Beach Boys fan magazine editor produced band s reunion song
THÉODEN JANES, The Charlotte Observer
April 9, 2021
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FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) David Beard is no stranger to the Beach Boys and not just because the Fort Mill, S.C., resident has been the editor and publisher of the Beach Boys fan magazine Endless Summer Quarterly since 1993.
In fact, his rapport with members of the band is so strong that, over the years, Beard has been tapped to work on projects the average fan could only dream of being involved with.
Among other gigs: He served as the archival image assistant on the Beach Boys’ 2006 live album “Songs from Here & Back”; he helped out with the liner notes for the 30th anniversary edition of late band member Dennis Wilson’s “Pacific Ocean Blue,” which came out in 2008; and in 2015 and 2016, he was invited by Beach Boy Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne to design the band’s tour programs.