What Happened to Bruce Johnston?

[@johndoyle2429]

He sang another great for the beachboys called Tears in the morning.

[@brianmorger2174]

I met Bruce in 1980 while working as a DJ in Missoula, Montana. The Beach Boys played a concert there and afterward went to the Edgewater Hotel. Bruce was congenial and conversational to my girlfriend and I. I remember him being so warm, authentic and genuine.

[@kellyerinm]

Bruce Johnston is an amazingly nice guy! His son looks so much like him too, when he was younger

[@bf5175]

Which son? I am friends with his youngest and I think I can see it but I don't know if I am just trying to see it.

[@RaysTrack]

Watching the Beach Boys from the UK since mid 60s, I always rated Bruce. What an asset he was for Brian - and Disney Girls is in my top 5 BB songs. He's right about Smiley Smile as well; a lovely album which I used to listen to along with the Band's later 'brown album'.

[@davidfisher9767]

Bruce has been a major asset to the band, throughout, and has written some truly beautiful songs.

[@AvaO_t]

I met Mr Johnston at Sydney during 50th anniversary tour he shook my hand and could not have been more friendly and outgoing

[@sportdr]

hes still alive and touring with the Beach Boys. I had breakfast with him this Fall in Charleston, WVa

[@ptgrubbs1]

It’s truly amazing his talent can be so hidden in plain sight.

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

Ouch!

[@ptgrubbs1]

@@rejectionisprotection4448 I don't know why you said ouch I've always loved his songs and voice and it just blew my mind to hear him play this song by himself. Sometimes the production of a song changes it I love the record version but this one so persanal.. I didn't mean to insult anyone

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

@@ptgrubbs1 Oh, ok. I misread your comment to mean the opposite.

[@neymaalnajmah2436]

​@@ptgrubbs1 I'm from Brazil, and I also really like Bruce's voice. I love his pronunciation and his compositions.

[@christiandigennaro9436]

Bruce Jhonson is a key figure in the evolution of The Beach Boys…

[@kookadams85]

Bruce Johnston is one of THE greatest legends in rock history, I'm glad I got to meet him years ago.

[@stevensims7656]

Just met and hung out with Bruce Johnston and John Cowsill at a beach in Sarasota two days ago. We did not even recogniced them until they told us who they were. Super nice and fun guys.

[@neymaalnajmah2436]

What a privilege for you! I would love to meet Bruce. I'm in love with his voice and his compositions. ❤

[@jmua8450]

Bruce became a dancing, clapping cheerleader in the Mike Love Band.

[@williamlangan5902]

Johnston is more of a secret weapon for Mike Love's band.

[@larryfreda5208]

I saw Johnston, Mike Love and 6 strangers calling themselves T he Beach Boys a few years ago.

[@Phelps-1247]

He was playing keyboard last time i went

[@garybishop4030]

Ah be nice! They were pretty good when I saw them and signed autographs for me.

[@williamwilkinson6665]

​@@larryfreda5208.....Love owns the name Beach Boys.... Brian signed it over to him years ago

[@tomjones5650]

What happened to Bruce. Plays 175 Beach Boys gigs a year. Not exactly hiding in a rabbit hole....

[@christianlester687]

175 gigs a year? Not possible, but yes, still alive and well.

[@donaldgossett1736]

Lots of gigs year after year after year

[@LIT70]

Just saw him and the Boys last week in Clearwater, FL.

[@BoneCK15]

This was recommended to me, probably because I watch a ton of Beach Boys content. Didn't know Bruce played with Eddie Cochran. Dude has had a low key amazing life.

[@NateRuvin414]

Bruce is a phenomenal talent

[@neymaalnajmah2436]

I agree

[@billbrimmer1739]

This man is no slouch. What a career!

[@edw7001]

Met this guy at ocean city beach nj, didn’t know him but once I realized I felt so bad. This was in 2017

[@neymaalnajmah2436]

Why did you feel bad? Did you speak with him? What was he like as a person?

[@edw7001]

@@neymaalnajmah2436 like I said, I didn’t know him so i was confused who he was. It was only until I started listening to The Beach Boys is where I was like “wow I met him and I didn’t even know” I took a photo with him and my group

[@jerryditrolio8064]

I Didn't Know Bruce Johnson Knew Eddie Cochran,Phil Spector,Terry Melcher,And Doris Day,And Also Bruce Worked At Delfi Records, Amazing !!!!,I Didn't Bruce Had So Many Hats,A True Consulate Muscian !!!!

[@Phelps-1247]

Bruce and Jerry? Pretty sure it is Bruce and "Terry" lol

[@jend80]

Nah, there was a Bruce & Jerry as well as Bruce & Terry

[@familysounds]

Nice Job!

[@laurenzpelster8990]

Good video, but maybe practice reading your notes before recording the voiceover. The stuttering can be kind of distracting. Not hating, just trying to help you make even better videos.

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Wow, he really got around. This happened more often than not I see from the different bands he performed with. Well known bands had been using temporary members, even Glenn Campbell. God only knows is one of my favourites by the Beach Boys. Didn't know that Johnston played for all these groups. I appreciate what you're doing by putting all the background information together. The music business is very connected and complicated but awesome music came out of all the bands you mentioned. I imagine this is how they had to keep work steady too since groups and bands were forming and disbanding a lot. Survival. Thanks.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

I also didn't know that Dennis was supposed sing lead vocals for God Only Knows and I didnt expect him to have laryngitus. I grew up in Hawthorne, CA where Carl was born in the 80s. I also didn't know that Carl is Dean Martin's son in law.

