For those who grew up in the U.S. in the early 1960s, no other group better expressed the essence of summer than the Beach Boys. Their music along with the distinct smell of Coppertone suntan lotion still take me back to those adolescent days. Surf rock pre-dated the group, of course, having been launched in 1960 by the Ventures' instrumental hit Walk—D…
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