Bruce Johnston
Actor
Born June 27, 1942 in Peoria, Illinois, USA
Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American singer, musician and songwriter who is a 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". Born in Illinois, Johnston grew up in Los Angeles and studied classical piano in his early years. While in high school, he arranged and played on his first hit record, Sandy Nelson's "Teen Beat" (1959), and also worked with musicians such as Kim Fowley and Phil Spector. One of Johnston's first gigs was as a member of the surf band the Gamblers before becoming a staff producer at Columbia Records.
Filmography
The Beach Boys
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Bad Vibrations
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
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The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds
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The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971
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The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
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The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary
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The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again
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Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
Himself
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
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Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
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The Wrecking Crew
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Cease to Exist
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Legends
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Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
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The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
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Brian Wilson’s Imagination
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Classic Albums
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The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
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Home Improvement
Bruce Johnston
Full House
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Disorderlies
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The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
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The Beach Boys: An American Band
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T. J. Hooker
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Champs-Elysées
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The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert
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The Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
Deadman's Curve
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The Beach Boys: It's OK
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The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969
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The Dick Cavett Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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