[coolsweetgroovy]

@FinallyunderstandU you're welcome CC

[FinallyunderstandU]

@coolsweetgroovy this is my fave beach boys video.. thanks for sharing, D !!

[coolsweetgroovy]

The Beach Boys Forever

[bobluman4]

@Foxwagon1 actually its just the starting riff thats it ,and it was a little different.

[Foxwagon1]

Johnny B. Goode was the same tune used in Fun, Fun, Fun.

[jrtiger22]

Man did the girls love Dennis Wilson

[DanielP850]

Love the key change from A to C on the solo!