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When The Beach Boys first discovered The Beatles

    When The Beach Boys first discovered The Beatles

What came first, the chicken or the egg? That’s how it feels when it comes to discussing The Beatles and The Beach Boys, two bands that rose to success in

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Paul McCartney Wrote This Beatles Classic After Being Inspired By The Beach Boys | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

    Paul McCartney Wrote This Beatles Classic After Being Inspired By The Beach Boys | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

The Beach Boys and The Beatles helped to re-shape pop culture, dominating international charts during the 60s. The two groups had a friendly rivalry – each would listen to the

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The love song The Beach Boys wrote about George Harrison

    The love song The Beach Boys wrote about George Harrison

It’s not uncommon to see mutual inspiration and admiration between musicians in the industry. During the 1960s, both The Beach Boys and The Beatles skyrocketed to fame, with the Californian

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Inside the failed Beach Boys and The Beatles collaboration

    Inside the failed Beach Boys and The Beatles collaboration

They were two of the most celebrated bands of their generation. Divided by the Atlantic, The Beach Boys and The Beatles were united by what Al Jardine would later call

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‘Pet Sounds’ vs ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ vs ‘Smile’ – who had the ultimate psychedelic pop album?

    ‘Pet Sounds’ vs ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ vs ‘Smile’ – who had the ultimate psychedelic pop album?

We recently posted a year-by-year breakdown of the parallels and friendly competition within The Beatles and The Beach Boys‘ careers. Both bands were racing to

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The story behind The Beach Boys album cover for Pet Sounds

    The story behind The Beach Boys album cover for Pet Sounds

To try and accurately describe the wide and varied impact of The Beach Boys seminal 1966 album Pet Sounds is

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The Beatles song McCartney wrote as a parody of Beach Boys

    The Beatles song McCartney wrote as a parody of Beach Boys

Recently, Paul McCartney revealed his all-time favourite song to the world. To many people’s surprise, the song he chose wasn’t

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What ‘Echo in the Canyon’ Misses About the Laurel Canyon Scene – Variety

    What ‘Echo in the Canyon’ Misses About the Laurel Canyon Scene – Variety

Too much echo… not enough Canyon. That’s at the core of the imbalances in the celebrated new rock doc “Echo

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Influencing America

    Influencing America

Influencing America by Bill Harry The Beatles and the British bands inspired American youth resulting in more homegrown groups, rather than solo singers, beginning to emerge on the American music

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