Seashore Boys singer Mike Love has regarded again on a pair of otherworldly performances alongside Jimmy Web page.
It was Independence Day 1985 and the Led Zeppelin guitarist determined to affix the Seashore Boys onstage for a day present in Philadelphia and a night efficiency in Washington D.C.
“Again then it was like a martian landed on stage, with Jimmy Web page taking part in the guitar,” Love recalled in a current dialog with AL.com. “And it was fairly superb, it actually was. He was nice.”
Web page rocked with the band by means of a handful of songs, together with “Barbara Ann,” “Surfin’ USA” and a rendition of Little Richard’s “Lucille.”
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“We had a rehearsal the day earlier than, and he was fairly the character that man, however what an excellent guitarist,” the Seashore Boys singer continued. “He was a session guitarist earlier than he grew to become well-known for what he did with Led Zeppelin and all that. So yeah, phenomenal expertise. And like I stated, it was like a martian landed on stage or one thing — it was so unreal, however nice on the similar time.”
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Love is the one authentic Seashore Boy nonetheless touring, although longtime member Bruce Johnston – who initially joined in 1965 – can be a part of the lineup.
In the meantime, Brian Wilson – the singer, songwriter, producer and group co-founder – toured in 2022, however has reportedly since retired from the street. Love revealed to AL.com that he’d seen Wilson just lately, however that they “don’t discuss enterprise.”
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“We discuss outdated instances and what we did again within the day in highschool and what have you ever,” he defined. “Actually, we did a filming for a documentary that’s being put collectively on the Seashore Boys, and David Marks and Al Jardine, Brian and myself and Bruce [Johnston] bought collectively.”
“Brian actually remembered some exceptional issues about our rising up collectively and issues we skilled,” Love continued. “And we even did somewhat little bit of a cappella singing collectively on the seashore at Paradise Cove, the place the primary album cowl with our Pendleton woolen shirts on that little outdated truck that they’d on the sand. And so yeah, it was a extremely, very nice reunion. We had a good time.”
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