Touring musicians 1967-2011 (rough guide)

[Andrew G. Doe]

If anyone can add to or otherwise improve on this list, I'd be mighty grateful:

Ron Brown (perc) - 1967
Daryl Dragon (keys) 1967-72
Ed Carter (bass/guitar) - 1967-81, 1983-95
Mike Kowalski (drums/perc) - 1968-73, 1977, 1981-2007
Dennis Dragon (drums/perc) - 1971-72
Joel Peskin (sax) - 1971
Billy Hinsche (guitar/keys) - 1971-95
Bobby Torres (perc) - 1971
Toni Tenille (keys) - 1972-73
Charles Lloyd (flute/sax) - 1972, 1975-78
Carli Munoz (keys) - 1973-79
Robert Kenyatta (woodwinds) - 1973
Putter Smith (bass) - 1973
Bobby Figueroa (drums/perc) - 1974-81, 1983-87
Ron Altbach (keys) - 1973-77
James Guercio (bass) - 1974-75
Elmo Peeler (keys) - 1975-78
Gary Griffin (keys) - 1977
Sterling Smith (keys) - 1978
Phil Shenale (keys) - 1978
Mike Meros (keys) - 1979-2001
Tony Leo (keys) - 1979
Joe Chemay (bass) - 1980
Ernie Knapp (bass) - 1981-82
Adrian Baker (guitar) - 1981-82, 1990-92, 1998-2004
Jeff Foskett (guitar) - 1981-1991
Matt Jardine (perc) - 1987-1998
John Stamos (drums/guitar/pita) - 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992-95, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008-11
Richie Cannata (sax) - 1991-98
Tim Bonhomme (keys) - 1993-2011
Phil Bardowell  (keys) - 1993, 1997-2001
Chris Farmer (guitar) - 1996-2007
John Cowsill (keys/drums) - 2000-11
Scott Totten (guitar) - 2000-11
Randell Kirsch (bass) - 2002, 2004-11
Christian Love (guitar) - 2006-11

[bossaroo]

Wait... Stamos plays pita? This i gotta see.

by all means, include the man in any and all 50th Anniversary proceedings!

[AndrewHickey]

Few minor points:
Chris Farmer was on bass, not guitar, at least at the shows I saw (2001, 2002, 2004).
Randell was on guitar for the first couple of years he was in the band - he switched to bass when Farmer and Kowalski left (if you listen to boots of the 2004 tour, it was Randell who was Mike's chosen 'king of the surf guitar' at the time).
You've got Cowsill and Totten joining in 2000 but Bardowell and Meros not leaving til 2001. I'm pretty sure that was a straight two-in-two-out swap, in 2001

[Andrew G. Doe]

Few minor points:
Chris Farmer was on bass, not guitar, at least at the shows I saw (2001, 2002, 2004).
Randell was on guitar for the first couple of years he was in the band - he switched to bass when Farmer and Kowalski left (if you listen to boots of the 2004 tour, it was Randell who was Mike's chosen 'king of the surf guitar' at the time).
You've got Cowsill and Totten joining in 2000 but Bardowell and Meros not leaving til 2001. I'm pretty sure that was a straight two-in-two-out swap, in 2001

All fair points. Thanks.

[Aegir]

who was the guy who played bass with them at the Central Park show? Luther Coffee or something? Joe Chemay, who played bass with them during Live at Knebworth?

and does Glen Campbell belong on this list?

a few years ago, my girlfriend at the time asked me how many people had played with the Beach Boys, and it took me like four hours to explain it. we talked about it all during dinner and on the car ride to and from the restaurant and then when we got back to my apartment. every 20 minutes or so she would say "stop! I don't care anymore!" but I was on a roll.

[The Real Barnyard]

This is my list of additions, and some corrections, with ?? when I'm not sure.

Luther Coffee (bass) - 1971
Sal Marquez (flute) - 1971
Carli Muñoz (congas, percussion) - 1971-79
Roger Newman (horn) - 1971
Glenn Ferris (horn) - 1971
Mike Price (horn) - 1971
Mike Kowalski (drums/perc) - 1968-73 / 1977 / October?? 1981 - September 2007
Billy Hinsche (guitar/keys) - 1971 - February 1996 (except 1980 European Tour)
Mike Meros (keys) - March 1, 1979 - July 4, 2001
Adrian Baker (guitar) - May 1981 - September 1982 / August?? 1990 - September 1992 / July 1998 - May 2004
Jeff Foskett (guitar) - December 1981 - July 4, 1990
Matt Jardine (perc) - June 1988?? - May 9, 1998
Stanley T. Sichell (guitar) - September 28, 1990 - December 31, 1990
Richie Cannata (saxophone, tambourine, flute, keyboards) - September?? 1991 - May 9, 1998
Chris Farmer (bass) - October 1995 - November 2007
Tim Bonhomme (keys) - March 1996?? - 2011
Phil Bardowell  (keys) - 1993 / October?? 1997 - July 4, 2001
John Cowsill (keys/drums) - July 5, 2001 - 2011
Scott Totten (guitar) - Dec. 29, 2000 / July 5, 2001 - 2011
Randell Kirsch (bass) - 2002 / May?? 2004 - 2011
Christian Love (guitar) - November 2006 - 2011

[Mr. Wilson]

When did Jeff Foskett join BB 1981.? I saw BB  3 times in 1981 + once on TV..Long Beach Ca.. That would  be between Jan+ Aug 81.Foskett wasnt there. 1st time i saw Jeff Foskett with BB would be summer 1982 + at that show Carl Wilson was back..Late summer 82 Hollywood bowl..That was in the days at Bowl they had a large moat in front of stage between the audience + no big screens.. Its been since filled in and seats  + screens added.Im not saying Foskett didnt join band but it must have been after August 1981..

