There is a band called The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys are an American rock band , formed in Hawthorne , California in 1961 . Dennis Wilson . Dennis served mainly on drums and backing vocals for the Beach Boys from its formation until his death in 1983 . It is often erroneously stated that Dennis ' drumming in the band 's recordings was filled in exclusively by studio musicians . The Beach Boys . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 .