I met Bruce in 1980 while working as a DJ in Missoula, Montana. The Beach Boys played a concert there and afterward went to the Edgewater Hotel. Bruce was congenial and conversational to my girlfriend and I. I remember him being so warm, authentic and genuine.
@kellyerinm
2 жыл бұрын
Bruce Johnston is an amazingly nice guy! His son looks so much like him too, when he was younger
@bf5175
4 ай бұрын
Which son? I am friends with his youngest and I think I can see it but I don't know if I am just trying to see it.
@RaysTrack
11 ай бұрын
Watching the Beach Boys from the UK since mid 60s, I always rated Bruce. What an asset he was for Brian - and Disney Girls is in my top 5 BB songs. He's right about Smiley Smile as well; a lovely album which I used to listen to along with the Band's later 'brown album'.
@johndoyle2429
8 ай бұрын
He sang another great for the beachboys called Tears in the morning.
@sportdr
2 жыл бұрын
hes still alive and touring with the Beach Boys. I had breakfast with him this Fall in Charleston, WVa
@ptgrubbs1
2 жыл бұрын
It’s truly amazing his talent can be so hidden in plain sight.
@rejectionisprotection4448
8 ай бұрын
Ouch!
@ptgrubbs1
8 ай бұрын
@@rejectionisprotection4448 I don't know why you said ouch I've always loved his songs and voice and it just blew my mind to hear him play this song by himself. Sometimes the production of a song changes it I love the record version but this one so persanal.. I didn't mean to insult anyone
@rejectionisprotection4448
8 ай бұрын
@@ptgrubbs1 Oh, ok. I misread your comment to mean the opposite.
@neymaalnajmah2436
5 ай бұрын
@@ptgrubbs1 I'm from Brazil, and I also really like Bruce's voice. I love his pronunciation and his compositions.
@peteroates9921
3 жыл бұрын
I met Mr Johnston at Sydney during 50th anniversary tour he shook my hand and could not have been more friendly and outgoing
@kookadams85
3 жыл бұрын
Bruce Johnston is one of THE greatest legends in rock history, I'm glad I got to meet him years ago.
@stevensims7656
2 жыл бұрын
Just met and hung out with Bruce Johnston and John Cowsill at a beach in Sarasota two days ago. We did not even recogniced them until they told us who they were. Super nice and fun guys.
@neymaalnajmah2436
5 ай бұрын
What a privilege for you! I would love to meet Bruce. I'm in love with his voice and his compositions. ❤
@BoneCK15
3 жыл бұрын
This was recommended to me, probably because I watch a ton of Beach Boys content. Didn't know Bruce played with Eddie Cochran. Dude has had a low key amazing life.
@christiandigennaro9436
3 жыл бұрын
Bruce Jhonson is a key figure in the evolution of The Beach Boys…
@jmua8450
3 жыл бұрын
Bruce became a dancing, clapping cheerleader in the Mike Love Band.
@williamlangan5902
3 жыл бұрын
Johnston is more of a secret weapon for Mike Love's band.
@larryfreda5208
3 жыл бұрын
I saw Johnston, Mike Love and 6 strangers calling themselves T he Beach Boys a few years ago.
@Phelps-1247
2 жыл бұрын
He was playing keyboard last time i went
@garybishop4030
Жыл бұрын
Ah be nice! They were pretty good when I saw them and signed autographs for me.
@williamwilkinson6665
11 ай бұрын
@@larryfreda5208.....Love owns the name Beach Boys.... Brian signed it over to him years ago
@tomjones5650
3 жыл бұрын
What happened to Bruce. Plays 175 Beach Boys gigs a year. Not exactly hiding in a rabbit hole....
@christianlester687
3 жыл бұрын
175 gigs a year? Not possible, but yes, still alive and well.
@donaldgossett1736
Жыл бұрын
Lots of gigs year after year after year
@LIT70
Жыл бұрын
Just saw him and the Boys last week in Clearwater, FL.
@billbrimmer1739
3 жыл бұрын
This man is no slouch. What a career!