[@jeffreythompson1436]

Beach boys should have added Charlie then all that crap wouldn't have gone down

[@brianlandrum3545]

Dell-Fy not Dell-Fee Records

[@drummer083]

Bruce could write an incredible book. I'd love to hear about the murder of Big John Dolphin, which both he and Sandy Nelson were witness to.

[@caroltenge5147]

did they witness the murder of jimi hendrix too?

[@willemvanzeist]

I doubt the statement that Billy Hinsche was to replace Bruce in 1969. And that's not Jack Riely at 5:45, it's Dutch DJ Lex Harding.

[@VanirTraditionalist]

Bruce could pass for a Kennedy brother

[@mattmcnulty8363]

He really does look like a young Ted Kennedy doesn’t he?

[@thomasrobinson182]

Del Fi not dell fee. Like Oracle at Delphi. Language can be such a challenge. Sloop not slip.

[@gilmangus83]

blown away by his accomplishments! WOW! Newfound props to you., Mr. Johnston. "Disney Girls" alone makes you great and Rock Hall of Fame-worthy. But Bruce, Mike Love is ... well, you know ...

[@thomasrobinson182]

Rex All is the pronunciation. Rexall is the name.

[@warmswarm]

What Happened To Your Narration?

[@jend80]

Between clapping, microphone adjusting and looking like he's playing the keyboards at Mike's touring Beach Boys Gigs, he's been working with Skrillex and The Weeknd over the last few years (no really).

[@tedecker3792]

As a very early BB fan, it took me a long time to accept Bruce as a legitimate Beach Boy.

[@neymaalnajmah2436]

I met Bruce first, through him I met The Beach Boys. I love Bruce, I love the Wilson brothers .

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

STUPID QUESTION ‼️... HE BECAME A BEACH BOY AND LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER ❣️😎

[@dirtylemon3379]

Nice video but the slurred, inarticulate narration was hard to listen to.

[@samdorsey4590]

Great information but HARD to listen to the stumbling talking!

[@christianlester687]

Definitely

[@migueldeleon6677]

Going Public, to me, is like a demo album to showcase his songwriting -- something to send out to pop stars looking for a songwriter/arranger. It's underproduced (except for "Disco Pipeline") for sure, which is ironic considering the great work he did a couple of years later with L.A.

[@45factory]

This narrator is clueless.

[@darthjesus420]

Useless*

[@emeraldkimble7602]

He wrote the song the who,eworld sAng

[@ronmaljak8401]

What?

[@lynnkanerva4519]

Ummm... need to work on your spelling....

[@donnsunderland2684]

He means the Barry Manilow hit "I write the songs the whole world sings" written by Bruce Johnston.

[@VictorCastillo-un1gd]

😵‍💫…. Did he say Bruce helped on part of “The Wall” or was that another slight misinterpretation?

[@JohnWildeFF]

He did some additional backing vocals on The Wall, it's true! 😎👍

[@Lady_A.R]

That was a smart decision to leave the Wilson Brothers. They were a bore. Johnston was right. But I didn't know he worked with so many other artists. That's wild!! He was a ghost composer, writer, musician, arranger and singer. Just as so many other fine artists like the fifth Beatles member, Billy Preston. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

Yeah… the Wilson brothers were a total bore… they weren’t genius songwriters or anything…

[@christopherriley1968]

Is he called Johnston or Johnson? Articulate my dear man, articulate! What a terrible voice over! It makes a vaguely interesting musician sound boring. Mr. R. 😒🎼

[@lynnkanerva4519]

It's JOHNSTON, pronounce the "T"

[@garybishop4030]

This guy is brutal! Hire somebody else

[@carisamcmillen6196]

Hey Bruce!!! It’s Carisa!!!!!!!!!!

[@caroltenge5147]

ill take Bruce over hotdog John Staymos anyday.

[@stevefranckhauser7989]

Reading at 4th grade level.

[@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796]

Bruce tours with the Group d/b/a The Beach Boys.

[@carisamcmillen5166]

Bruce Johnston??🤣🤣🤣🤐🤬

[@wcassady]

One of the worst things to ever happen to the Beach Boys

[@novaqne]

why

[@wcassady]

@@novaqne His style of music was completely opposite of the direction Carl and Dennis were taking the group (which was the right direction imo.) In the end he basically just gave Mike the support to continue on with the traveling oldies act. Bruce himself has admitted that the Beach Boys music was not his type of music.

[@ckhthd]

It would help tremendously if you would read your script out loud at least two or three times before you record it. Your reading is extremely unprofessional and detracts from your product.

[@moebetta4224]

Terrible bass fingering technique.

[@lp4265]

I was in a relationship with Bruce off and on for two years. Met all the BB, except Dennis, obviously. What a whirlwind romance ! 🩷

[@neymaalnajmah2436]

Wow! How interesting! Why the romance was turbulent?

[@lindajiron2557]

I am sure Harriet loves to hear that. 😅

[@lp4265]

@@lindajiron2557 according to him, he was single. Little did I know. He definitely was a serial, um, dater…

[@lindajiron2557]

@@lp4265 Yes, he definitely was! Been there, done that. Many years ago though. My clue was a former BB member who said to me, "You must be one of Bruce's exes!" I thought one!!!! 😲

[@lp4265]

@@lindajiron2557 from coast to coast.