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Examines the iconic band's origin story: how five teenagers with no musical training formed a band, wrote a song about the surfing craze gripping the West Coast, recorded it with the help of several key individuals, and scored a #3 hit in Los Angeles. Drawn from original interviews and newly uncovered documents, the book untangles many of the myths of the band's convoluted early history.

Becoming the Beach Boys 19611963

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    A Paperback by James B. Murphy

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      Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/22/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786473656, 978-0786473656
      ISBN10: 0786473657

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      Book Synopsis
      Examines the iconic band's origin story: how five teenagers with no musical training formed a band, wrote a song about the surfing craze gripping the West Coast, recorded it with the help of several key individuals, and scored a #3 hit in Los Angeles. Drawn from original interviews and newly uncovered documents, the book untangles many of the myths of the band's convoluted early history.

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