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Bruce Johnston

ブルース・ジョンストン　/　ぶるーす・じょんすとん

American musician

June 27, 1942 (age 83)　・　Peoria, Illinois, United States

Illinois
musician
composer
singer

My Take

Bruce Johnston is my favorite kind of musician: the indispensable one nobody puts on the poster. Joining the Beach Boys, he became the glue in some of pop's most intricate harmonies, and then quietly wrote "I Write the Songs," the 1975 Barry Manilow smash that won hearts worldwide. That double life, band member and behind-the-scenes craftsman, tells me he cared more about the music than the spotlight. Born in landlocked Peoria yet helping define the sound of the California coast, he proves imagination beats geography. Whenever I trace the credits of American pop, his name keeps surfacing, and I think that quiet ubiquity is the truest measure of greatness.

Overview

Bruce Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, best known as a former member of the Beach Boys. He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and California Music) and composed the 1975 Barry Manilow hit "I Write the Songs".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Bruce Johnston
Name (Japanese): ブルース・ジョンストン
Reading: ぶるーす・じょんすとん
Born: June 27, 1942 (age 83)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Horse
Origin: Peoria, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / composer / singer / record producer / songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	I Write the Songs	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

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