Saturday, May 10, 2008

Great Unknown Beach Boys #16

(Wikimedia photo)

Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin on June 27, 1942 in Peoria, Illinois) is a member of The Beach Boys and a Grammy Award-winning songwriter for composing "I Write the Songs." Johnston was not one of the original members of the band. He joined the band on April 9, 1965 after Glen Campbell (who was substituting on stage for the group's chief song writer Brian Wilson) decided to embark on a solo career. Johnston's first vocal recording with the Beach Boys was "California Girls."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Johnston

Here are two different videos of Bruce doing his finest song, "Disney Girls". The second is just him and the piano!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4m5SfdZ_n4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63NBh0NqaLY