@NateRuvin414
3 жыл бұрын
Bruce is a phenomenal talent
@neymaalnajmah2436
5 ай бұрын
I agree
@jerryditrolio8064
3 жыл бұрын
I Didn't Know Bruce Johnson Knew Eddie Cochran,Phil Spector,Terry Melcher,And Doris Day,And Also Bruce Worked At Delfi Records, Amazing !!!!,I Didn't Bruce Had So Many Hats,A True Consulate Muscian !!!!
@laurenzpelster8990
3 жыл бұрын
Good video, but maybe practice reading your notes before recording the voiceover. The stuttering can be kind of distracting. Not hating, just trying to help you make even better videos.
@edw7001
Жыл бұрын
Met this guy at ocean city beach nj, didn’t know him but once I realized I felt so bad. This was in 2017
@neymaalnajmah2436
5 ай бұрын
Why did you feel bad? Did you speak with him? What was he like as a person?
@edw7001
5 ай бұрын
@@neymaalnajmah2436 like I said, I didn’t know him so i was confused who he was. It was only until I started listening to The Beach Boys is where I was like “wow I met him and I didn’t even know” I took a photo with him and my group
@Phelps-1247
2 жыл бұрын
Bruce and Jerry? Pretty sure it is Bruce and "Terry" lol
@jend80
Жыл бұрын
Nah, there was a Bruce & Jerry as well as Bruce & Terry
@joycejean-baptiste4355
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, he really got around. This happened more often than not I see from the different bands he performed with. Well known bands had been using temporary members, even Glenn Campbell. God only knows is one of my favourites by the Beach Boys. Didn't know that Johnston played for all these groups. I appreciate what you're doing by putting all the background information together. The music business is very connected and complicated but awesome music came out of all the bands you mentioned. I imagine this is how they had to keep work steady too since groups and bands were forming and disbanding a lot. Survival. Thanks.
@legendaryTMNICO
Жыл бұрын
I also didn't know that Dennis was supposed sing lead vocals for God Only Knows and I didnt expect him to have laryngitus. I grew up in Hawthorne, CA where Carl was born in the 80s. I also didn't know that Carl is Dean Martin's son in law.
@brianlandrum3545
9 ай бұрын
Dell-Fy not Dell-Fee Records
@familysounds
3 жыл бұрын
Nice Job!
@drummer083
3 жыл бұрын
Bruce could write an incredible book. I'd love to hear about the murder of Big John Dolphin, which both he and Sandy Nelson were witness to.
@caroltenge5147
2 жыл бұрын
did they witness the murder of jimi hendrix too?
@jeffreythompson1436
Жыл бұрын
Beach boys should have added Charlie then all that crap wouldn't have gone down
@gilmangus83
3 жыл бұрын
blown away by his accomplishments! WOW! Newfound props to you., Mr. Johnston. "Disney Girls" alone makes you great and Rock Hall of Fame-worthy. But Bruce, Mike Love is ... well, you know ...
@willemvanzeist
3 жыл бұрын
I doubt the statement that Billy Hinsche was to replace Bruce in 1969. And that's not Jack Riely at 5:45, it's Dutch DJ Lex Harding.
@tedecker3792
3 жыл бұрын
As a very early BB fan, it took me a long time to accept Bruce as a legitimate Beach Boy.
@neymaalnajmah2436
5 ай бұрын
I met Bruce first, through him I met The Beach Boys. I love Bruce, I love the Wilson brothers .
@thomasrobinson182
3 жыл бұрын
Del Fi not dell fee. Like Oracle at Delphi. Language can be such a challenge. Sloop not slip.
@jend80
Жыл бұрын
Between clapping, microphone adjusting and looking like he's playing the keyboards at Mike's touring Beach Boys Gigs, he's been working with Skrillex and The Weeknd over the last few years (no really).
@dirtylemon3379
3 жыл бұрын
Nice video but the slurred, inarticulate narration was hard to listen to.
@VanirTraditionalist
3 жыл бұрын
Bruce could pass for a Kennedy brother
@mattmcnulty8363
2 жыл бұрын
He really does look like a young Ted Kennedy doesn’t he?
@thomasrobinson182
3 жыл бұрын
Rex All is the pronunciation. Rexall is the name.
