The Beach Boys on Stage

Karl wilson, still only 18 when bryan retired from the road, stepped into that role and would become the defacto musical director of the beach boys on stage for most of the next 30 years. This was a major change to the group's dynamics. Up to this point, they had been a group with a leader, bryan, and a frontman, mike, and three other members. Many of the groups contracts for live performances at this point specified that the promoter was getting karl wilson and four other musicians.