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Carl ___MASK31___ Wilson ( December 21 , 1946  February 6 , 1998 ) was an American ___MASK2___ , singer , ___MASK27___ , and record producer who co - founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson . Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider , referred to as a ___MASK32___ , rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave , which is usually carrying the ___MASK32___ towards the shore . Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean , but can also be found in lakes or in rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore . However , surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools . A studio orchestra is an orchestra that exists only in a recording , movie , video ___MASK8___ , or television studio . That is , it does not perform in public concerts or for audiences generally . Studio orchestras are typically run by movie and television studios to produce film and television soundtrack recordings . Nearly all easy listening orchestras are studio orchestras . Some famous easy listening studio orchestras are the 101 Strings , the Living Strings , and the Hollyridge Strings . Jazz is a music genre that originated amongst African Americans in New Orleans , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s jazz age , jazz has become recognized as a ___MASK15___ form of musical expression . It emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles , all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation . Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression , and in African - American music traditions including blues and ragtime , as well as European ___MASK44___ band music . Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as " one of America ' s original art forms ". Tony Asher ( born May 2 , 1939 ) is a British - American ___MASK23___ who co - wrote eight songs on the Beach Boys 1966 album Pet Sounds in conjunction with Brian Wilson , including `` God Only Knows '' and `` Would n ' t It Be Nice '' . Asher , who formally helped translate Wilson ' s ideas into words , had a significant influence on the album . In Asher ' s own words , `` The general ___MASK59___ of the lyrics was often ( Brian ' s ) , however the actual choice of words was usually mine . I was really just his ___MASK37___ . '' " God Only Knows " is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for American rock ___MASK49___ the Beach Boys , released in May 1966 as the eighth track on the group ' s album " ___MASK1___ Sounds ". Two months later , it was released as the B - side of " Wouldn ' t It Be Nice " in the United States . In other countries , " God Only Knows " was the single ' s A - side , peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart . According to historian John Robert Greene , " God Only Knows " led to the reinvention of the popular love song . The UK Singles Chart ( currently entitled ___MASK71___ Singles Chart ) is compiled by the ___MASK71___ Charts Company ( OCC ), on behalf of the British record industry , listing the top - selling singles in the ___MASK60___ , based upon physical sales , paid - for downloads and streaming . To be eligible for the chart , a single is currently defined by the ___MASK71___ Charts Company ( OCC ) as either a ' single bundle ' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence . The rules have changed many times as technology has developed , the most notable being the inclusion of digital downloads in 2005 and streaming in 2014 . John Robert (" Bob ") Greene is an American ___MASK30___ who is the Paul J . Schupf Professor , History and Humanities , the ___MASK13___ of the Social Science Program , and the College ___MASK74___ , at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia , New York . Greene specializes in American history , with research and writing interests in the American presidency . He has edited or written seventeen books , including works on Dwight D . Eisenhower , Richard Nixon , Gerald Ford , George H . W . Bush , and George W . Bush . He has also written several volumes of history of higher education . The Beach Boys are an American rock ___MASK49___ formed in Hawthorne , California in 1961 . The group ' s original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson , their cousin Mike Love , and their friend Al Jardine . They emerged at the vanguard of the " California Sound ", initially performing original surf songs that gained international popularity for their distinct vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . Rooted in jazz - based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and doo - wop , Brian led the ___MASK49___ in devising novel approaches to ___MASK54___ , arranging his compositions for studio orchestras , and experimenting with several genres ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and baroque styles . Brian Douglas Wilson ( born June 20 , 1942 ) is an American ___MASK2___ , singer , ___MASK27___ , and record producer best known for being the multi - tasking leader and co - founder of the rock band the Beach Boys . After signing with Capitol Records in 1962 , Wilson wrote or co - wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group . Because of his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement and mastery of recording techniques , he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in popular music by critics and musicians alike . ___MASK1___ Sounds is the eleventh studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on May 16 , 1966 . It initially met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the United States , peaking at number 10 in the " Billboard " 200 , a significantly lower placement than the band ' s preceding albums . In the ___MASK60___ , the album was hailed by its music press and was an immediate commercial success , peaking at number 2 in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart and remaining among the top ten positions for six months . " ___MASK1___ Sounds " has subsequently gathered worldwide acclaim from critics and musicians alike , and is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in music history . Doo - wop is a genre of music that was developed in African - Americans communities of New York City , Philadelphia , Chicago , Baltimore , Newark , Pittsburgh , Cincinnati , Detroit , Washington , D . C . and Los Angeles in the 1940s , achieving mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s . Built upon vocal harmony , doo - wop was one of the most mainstream , pop - oriented ___MASK16___ & B styles of the time . ___MASK40___ Bill Kenny ( 1914  1978 ) is often called the " Godfather of Doo - wop " for his introducing the " top and bottom " format which featured a high ___MASK59___ singing the lead and a bass singer reciting the lyrics in the middle of the song . Doo - wop features vocal group harmony , nonsense syllables , a simple beat , sometimes little or no instrumentation , and simple music and lyrics . Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century , first as books of individual 78rpm records , then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at rpm . Vinyl LPs are still issued , though in the 21st century album ___MASK55___ have mostly focused on compact disc ( CD ) and MP3 formats . The audio cassette was a format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl . Southern California , often abbreviated as SoCal , is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California ' s 10 southernmost counties . The region is traditionally described as eight counties , based on demographics and economic ties : Imperial , Los Angeles , Orange , Riverside , San Bernardino , San Diego , Santa Barbara , and Ventura . The more extensive 10 - county definition , which includes Kern and San Luis Obispo counties , is also used based on historical political divisions . Southern California is a ___MASK15___ economic center for the state of California and the United States . Alan Charles " Al " Jardine ( born September 3 , 1942 ) is an American ___MASK2___ , singer and ___MASK27___ who co - founded the Beach Boys . He is best known as the band ' s rhythm guitarist , and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as " Help Me , Rhonda " ( 1965 ), " Then I Kissed Her " ( 1965 ) and " Come Go with Me " ( 1978 ). In 2010 , Jardine released his debut solo studio album , " A Postcard from California ". " Wouldn ' t It Be Nice " is a song written by Brian Wilson , Tony Asher , and Mike Love for American rock ___MASK49___ the Beach Boys , released as the opening track on their 1966 album " ___MASK1___ Sounds ". The song was also released as a single two months after the album ' s release with " God Only Knows " as its B - side . In other countries , the sides were flipped , with " Wouldn ' t It Be Nice " as the single ' s B - side . Its lyrics describe a couple in love lamenting about being too young to run off to get married , fantasizing about how nice it would be if they were adults . Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most - popular songs in a particular genre . When used without qualification it refers to the best - selling or most frequently broadcast popular music . The term is derived from record music charts , a few of which traditionally consist of a total of 40 songs . Top 40 is also an alternative term for the ___MASK57___ format of such music , also known as Contemporary hit ___MASK57___ . Michael Edward " Mike " Love ( born March 15 , 1941 ) is an American ___MASK40___ , ___MASK27___ , musician , and activist who co - founded the Beach Boys . Characterized by his nasal , sometimes baritone singing , Love has been one of the band ' s vocalists and lyricists for most of their career , contributing to each of their studio albums . He is often regarded as a malign figure in the band ' s history , a reputation he acknowledges : " For those who believe that Brian [ Wilson ] walks on water , I will always be the Antichrist ."