[Mr. Wilson]

OK Me + Barnyard posted at the same time.Jeff joined December 1981

[Mikie]

Sal Marquez (flute) - 1971
Roger Newman (horn) - 1971
Glenn Ferris (horn) - 1971
Mike Price (horn) - 1971

This was the horn section for the Central Park show in 1971 (recorded on video)

Sal Marquez plays trumpet though, and sometimes a flugelhorn.

[Steve Mayo]

when i saw the group at morehead university ( in kentucky) in feb 1987, stamos was introduced to the crowd and played the 2nd drum kit at the end of the show and the encore. taped it. his being on stage didn't/doesn't bother me.

[metal flake paint]

Quite certain that Kowalski drummed during the March 1978 Australian tour.

[AndrewHickey]

A few more points:

I think I have a bootleg with Ron Altbach playing in 1978. I could be mistaken (or the boot could be mislabelled) though.
Phil Bardowell played guitar, not keyboards
Cowsill's credit should be keys/drums/perc , as he used to play additional percussion on some songs while Kowalski was still in the band (I remember him playing kettledrum on You Still Believe In Me, for example)
Was Christian really in the band for a year before Farmer and Kowalski left? I thought he joined at the same time they went.

[metal flake paint]

The Hornettes - John Foss, Michael Andreas, Rod Novak, Charlie McCarthy, and Lance Buller - 1976?-1978?

[Mr. Wilson]

I saw BB band.. 2000 .2002.2004.2008..By the time i saw them in 2002 and beyond..All together 5 times in that time period.Bardowell was not in band. He opened a show in 02. With his band.. And did a SOLO version of a CW song.. On piano that was so soulful and direct,, That moved the whole audience..!But when he did a meet + greet afterword.. I noticed he was buzzed..I suspect without any evidence that..ML didnt like that..PB was an ASSET to the BB band and let go for no apparent reason that was ever described to the rest of us..Actually its NONE of our business..BUT.. The dude does have talent..Now im gonna get attacked ..!I find his vocals more pleasing than CL vocals.Mike"s son..OK.Im in minority ..So let the attacks begin.BUT. One mans meat is another man"s poison.!

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

Ron Brown is a bass player, not a percussionist.

[Mr. Wilson]

I can confirm.. Ron Altbach was in BB... WAVES..Or..Celebration in 1978..I was there...Ron Altbach was a part of BB band in some form in 78..What i dont understand is why he went away. after that..?He was one of ML writing partners like Adrian Baker..People come + people go..$$$..Maybe.I still miss Bob Lizik + Jim Hines.. Lizik caressed his bass like a jazz musician..Why would you let somebody like that go.His grin was all over the stage..$$..I dont know

[Jason]

Ernie Small (unknown) - 1968

I should add that, if I remember correctly, Joel Peskin came back to the band in the late 1990s. And, wasn't Matt Jardine playing percussion in 1983?

[Uncomfortable Seat]

How about Ricky and Blondie before they became official?

[Eric Aniversario]

PB was an ASSET to the BB band and let go for no apparent reason that was ever described to the rest of us..Actually its NONE of our business..BUT.. The dude does have talent..Now im gonna get attacked ..!I find his vocals more pleasing than CL vocals.Mike"s son..OK.Im in minority ..So let the attacks begin.BUT. One mans meat is another man"s poison.!

From my understanding Phil left on his own...he wanted to do some solo stuff, and also is very involved in the music ministry at the church he's a part of...

[Eric Aniversario]

I've always wanted to have a comprehensive list like this.  Back in the days when I was updating the setlist archive regularly (I still plan to update...someday), I thought of attempting it, but it seemed like such a daunting task.  I'm surprised that no book has done that yet...

[metal flake paint]

I have Charles Lloyd in the band during their stint at New York's Radio City Music Hall March 1-4, 1979 and Ed Carter appearing with the group on The Merv Griffin show, January 6, 1982.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Many thanks for all the corrections and additions - I took the basics from Eric's splendid setlist archive and, as wonderful as it is, there are inevitably a few gaps.

[Aegir]

There's also this list on the Mike & Bruce band site: http://beachboysband.net/PASTMEM_A/PAST_MEMBERS/PM_left_list_sub.htm

[D409]

Putter Smith played with the BBs in 1973 ? Wow, fresh from his appearance in Diamonds Are Forever (Connery's post-Lazenby one film Bond comeback) ! Can't believe it's the same guy !

[filledeplage]

Wait... Stamos plays pita? This i gotta see.

by all means, include the man in any and all 50th Anniversary proceedings!

Thanks, Andrew, I had to look up "pita" and am happy you included that in the JS skill set.

Very interesting history of that instrument.