Al Jardine

Al Jardine
Jardine performing in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Alan Charles Jardine
Born	(1942-09-03) September 3, 1942 (age 82) Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Origin	Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock pop folk
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass
Years active	1961–present
Member of	Al Jardine and his Endless Summer Band
Formerly of	The Beach Boys Kenny & the Cadets California Music
Website	aljardine.com

Alan Charles Jardine (born September 3, 1942) is an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, background vocalist, and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as number-one hit "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Then I Kissed Her" (1965), "Cottonfields" (1970), and a cover of the Del-Vikings’ "Come Go with Me" (1981). His song "Lady Lynda" was also a UK top 10 hit for the group in 1979. Other Beach Boys songs that feature Jardine on lead include "I Know There's an Answer" (1966), “Vegetables" (1967), a cover of Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue” (1978), and "From There to Back Again" (2012).

Following the death of fellow band member Carl Wilson in 1998, Jardine left the Beach Boys and has since performed as a solo artist, rejoining the band only for their 2012 50th anniversary tour. Since 2013, Jardine has toured alongside fellow Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson and his band; Jardine has also made solo appearances, increasing the amount of these especially since 2018. He has released one solo studio album, A Postcard from California (2010). Jardine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys in 1988.^[1]