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4a. What can I expect to hear at a Brian Wilson concert?
4b. What can I expect to hear at a concert performed by the Beach Boys
4c. Which musicians are currently touring with the Beach Boys?
4d. Where can I find touring dates for Brian Wilson/Beach Boys and related acts?
4e. Who played on the Beach Boys albums?
4a. What can I expect to hear at a Brian Wilson concert?
The following table shows sample setlists for some of Brian's shows.
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Brian Wilson Minneapolis, Minnesota (Imagination Tour, one of Brian's first shows after returning to active touring) The Little Girl I Once Knew [encore] Love & Mercy
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Brian Wilson London, England (first SMiLE show)
And Your Dreams Come True |
Brian Wilson Ontario, Canada
Do It Again |
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Some of this info has been taken from the setlists archive on
Eric Anniversario's page which has other very useful setlist information.4b.What can I expect to hear at a concert performed by the Beach Boys
Below is a setlist from the first of the reunion shows; there have been a number of setlist changes since the tour started. Also below are sample setlists from when Mike and Al were touring separately.
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Beach Boys Tucson, Arizona Do It Again |
Al Jardine's Family & Friends Beach Band Los Angeles, California I Can Hear Music (Carnie Wilson, Brian's daughter)
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Beach Boys San Diego, California California GirlsDo It Again Surfin' Safari Catch A Wave Hawaii Dance Dance Dance Do You Wanna Dance Little Honda Surfer Girl Don't Worry Baby You're So Good To Me Darlin' Duke Of Earl Come Go With Me Why Do Fools Fall In Love Little Deuce Coupe 409 The Little Old Lady From Pasadena Shut Down I Get Around In My Room California Dreaming When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) God Only Knows Good Vibrations Sloop John B. Wouldn't It Be Nice Rock & Roll Music All Summer Long Help Me Rhonda Barbara Ann Surf City Surfin' USA Encore: Kokomo Summertime Blues Fun Fun Fun
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Some of this info has been taken from the setlists archive on
Eric Anniversario's page which has other very useful setlist information.4c. Which musicians are currently touring with the Beach Boys?
The current band includes many of the musicians who were touring with Brian Wilson's solo shows. This includes all the members of the Wondermints (Nick Walusko, Mike D'Amico, Darian Sahanaja and Probyn Gregory). Other musicians on the current tour are Jeff Foskett, Scott Totten, Scott Bennett, Paul von Mertens, Nelson Bragg and John Cowsill.
4d. Where can I find touring dates for Brian Wilson/Beach Boys and related acts?
The Beach Boys Fan Club and the California Saga sites generally cover all the current tour dates at http://www.beachboysfanclub.com and http://www.californiasaga.com, respectively.
4e. Who played on the Beach Boys albums?
The earliest Beach Boys music included instrumentation from the group itself, but in the 1963 - 1967 period, Brian relied on some of the best session musicians in California, sometimes known as the Wrecking Crew, for many of the Beach Boys tracks, although the group still played on many songs from that period. Some of the common session musicians used in that period were
Drums: Hal Blaine
Horns: Steve Douglas, Jay Migliori, Roy Caton, Lou Blackburn
Guitars: Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, Jerry Cole, Barney Kessel, Billy Strange
Bass: Ray Pohlman, Carole Kaye, Lyle Ritz, Julius Wechter, Bill Pitman
Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
Accordian: Carl Fortina, Frank Marocco
Piano: Leon Russel, Al De Lory, Don Randi
Percussion: Gene Estes, Frank Capp, Jim Gordon
Strings: The Sid Sharpe Strings
Brian did some keyboards himself and Carl some guitar parts.
From 1967 to 1971, when much of the recording was done in Brian's home studio, much of the instrumentation was done by the Beach Boys with a much reduced group of outside musicians. Subsequent albums had many different musicians on them, with varying amounts of involvement by the Beach Boys. "That's Why God Made The Radio" featured musicians from the 50th anniversary touring band, including many of the musicians who backed Brian's solo shows.
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