38 Facts About Al Jardine

Alan Charles Jardine was born on September 3,1942 and is an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys.

Al Jardine's song "Lady Lynda" was a UK top 10 hit for the group in 1979.

Since 2013, Al Jardine has toured alongside fellow Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson and his band; Al Jardine has made solo appearances, increasing the amount of these especially since 2018.

Al Jardine has released one solo studio album, A Postcard from California.

Al Jardine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys in 1988.

Alan Charles Al Jardine was born at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio, the younger of two children to Virginia and Donald Al Jardine.

Al Jardine watched Brian and brother Carl Wilson singing at a school assembly.

Al Jardine fully rejoined the Beach Boys in the summer of 1963 at Brian Wilson's request and worked alongside guitarist David Marks with the band until October 1963, when Marks quit the Beach Boys after a disagreement with the band's manager, Murry Wilson.

Al Jardine played double bass on the Beach Boys' first record for Candix Records, "Surfin'", but quit the band a few months later, in February 1962.

Al Jardine returned to the Beach Boys full-time in 1963 following David Marks' departure.

Al Jardine first sang lead on "Christmas Day", on 1964's The Beach Boys' Christmas Album and followed with the Number 1 hit "Help Me, Rhonda".

Al Jardine instigated the Beach Boys' recording of a remake of the Mamas and the Papas' song "California Dreamin'", reaching No 8 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in 1986.

In 1991, Al Jardine had allegedly been "suspended" by Love from the band prior to the recording of the album Summer in Paradise, supposedly because of a dispute about content; however, he returned during the sessions to sing lead vocals on two of the album's songs and contributed to the partial re-recording of tracks for the UK release of the album.

Meanwhile, Al Jardine sued Love, claiming that he had been excluded from their concerts, BRI, through its longtime attorney, Ed McPherson, sued Al Jardine in Federal Court.

Al Jardine proceeded to appeal this decision in addition to seeking $4 million in damages.

In late 2006, Al Jardine joined Brian Wilson and his band for a short tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pet Sounds.

In March 2008, Al Jardine settled a lawsuit brought against him by BRI and Love regarding use of the "Beach Boys" name.

Al Jardine released A Postcard from California, his solo debut, in June 2010.

Also in 2010, Brian Wilson and Al Jardine sang on "We Are the World 25: for Haiti", a new recording of "We Are the World", which was released as a charity single to benefit the population of Haiti.

Al Jardine made his first appearance with the Beach Boys touring band in more than 10 years in 2011 at a tribute concert for Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday; at this concert, he sang lead on "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Sloop John B".

Al Jardine made a handful of other appearances with Love and Johnston's touring band in preparation for a reunion.

Wilson had hoped to record another studio album as part of a continued reunion, and Al Jardine reportedly asked Love to reconsider his decision.

Wilson and Al Jardine continued to tour together in 2014 and following years, often joined by Chaplin; Marks declined to join them after 2013.

Al Jardine has appeared at almost every single Brian Wilson concert or other performance since the end of the Beach Boys' 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012, with very few exceptions.

In 2016, Wilson and Al Jardine embarked on the Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour, promoted as Wilson's final performances of the album, with Chaplin appearing as a special guest at all dates on select songs.

Al Jardine has since contributed to all of Wilson's tours since then.

In July 2016, Al Jardine appeared in an episode of the Adult Swim series Decker, playing the role of the President's "science advisor".

Al Jardine continued to tour these shows into 2020, while still performing with the Brian Wilson band.

That same year, Wilson and Al Jardine embarked on a co-headlining tour with the Zombies, performing selections from Friends and Surf's Up.

In March 2020, Al Jardine was asked about a possible reunion and responded that the band would reunite for a string of live performances in 2021, although he believed a new album was unlikely.

Also in 2021, a live version of Wilson and Al Jardine performing "In My Room" at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee was released on the soundtrack album to the Wilson documentary Long Promised Road.

That same year, Al Jardine made a guest appearance on the song "Best Summer Ever" by the group Drifting Sand, and he and Blondie Chaplin participated in what turned out to be Wilson's final tour, a co-headlining tour with the band Chicago.

Since 2022, Al Jardine has been touring in two configurations: the "Family and Friends" configuration mentioned above and the "Endless Summer Beach Band" lineup.

Al Jardine will donate a portion of proceeds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Al Jardine announced that "Wish" would hopefully appear on a second solo album, for which he is planning to finish some unreleased songs.

Al Jardine intends to start the tour itself in 2025, preceded by benefit concerts in 2024.

Al Jardine has tentatively planned for the setlist to include a mixture of deep cuts from the band's 1970s albums, as well as their classic hits.

Al Jardine has authored one book, Sloop John B: A Pirate's Tale, illustrated by Jimmy Pickering.