FLASHBACK: THE BEACH BOYS KICK OFF ‘PET SOUNDS’ SESSIONS WITH ‘SLOOP JOHN. B’
Getty ImagesIt was 57 years ago today (July 12th, 1965) that the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson began recording the group’s 1966 hit “Sloop John B,” the first song tracked for the group’s legendary Pet Sounds album. It was the group’s rhythm guitarist Al Jardine, the folk music aficionado in the band, who suggested the group…