@samdorsey4590
3 жыл бұрын
Great information but HARD to listen to the stumbling talking!
@christianlester687
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@warmswarm
2 жыл бұрын
What Happened To Your Narration?
@migueldeleon6677
Жыл бұрын
Going Public, to me, is like a demo album to showcase his songwriting -- something to send out to pop stars looking for a songwriter/arranger. It's underproduced (except for "Disco Pipeline") for sure, which is ironic considering the great work he did a couple of years later with L.A.
@Lady_A.R.Browne
8 ай бұрын
That was a smart decision to leave the Wilson Brothers. They were a bore. Johnston was right. But I didn't know he worked with so many other artists. That's wild!! He was a ghost composer, writer, musician, arranger and singer. Just as so many other fine artists like the fifth Beatles member, Billy Preston. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@notanotherjamesmurphy5574
7 ай бұрын
Yeah… the Wilson brothers were a total bore… they weren’t genius songwriters or anything…
@45factory
3 жыл бұрын
This narrator is clueless.
@darthjesus420
3 жыл бұрын
Useless*
@patrickmcgrath5411
11 ай бұрын
STUPID QUESTION ‼️... HE BECAME A BEACH BOY AND LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER ❣️😎
@emeraldkimble7602
3 жыл бұрын
He wrote the song the who,eworld sAng
@ronmaljak8401
3 жыл бұрын
What?
@lynnkanerva4519
3 жыл бұрын
Ummm... need to work on your spelling....
@donnsunderland2684
3 жыл бұрын
He means the Barry Manilow hit "I write the songs the whole world sings" written by Bruce Johnston.
@carisamcmillen6196
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Bruce!!! It’s Carisa!!!!!!!!!!
@VictorCastillo-un1gd
3 жыл бұрын
😵💫…. Did he say Bruce helped on part of “The Wall” or was that another slight misinterpretation?
@JohnWildeFF
3 жыл бұрын
He did some additional backing vocals on The Wall, it's true! 😎👍
@christopherriley1968
3 жыл бұрын
Is he called Johnston or Johnson? Articulate my dear man, articulate! What a terrible voice over! It makes a vaguely interesting musician sound boring. Mr. R. 😒🎼
@lynnkanerva4519
3 жыл бұрын
It's JOHNSTON, pronounce the "T"
@garybishop4030
Жыл бұрын
This guy is brutal! Hire somebody else
@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796
3 жыл бұрын
Bruce tours with the Group d/b/a The Beach Boys.
@caroltenge5147
3 жыл бұрын
ill take Bruce over hotdog John Staymos anyday.
@stevefranckhauser7989
3 жыл бұрын
Reading at 4th grade level.
@ckhthd
3 жыл бұрын
It would help tremendously if you would read your script out loud at least two or three times before you record it. Your reading is extremely unprofessional and detracts from your product.
@carisamcmillen5166
5 ай бұрын
Bruce Johnston??🤣🤣🤣🤐🤬
@wcassady
3 жыл бұрын
One of the worst things to ever happen to the Beach Boys
@novaqne
Жыл бұрын
why
@wcassady
Жыл бұрын
@@novaqne His style of music was completely opposite of the direction Carl and Dennis were taking the group (which was the right direction imo.) In the end he basically just gave Mike the support to continue on with the traveling oldies act. Bruce himself has admitted that the Beach Boys music was not his type of music.
@moebetta4224
2 жыл бұрын
Terrible bass fingering technique.
@lp4265
Жыл бұрын
I was in a relationship with Bruce off and on for two years. Met all the BB, except Dennis, obviously. What a whirlwind romance ! 🩷
@neymaalnajmah2436
5 ай бұрын
Wow! How interesting! Why the romance was turbulent?
@lindajiron2557
3 ай бұрын
I am sure Harriet loves to hear that. 😅
@lp4265
3 ай бұрын
@@lindajiron2557 according to him, he was single. Little did I know. He definitely was a serial, um, dater…
@lindajiron2557
3 ай бұрын
@@lp4265 Yes, he definitely was! Been there, done that. Many years ago though. My clue was a former BB member who said to me, "You must be one of Bruce's exes!" I thought one!!!! 😲
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