Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Presents
An Evening With David Marks
Original member of the Beach Boys to tell his story and sign copies of his new book, The Lost Beach Boy: The True Story of David Marks, One of the Founding Members of the Beach Boys
CLEVELAND (June 15, 2007) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to host An Evening with David Marks on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 7 p.m. in the Museum’s Fourth Floor Theater. This event is presented in conjunction with the Museum’s Summer Teacher Institute and the special exhibit Catch a Wave: The Beach Boys, the Early Years.
David Marks began playing music with his neighbors, Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, in 1958 when he was 10 years old. It was in the spring of 1962 that Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and neighbor David Marks, also known as the Beach Boys, became Capitol Records recording stars. In just 18 short months, the band would record some of rock music’s most beloved anthems such as “Surfin Safari,” “Surfin’ USA,” “Surfer Girl,” “In My Room” and “409.” Then in late 1963 at the young age of 15, Marks walked away from the Beach Boys and went on to record solo material for A&M, Warner Brothers, Imperial and Dot records all before he was 21 years old. Marks is one of the last true rock and roll heroes whose story somehow went untold…until now.
This event is free with a reservation. Please email
edu@rockhall.org to RSVP. If you do not have access to email, please call 216.515.8426.
About the Summer Teacher Institute
The Summer Teacher Institute immerses K-12 educators in a week of multimedia presentations, hands-on workshops, and lectures featuring methods of experienced educators. The award-winning education staff of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum features resources, activities, and methods developed in the museum’s K-12 programs. Participants will explore rock and roll history from its roots to current incarnations, examining blues, soul, punk, funk, hip-hop and more. The Institute will take place June 25 through 29, 2007.
About “Catch a Wave: The Beach Boys, the Early Years”
More than any other artistic entity, the Beach Boys created the iconic vision of California as the Promised Land for those who would revel in youth, surf, sand and rock and roll. The new exhibit, open through December 31, 2007, explores their formative years through never-before seen artifacts from the Wilson family.
About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission both through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays the Museum is open until 9:00 p.m. Museum admission is $20.00 for adults, $14.00 for seniors (60+), $11 for children (9-12) and children under 8 and Museum members are free. When you become a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the world of rock and roll becomes yours to explore. Call 216.515.1943 for information on becoming a member
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