It’s almost impossible for John Stamos to imagine what would have happened to his life had he not met Beach Boys singer-guitarist Jeffrey Foskett 40 years ago. Foskett, who died Monday at 67, introduced Stamos to the Beach Boys in 1983, and helped him land a gig as a percussionist …
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Jeffrey Foskett, a singer-guitarist that spent decades in the Beach Boys and played a pivotal role in Brian Wilson‘s late Nineties comeback thanks to his soaring falsetto and effortless ability to harmonize, died Monday after a long battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer. He was 67. A spokesperson for Wilson confirmed …
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“I feel like I need to correct the record a little bit,” Margot Robbie tells Rolling Stone. Earlier this year, the actress revealed to the world that she had a bit of a “goth phase” and loved heavy metal when she was younger. But it was just one of many …
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Fifty years after it was left off Holland, the Beach Boys have finally released “Carry Me Home,” a longtime fan favorite written and sung by Dennis Wilson. The late Beach Boy, who died in 1983, shares vocals with Blondie Chaplin over serene pedal steel and piano. The poignant track tells …
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We’ve reinvented our Songs You Need to Know franchise as a weekly playlist of the best new music — featuring the week’s biggest new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week we’ve got the feverishly awaited return of Rihanna, as well as must-hear new songs from …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Beach Boys really do get around. The legendary rock band is making its way from Southern California to the South of France thanks to a new capsule …
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The Beach Boys will kick off a year-long celebration of their 60th anniversary in June with a vastly expanded edition of their greatest hits comp Sounds of Summer. When it was initially released in 2003, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys contained 30 of the group’s …
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Brian Wilson‘s ex-wife Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford is suing the Beach Boys founding singer and songwriter following a $50 million deal Wilson made with Universal Music Publishing Group to sell song rights to the publisher, according to recently filed legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone. Wilson-Rutherford first sued Wilson in February at …
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The Beach Boys‘ 16th and 17th studio albums — Sunflower and Surf’s Up — are getting a massive box set treatment to mark the 50th anniversary of the latter LP. Feel Flows – The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 arrives on August 27th via Capitol/UMe and is available for …
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When Carl Wilson died of cancer in 1998, his sons Jonah and Justyn became heirs to their father’s estate. That meant joining with surviving Beach Boys founders Mike Love, Brian Wilson, and Al Jardine to vote on key business decisions, from archival releases to commercials. It wasn’t easy. “The dynamic …
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