Bruce Johnston
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Biography
[Edit]While never a household name, Bruce Johnston enjoyed one of the longest and most intriguing careers in pop music, most notably as a member of the Beach Boys. Born June 27, 1942, in Peoria, Illinois, he was raised in Beverly Hills, California, attending school with fellow aspiring musicians Kim Fowley and Sandy Nelson and occasionally playing with them in the group the Sleepwalkers. Though still in high school, Johnston became a well-regarded performer on the West Coast circuit and played on a number of studio dates. Best-known as a guitarist and keyboard player, he also handled bass duties on the Teddy Bears' chart-topping 1958 hit "To Know Him Is to Love Him" and drummed for Ritchie Valens' live band. His first single, "Take This Pearl," was a 1959 duo recording with Terry Melcher as Bruce & Terry. While attending UCLA, Johnston released a handful of singles (including "Do the Surfer Stomp" and "Soupy Shuffle Stomp"), as well as the albums Surfin' Around the World and Surfers' Pajama Party, the latter of which was cut at a Sigma Pi fraternity bash. At the Del-Fi label, he was also a producer for acts including Ron Holden, and led the Rip Chords and the Hot Doggers with Terry Melcher. In late 1964, Johnston was tapped to join the Beach Boys' touring band after Brian Wilson announced his retirement from live performances; the following year, he played piano on the group's hit "California Girls" and subsequently remained an on-again, off-again member of their ranks for decades to come, most notably appearing on the 1966 masterpiece Pet Sounds. Johnston left the band during the mid-'70s, recording a solo LP, 1977's Going Public, and becoming the hit songwriter behind smashes like Barry Manilow's "I Write the Songs." By the end of the decade, however, he was again producing the Beach Boys, and continued to tour with them well into the '90s.
Title: Surfin' 'Round the World (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Bruce Johnston
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Collections
Title: The Sound Of The Westcoast 1965 - 1979 CD 4
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Greatest Surf Rock Songs
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 105 Disco Hits (CD3)
Genre: Disco
Title: Pure... Disco / Funk (CD3)
Title: Boogie Nights: Dance Hits Of The 70's & 80's (CD2)
Genre: Hard NRG, Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco
Title: Interpretes Divers - The Legacy Of Disco
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: The Legacy Of Disco
Title: The Birth Of Surf (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: Carwash: Disco Classics (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Disco Wonderland (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: 60 From The Sixties: Let The Sunshine In (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Classical, Folk