‘A Grammy Salute to The Seashore Boys’ to Tape 3 Days After 2023 Grammys

A Grammy Salute to The Seashore Boys, the newest in a collection of “Grammy Salute” specials, will tape Wednesday, Feb. 8, three days after the sixty fifth annual Grammy Awards are held in Los Angeles. The dwell live performance particular will function a star-studded lineup paying tribute to the traditional pop/rock group. It’s going to tape on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and can air on CBS later this 12 months.

The present will tape six weeks after the airing of the earlier “Grammy Salute” particular; Homeward Sure: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon, aired on Dec. 21.

Right here’s one thing they most likely received’t inform you on the “Grammy Salute” particular: The Seashore Boys by no means received a Grammy in competitors, regardless of 4 nominations. Even their masterwork “Good Vibrations” went 0-3 on the Grammys. (Throughout The Seashore Boys’ Nineteen Sixties heyday, Grammy voters have been nonetheless making an attempt to determine what they considered up to date pop/rock.)

Grammy voters have since determined they prefer it – and The Seashore Boys particularly – very a lot. The group acquired a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 2001. Wilson was named MusiCares individual of the 12 months in 2005. 5 Seashore Boys recordings have been voted into the Grammy Corridor of Fame, which capabilities as a second probability for the Grammys to reward worthy information they might have missed the primary time round.

Since The Seashore Boys’ heyday, Brian Wilson has acquired six extra Grammy nominations, profitable twice – greatest rock instrumental efficiency for “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow” (2004) and greatest historic album for The Smile Periods (Deluxe Field Set) (2012).

The Seashore Boys have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 1988 (with Elton John doing the honors). Wilson was inducted into the Songwriters Corridor of Fame in 2000. He acquired the Kennedy Heart Honors in 2007.

The Seashore Boys logged 4 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100 – “I Get Round” (two weeks in July 1964), “Assist Me, Rhonda” (two weeks in Could/June 1965), “Good Vibrations” (one week in December 1966) and “Kokomo” (one week in November 1988). Brian Wilson was not concerned with the latter smash, which was featured within the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail.

The group notched two No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 – Seashore Boys Live performance (4 weeks in December 1964) and Countless Summer season (one week in October 1974).

The Seashore Boys have been fashioned in Hawthorne, Calif., in 1961. The group’s authentic lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson; their cousin Mike Love; and pal Al Jardine. Three of the members are nonetheless dwelling – Brian Wilson, 80; Love, 81 and Jardine, 80. Dennis Wilson died in 1983 at age 39. Carl Wilson died in 1998 at age 51.

The Recording Academy, Joel Gallen’s Tenth Planet Productions, and CBS are behind A Grammy Salute to The Seashore Boys. AEG Ehrlich Ventures, headed by Ken Ehrlich, the previous government producer of the Grammy Awards telecast, oversaw previous specials on this collection.

The musical administrators of a number of Grammy-branded specials have acquired Primetime Emmy nominations for excellent music route. Two have received in that class. Don Was received for The Beatles: The Evening That Modified America (2014). Greg Phillinganes received for Stevie Surprise: Songs within the Key of Life – An All Star Grammy Salute (2015).

Rickey Minor was nominated for music route of two Grammy-branded specials – Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of The Bee Gees (2017) and Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul (2019). Davey Johnstone was nominated for Elton John: I’m Nonetheless Standing – a Grammy Salute (2018), and Sheila E, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis have been nominated for Let’s Go Loopy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (2020).