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Title: The Beach Boys and the Beatles before 1965
Post by: PickupExcitations on April 15, 2020, 09:25:32 AM
Did the Beach Boys and the Beatles meet each other before 1965? How did one group think of the songs by the other's early songs? When (if not the end of 1965 - Rubber Soul) did their music start to influence each other?

Just curious about the connection between early Beatles and Beach Boys (except for Capitol Records). Thanks for the information!


Title: Re: The Beach Boys and the Beatles before 1965
Post by: Ian on April 15, 2020, 06:37:06 PM
The first meeting between any Beatles and beach boys was when mike and Carl visited the Beatles backstage in Portland Oregon on August 22 1965. The BBs usually had nice things to say about the Beatles in interviews. John expressed great admiration for Brian during a late 1965 interview where the little girl I once knew was played