1. Jeffrey Foskett was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a touring and studio musician for Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys since the 1980s.
23 Facts About Jeffrey Foskett
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Jeffrey Foskett played mostly surf music covers in the same market as Papa Doo Run Run, with whom Jeffrey Foskett would join forces later.
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Jeffrey Foskett became a fan of the Beach Boys after he heard "I Get Around" and became determined to meet Brian Wilson.
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In 1976, Jeffrey Foskett tracked down Wilson's house in Bel Air, which had a stained-glass window resembling the artwork of the 1967 album Wild Honey.
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Love listened to Jeffrey Foskett and hired Reverie as the original incarnation of The Endless Summer Beach Band.
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The band toured with Love through December 1981, when Jeffrey Foskett replaced Wilson's brother Carl Wilson who briefly left The Beach Boys to pursue a solo career.
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When Carl rejoined the Beach Boys in May 1982, Jeffrey Foskett was asked to stay to perform Wilson's falsetto parts, which he did until 1990.
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When Brian Wilson returned to touring in the late 1990s, he asked Jeffrey Foskett to help him assemble his touring band.
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Jeffrey Foskett was the musical director, appearing at every solo show Wilson had performed, up until he departed from Wilson's band.
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In 2012, Jeffrey Foskett joined the Beach Boys' live band on their 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour, and subsequently recorded the studio album That's Why God Made the Radio alongside the band, performing all of the falsetto vocal parts as well as other vocals on the record.
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Jeffrey Foskett has Brian's confidence, and basically kind of makes it possible to have Brian Wilson on the road with us.
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Jeffrey Foskett left the touring band in late 2013, citing a sudden heavy workload on touring and recording the album.
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On May 15,2014, it was announced that Jeffrey Foskett would be re-joining the Beach Boys as a permanent member of the touring band.
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Jeffrey Foskett performed on Love's solo albums Unleash the Love and Reason for the Season.
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In early 2019, Jeffrey Foskett took leave from the Beach Boys due to undergoing throat surgery.
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In late 2019, Jeffrey Foskett announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 anaplastic thyroid cancer in early 2018 and that his falsetto vocal range had heavily deteriorated as a result of several surgeries and treatments on his vocal cords.
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Jeffrey Foskett released several solo albums including Thru My Window, touted as "The best Beach Boys album they never recorded", Cool and Gone, and Twelve and Twelve.
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Jeffrey Foskett won several awards including Top Selling Artist of the Year in New Zealand and Best New Foreign Artist in Japan.
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Jeffrey Foskett is a member of "California Rocks" the California Rock Hall of Fame.
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Jeffrey Foskett produced other artists including Harry Shearer of Spinal Tap and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
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On June 12,2018, Jeffrey Foskett released the long in the works duet studio album with Jeff Larson entitled Elua Aloha.
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Jeffrey Foskett was an avid supporter of The MD Anderson Cancer Center at The University of Texas, Houston, The Gary Sinise Foundation, and The Carl Wilson Foundation.
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On December 11,2023, Jeffrey Foskett died from anaplastic thyroid cancer, at the age of 67.