What is The Beach Boys?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = The Beach Boys | image = The Beach Boys, May 29, 2012.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = The Beach Boys during their [[The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour|2012 reunion]].<br />From left: [[Brian Wilson]], [[David Marks]], [[Mike Love]], [[Bruce Johnston]], [[Al Jardine]]. | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Hawthorne, California]], U.S. | genre = <!---PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE GENRES WITHOUT TALK PAGE CONSENSUS -->{{flatlist| * [[Rock music|Rock]] * [[Pop music|pop]] * [[Surf music|surf]] * [[Psychedelic music|psychedelia]] }} | years_active = 1961–present | label = {{flatlist| * [[Candix Records|Candix]] * [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] * [[Brother Records|Brother]] * [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] * [[Caribou Records|Caribou]] * [[Columbia Records|CBS]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[California Music]] * [[#Kenny & the Cadets|Kenny & the Cadets]] * [[The Flames]] }} | website = {{URL|thebeachboys.com}} | current_members = * [[Brian Wilson]] * [[Mike Love]] * [[Al Jardine]] * [[Bruce Johnston]] | past_members = <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE CURRENT OR PAST MEMBERS WITHOUT TALK PAGE CONSENSUS --> * [[Carl Wilson]] * [[Dennis Wilson]] * [[David Marks]] * [[Ricky Fataar]] * [[Blondie Chaplin]] }} [[File:Sullivan Beach Boys.jpg|thumb|right|The Beach Boys (1964)]] '''The Beach Boys''' are an [[United States|American]] [[pop music|pop]]/[[surf rock]] group from [[Hawthorne, California]]. They formed in 1961. The original members were brothers [[Brian Wilson|Brian]], [[Dennis Wilson|Dennis]], and [[Carl Wilson]], their cousin [[Mike Love]], and their friend [[Al Jardine]]. Many of the band's early songs were about life in southern [[California]], the [[beach]], girls, cars, and [[surfing]]. [[David Marks]] replaced Jardine when he went away to school; after Jardine's return, Marks left the band. [[Bruce Johnston]] later became a regular band member, first replacing Brian Wilso