Beach Boys Historic Landmark
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The Beach Boys Historic Landmark (California Landmark #1041) commemmorates the site of the childhood home of the Beach Boys.
[edit] Landmark Plaque Text
It was here in the home of parents Murry and Audree that Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson grew to manhood and developed their musical skills during Labor Day Weekend, 1961. They, with cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song “Surfin.” This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as the Beach Boys and the beginning of an historic musical legacy that would change the recording industry. The music of the Wilsons broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun, surf and romance. Brian Wilson would become a legendary producer, arranger and songwriter.
[edit] Landmark Facts
- The image face of the landmark was inspired by the album cover of "Surfer Girl." The current line up of the Beach Boys at that time was of Brian, Carl and Dennis, Mike Love and David Marks. Al Jardine, the group's original guitarist, would later rejoin the band soon before David's departure. It is because of this, there are six Beach Boys represented in the impression in respect of Brian, Dennis, Carl, Al, Mike and David.
- Six 45 gold records circle the base of the landmark with the names of the six Beach Boys represented on the monument's image face.
- Dick Clark and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are among some of the many people and organizations who wrote letters of support during the landmark application process.
- The names of donors, Wilson friends and family members and the Beach Boys Landmark Committee can be found engraved in the monument bricks.
- The application for status as a California State Historic Landmark was granted by the California State Historic Resources Commission in a unanimous vote on August 6, 2004 in Ontario, California.
[edit] External links
- Official landmark site: www.beachboyslandmark.org
