Vocalist, keyboardist, guitarist, bassist, drummer, composer and producer from Beverly Hills . His first band was Sleepwalkers together with Kim Fowley and Sandy Nelson. He got fame in the West Coast area of the USA and did several studio appearences. He played bass on Teddy Bears hit single "To Know Him Is To Love Him" and drummed in Ritchie Valens' live band. Then he formed the band The Surf Stompers. Late 1964 he joined The Beach Boys and had great success with the band. In 1972 he left the band and recorded a solo album. In 1979 he returned to The Beach Boys and produced, toured and collaborated with the band ever since.
On his solo album, "Going Public", released in 1977, he recorded a number of his own songs, two of which ("Disney Girls" and "Deidre") were previously recorded by The Beach Boys , and "I Write the Songs", which was a huge hit for Barry Manilow (US #1, 1975). Also included is his interpretation of the Lynsey de Paul -penned classic, "Wont Somebody Dance With Me".
He was adopted by the Johnston family and was renamed Bruce Johnston!!!
Is portrayed by Robert Lee in Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys
Member of The Beach Boys.
He was born in Peoria,Illinois and adopted by William and Irene Johnston of Chicago,Illinois.
