1. John Frank Rieley III was an American businessman, record producer, songwriter, and disc jockey who managed the Beach Boys between mid-1970 and late 1973.
11 Facts About Jack Rieley
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Jack Rieley sang lead on the Surf's Up track "A Day in the Life of a Tree" and narrated Brian Wilson's fairy tale Mount Vernon and Fairway.
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The Beach Boys met Jack Rieley, while promoting their album Sunflower, and hired him as their manager.
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Jack Rieley sang lead vocal on "A Day in the Life of a Tree".
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Jack Rieley falsely claimed to have been a Peabody Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for NBC News.
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Several months after the release of Holland, Jack Rieley disassociated from the Beach Boys.
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Jack Rieley gave his side of the story in a 2013 interview,.
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Jack Rieley took the lead vocal on three songs, including the title track.
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Jack Rieley later rebranded as J2 Global before acquiring and merging with Ziff Davis.
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Jack Rieley died on April 17,2015, while residing in Berlin, Germany.
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Jack Rieley was our manager in the early 70s and helped us a lot.