What a difference an “h” makes. When “Help Me, Ronda” was originally featured on The Beach Boys Today! in early 1965, the band didn’t think too much of the shuffling love song with the repetitive hook ...

Another band was having the same thoughts about the song. Producer Terry Melcher was all set to release the song on Columbia Records. When Brian Wilson heard about it, he asked Melcher to kill the ...

During a 2011 interview with Goldmine, Wilson discussed “Help Me, Rhonda.” “We did two versions of ‘Help Me Rhonda,'” he recalled. “We did one with the ukulele and we did one with guitars. We chose to ...

Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine celebrates the new reissue of his debut solo album 'A Portrait From California,' now available on CD and for the first time on streaming services. In 1965 and ‘66, ...

The Beach Boys' second No. 1 was essentially the end of their career's first phase as hitmakers. By Andrew Unterberger Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently ...