By this time the de facto manager of the Beach Boys, Murry landed the

By this time the de facto manager of the Beach Boys, Murry landed the group’s first paying gig (for which they earned $300) on New Year’s Eve, 1961, at the Ritchie Valens Memorial Dance in Long Beach . In their early public appearances, the band wore the heavy Pendleton woolen jacket-like shirts that local surfers favored before switching to their trademark striped shirts and white pants (a look that was taken directly from the Kingston Trio ). All five members sang, with Brian playing bass, Dennis playing drums, Carl playing lead guitar, and Al Jardine playing rhythm guitar, while Mike Love was usually the frontman and occasionally played saxophone.