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"Sloop John B" (Roud 15634, originally published as "The John B. Sails") is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by Richard Le Gallienne , and Carl Sandburg included a version in his The American Songbag in 1927.
In response to the band's growing popularity among the British, two music videos were filmed set to "Sloop John B" and "God Only Knows" for the UK's Top of the Pops, both directed by Taylor. [311] [nb 41] The "Sloop John B" video premiered on April 28. [311] EMI planned to release the record in November to coincide with the band's tour of Britain.
Jardine has authored one book, Sloop John B: A Pirate's Tale (2005), illustrated by Jimmy Pickering. The book is a children's story about a boy's Caribbean adventure with his grandfather, reworded from the original folk lyric of the song "Sloop John B". It also includes a free CD with singalong acoustic recording by Jardine. [106] [107]
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. [1] ... "Sloop John B" "Pet Sounds Promo Film" "Good Vibrations" (4 versions) 1967
"You're So Good to Me" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on July 5, 1965, on their ninth studio album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). It was later included as the B-side of the group's single "Sloop John B", which was released on March 21, 1966.
Jardine made his first appearance with the Beach Boys touring band in more than 10 years in 2011 at a tribute concert for Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday; [183] at this concert, he sang lead on "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Sloop John B". He made a handful of other appearances with Love and Johnston’s touring band as a test and preparation for a ...
Actor and musician John Stamos, left, of "Full House" fame, performs with Mike Love, of the Beach Boys. Stamos will perform with The Beach Boys again as a special guest during their concert on ...
After the Easy Riders made a single with the 1927 song "Send for de Captain", the Beach Boys adapted it from The Kingston Trio’s cover version and made of it their hit "Sloop John B". Gilkyson left the group in the early 1960s to work for Disney studios and wrote the Oscar-nominated "The Bare Necessities" for Disney's The Jungle Book.