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while this beach boys member struggled with drugs and anxiety (and later became a recluse after a breakdown during a tour), he was known to be the group's "mastermind." he took inspiration from phil spector and often used the wall of sound - correct answers brian wilson the only beach boys member who actually surfed. he later died from drowning - correct answers dennis wilson this beach boys member was the baby brother of the wilsons. he later became the stage and studio leader after his brother brian went MIA. his death signified the end of the beach boys - correct answers carl wilson the oldest beach boys member who wrote their #1 hit, "kokomo." he hated their pet sounds album and the constant change brian brought to the group. he wasn't featured on a song later on because he was busy traveling with the beatles in india - correct answers mike love father of the wilson boys who served as the beach boys' manager until he was fired in 1964. he did not have a good relationship with the boys - especially brian. he once hit brian so hard he gave him permanent hearing loss in his right ear - correct answersmurry wilson man who became brian wilson's permanent stage replacement on tour with the beach boys and has stayed with them since - correct answersbruce johnston surf rock group that worked with brian wilson to create some songs. they had a similar sound to the beach boys with brian giving them the songs "sidewalk surfin" and "surf city" - correct answersjan and dean the most definitive surf-rock band who played mostly instrumental music. their most notable works include "walk, don't run" (the first surf song) and the hawaii five-o opening theme song. they often recorded with the wrecking crew - correct answersthe ventures most of the beach boys stuff was recording with this group that was used by spector to create the wall of sound - correct answersthe wrecking crew musical group that contained the daughters of brian wilson song(s): hold on - correct answerswilson phillips this song was the biggest hit of the beach boys' career. it was written by mike love and was the band's first #1 hit in 22 years (and brian wilson had nothing to do with its success) - correct answerskokomo a covers album produced by the beach boys that made brian wilson come back out of seclusion and likewise launching the beach boys' comeback after "smile" flopped - correct answersendless summer one of the most enduring and celebrated albums in rock history. it was a shock to the public, however. it was moody, noncommercial and dealt with unusual topics like aging and growing pains - correct answerspet sounds the song was the beach boys biggest hit. it was also the most expensive record in rock history with its production taking 6 months, 3 studios and hundreds of miles of tape. an electro-theramin was used as its dominant instrument ("pocket symphony") - correct answersgood vibrations this beach boys album was released as an alternative to the smile album after brian wilson couldn't finish the original. it was under-produced and poorly received by the public - correct answerssunny smile this beach boys album was the most delayed album in rock history, earning the nickname of the "great lost work of 60s pop music." it was finally released in 2011 as a personal statement for brian wilson. it featured songs about the elements - correct answerssmile this type of music is representative of california beach culture and was mostly instrumental before it was popularized by the beach boys - correct answerssurf music this music label was launched by the beach boys following their long association with capital records. after its founding, the group went to work on their song "smile" - correct answersbrother records this musical instrumental was the dominant sound used in the beach boys "good vibrations" track. the idea to use it came from brian's mother - correct answerselectro-theramin this figure was a former auto worker who owned a bankrupt record store that he later turned into an entertainment empire known as the motown music label. he was known for his involvement in every decision big/small in the organization. he contracted background musicians (i.e. the supremes, martha and the vandellas, etc) so they could and would only do work for motown - correct answersberry gordy jr this atlantic records musician was completely blind by the time he was 7-years-old and is most notable for wearing sunglasses. he was sent to the florida school of the deaf and blind where he learned to play piano. he is credited with secularizing gospel and the way he put many styles together and made it work - correct answersray charles nickname: the genius - correct answersray charles this musician was signed by wexler but was later sent to muscle shoals. she was so successful with muscle shoals that they became her regular band and would fly out to new york to work with her. she once disappeared in the middle of a recording session because of a drunken argument between her husband and a band member song(s): do right woman, do right man ; respect ; chain of fool ; you make me feel like a natural woman - correct answersaretha franklin nickname: queen of soul - correct answersaretha franklin this musician quit school at 15 y/o to join little richard's back-up band. an unscheduled recording session with stax completely changed the trajectory of his career, making him one of the major soul and pop music figures. (he also helped craft the r&b sound) he struggled with throat issues, got surgery and later died two days later when his plane crashed leaving steve cropper to finish his songs song(s): these arms of mine, i've been loving you too long, tramp and sitting on the dock of the bay - correct answersotis redding nickname: mr pitiful - correct answersotis redding seasoned studio musician and fame songwriter who wrote many hits of the 60s song(s): dark end of the street - this was a quintessential soul song covered by artists like james carter, aretha franklin and clarence carter - correct answersdan penn this musician had a troubled past with his father as he was kicked out of the air force for faking a mental disability. while his troubles began to be reflected in his music, he had over 40 career hits and worked with bo diddley and chuck berry and formed the group, the markeys. he was later murdered by his father over business documents song(s): i heard it through the grapevine, ain't no mountain high enough, what's going on, mercy mercy me, let's get it on, sexual healing (marked his comeback and earned him two grammys) - correct answersmarvin gaye nickname: prince of motown/soul - correct answersmarvin gaye this musician grew up very poor and had frequent run-ins with the law. however, he was known for being the hardest working man in show business with more hot 100 hits than anyone else and playing 300 performances/year. he started the gospel quartest, the avons, who he would fine if they played poorly. he honed his amazing stage show through 10 years on the chitlin circuit which got him recognized by little richard song(s): please please please, live at the apollo (recorded against his labels wishes, but made him famous), papas got a brand new bag (crossover hit) and say it loud i'm black and proud - correct answersjames brown hit-making group of writers that wrote, produced and arranged music for motown and helped define the "motown song" in the 60s. they appeared on the supremes (and others) album covers and later left motown after a dispute over royalties and credit - correct answersholland-dozier-holland memphis/muscle shoals creative who was also an organist at fame studios. he worked alongside dan penn to write several hits of the 60s (i.e. when a man loves a woman and i never loved a man) - correct answersspooner oldham brother and sister duo that started stax recording, they ran the studio out of memphis and found artists like rufus thomas, otis redding, booker t and mgs and isaac hayes - correct answersstewart and axton this musician was originally a writer, but later became a solo artist. the stax owners did not want to break up the songwriting duo that he and dave porter were, though. he later wrote the soundtrack for the movie shaft and even tried out for the lead role. - correct answersisaac hayes this figure was the vp of operations at american records and was one of the very few successful recording artists to succeed as a music-business executive. (he didn't originally want the job, but he did it well) he was the leader of the group, the miracles, who had motown's first million dollar selling song, shop around - correct answerssmokey robinson turkish men who started atlantic records - correct answersahmet and neuhi ehrtigan american recording engineer and produced for atlantic records who is credited with innovating the multi-track recording method. he was very influential in creating the sound of the second half of the 20th century - correct answerstom dowd producer and talent recruit for atlantic records who is credited with finding aretha franklin for muscle shoals (and others). he is credited with turning his career around after her little success with columbia records - correct answersjerry wexler mississippi singer that was the lead singer of the soul stirrers and was one of the first crossover gospel stars. he got a record deal with speciality records in la and worked closely with producer bumps blackwell. he was later shot and killed by a hotel manager song(s): change is gonna come (civil rights movement), you send me, wonderful w