{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F34708272-782b-4de3-98b2-6bab521e4782","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 23\u2013The Beach Boys by Bruce Hilliard\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/34708272-782b-4de3-98b2-6bab521e4782\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 23\u2013The Beach Boys by Bruce Hilliard","description":"For five decades, The Beach Boys \u2014 America\u2019s first pop band to reach the 50-year milestone \u2014 has recorded and performed the music that has become the world\u2019s favorite soundtrack to summer. Founded in Hawthorne, California in 1961, The Beach Boys were originally comprised of the three teenaged Wilson brothers: Brian, Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and school friend Al Jardine. In 1962, neighbor David Marks joined the group for their first wave of hits with Capitol Records, leaving in late 1963, and in 1965, Bruce Johnston joined the band when Brian Wilson retired from touring to focus on writing and producing for the group.<br />\r\nThe Beach Boys signed with Capitol Records in July 1962 and released their first album, Surfin\u2019 Safari, that same year. The album spent 37 weeks on the Billboard chart, launching the young group known for its shimmering vocal harmonies and relaxed California style into international stardom. The Wilson/Love collaboration resulted in many huge international chart hits, and under Brian Wilson\u2019s musical leadership, the band\u2019s initial surf-rock focus was soon broadened to include many other themes, helping make The Beach Boys America\u2019s preeminent band of the 1960s.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2b9f5e98-53e2-4dff-a990-0f977a308696/logo_squish_full_3000.png"}