After The Beach Boys tasted success with “Surfin'” on the Candix label, songwriter Brian Wilson’s father Murry set about getting the young group a proper record deal. He took a mortgage on his house and arranged several recording sessions. Brian wrote a couple of songs with Gary Usher, a pair with lead singer Mike Love, […]
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