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"Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail and album Still Cruisin'. Written by John Phillips , Scott McKenzie , Mike Love , and Terry Melcher , the song was released as a single in July 1988 by Elektra Records and became a number one hit in the US and Australia.
"Wendy" was originally credited to just Brian Wilson. Mike Love's name was added as a result of a lawsuit filed by him against Wilson in the 1990s. [2] In a 2007 interview, Wilson commented on the song, It was not written about my daughter Wendy. This was way before she was born. It starts with a bass slowed down with a guitar.
Still Cruisin' is the twenty-sixth studio album by the Beach Boys, their thirty-fifth official album (counting compilations and live packages), and their last release of the 1980s. It is also the last album of new material released during a brief return to Capitol Records .
We'll start with the most obvious thing: there is no Kokomo. Not off the Florida Keys, anyway. Sure, a couple places staked claims, but only after the occurence of the least obvious thing: a has ...
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys.Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century.
The Beach Boys' catalogue has been released on reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette, CD, MiniDisc, digital downloads, and various streaming services. The group has released 29 studio albums , 11 live albums , 56 compilation albums , 1 remix album , and 75 singles .
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine.
Actor and musician John Stamos, left, of "Full House" fame, performs with Mike Love bof The Beach Boys. Stamos will join the band for its July 11 concert at Capital Credit Union Park in Ashwaubenon.