Good vibrations my life as a Beach Boy
(Audiobook CD)

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Published
[New York] : Penguin Random House, [2016].
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
0735288828, 9780735288829
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (12 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
[New York] : Penguin Random House, [2016].
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
0735288828, 9780735288829

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Compact disc.
Participants/Performers
Read by Mike Love.
Description
Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of the Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history--timed to coincide with the Fiftieth anniversary of "Good Vibrations."As a founding member of the Beach Boys, Mike Love has spent an extraordinary fifty-five years and counting as the group's lead singer and one of its principal lyricists. The Beach Boys, from their California roots to their international fame, are a unique American story--one of overnight success and age-defying longevity; of musical genius and reckless self-destruction; of spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness--and Love is the only band member to be part of it each and every step. His own story has never been fully told, of how a sheet-metal apprentice became the quintessential front man for America's most successful rock band, singing in more than 5,600 concerts in twenty-six countries.Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as "Good Vibrations," "California Girls," "Surfin' USA," and "Kokomo," while providing vivid portraits of the turbulent lives of his three gifted cousins, Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. His partnership with Brian has few equals in American pop music, though Mike has carved out a legacy of his own--he cowrote the lyrics to eleven of the twelve original Beach Boy songs that were top ten hits while providing the lead vocals on ten of them. The band's unprecedented durability also provides a glimpse into America's changing cultural mores over the past half century, while Love himself has experienced both the diabolical and the divine--from Charles Manson's "family" threatening his life to Maharishi instilling it with peace. A husband, a father, and an avid environmentalist, Love has written a book that is as rich and layered as the Beach Boy harmonies themselves.

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East Hanover Library - Adult MediaCD BIOG LOVEAvailable
Morris County Library - Adult Media781.66 LOVAvailable

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Love, M., & Hirsch, J. S. (2016). Good vibrations: my life as a Beach Boy (Unabridged.). Penguin Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Love, Mike, 1941- and James S., Hirsch. 2016. Good Vibrations: My Life As a Beach Boy. Penguin Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Love, Mike, 1941- and James S., Hirsch. Good Vibrations: My Life As a Beach Boy Penguin Random House, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Love, Mike, and James S. Hirsch. Good Vibrations: My Life As a Beach Boy Unabridged., Penguin Random House, 2016.

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