Evan Vucci, Associated Press Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, third from left, applauds as President Donald Trump shows the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act, after signing it in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Second from right is musician Kid Rock. SALT LAKE CITY — For years, Sen. Orrin Hatch has moonlighted as a songwriter, even penning a tune that found its way into a Hollywood movie soundtrack. On Thursday, the 84-year-old Utah Republican stood next to the likes of Kid Rock, Beach Boys' Mike Love and "Soul Man" singer Sam Moore as President Donald Trump signed Hatch's bill to help songwriters get paid fair value for their songs. "They’ve been working on this for years and years and years, and I guess certain entertainers have been taken advantage of for a long time, but no longer, because of Trump, can you believe it?" the president said before signing the Music Modernization Act in a ceremony at the … [Read more...] about Music bill puts Kid Rock, Mike Love, Donald Trump and Orrin Hatch on the same stage
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Inside Mike Love’s Pebble Beach House—Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Find a Buyer?
Although Mike Love and his family have been having fun, fun, fun in the home since 2006, it would be nice to finally sell it for $6.45 million. Lisa Johnson Mandell, provided by Published 5:30 pm CDT, Thursday, August 16, 2018 Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images Inside Mike Love's Pebble Beach House—Wouldn't It Be Nice to Find a Buyer? 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Deep in the Monterey Pines of Pebble Beach, CA, Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love built himself a stately dream home. And although Love and his family have been having fun, fun, fun in the 9,000-square-foot home since it was built in 2006, they're thinking it would be nice to sell it for $6.45 million. The 77-year-old musician spends more time at his home in … [Read more...] about Inside Mike Love’s Pebble Beach House—Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Find a Buyer?
Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Surviving Beach Boys Put Bad Blood Aside for Rare Interview
“It’s very nice to get together,” singer Mike Love said during a celebratory night at Capitol Records, where they made some of their biggest hits. NewsOK highlights articles of interest from selected websites to increase the scope of commentary and coverage available to readers. Readers are linked back to the source of the content. … [Read more...] about Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Surviving Beach Boys Put Bad Blood Aside for Rare Interview
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Beach Boys singer Mike Love has detailed the band’s brief relationship with cult leader Charles Manson in the late 1960s in a new memoir. California governor denies parole for Manson cult follower People magazine reports Love writes that Manson and his followers moved in with bandmate Dennis Wilson in 1968, a little more than a year before Manson’s cult killed seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Love recalls being at the house with another Beach Boy, Bruce Johnston, when Manson handed out LSD and was “orchestrating sex partners” for some of his female followers. Love says he tried to bow out of the situation and went to take a shower, but was confronted by Manson, who Love says told him, “you can’t leave the group.” Love’s memoir, “Good Vibrations,” is set for release later the month. … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Beach Boys’ Mike Love talks about meeting Charles Manson
Beach Boys’ Mike Love opens up relationship with cousin Brian Wilson
Fifty years ago, the Beach Boys rode “Good Vibrations” to number one. Lead singer Mike Love said he actually wrote the lyrics driving to the recording studio with his then-wife. “I said, ‘Take this down -- I’m driving along, I love the colorful clothes she wears, and the way the sunlight plays upon her hair,’” Love said. “Good Vibrations” is now the title of Love’s new autobiography, but the group known for its harmonies has a history of discord. “When did you interest in singing start?” CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason asked him in a recent interview. “Well, since I sang together with my cousin Brian when we were little kids,” Love said. The Beach Boys were a family band, made up of the three Wilson brothers – Brian, Dennis and Carl – and cousin Mike and friend Al Jardine. Brian, the melodic genius, arranged their intricate harmonies. Mike, the lead … [Read more...] about Beach Boys’ Mike Love opens up relationship with cousin Brian Wilson