Photo courtesy of Phil Sloan
P.F. Sloan and Stephen

 

"It took us 40 years to get together," Sloan says with a laugh, referring to his collaboration on two songs with Beach Boys lyricist Steve Kalinich. "Steve wanted to work with me back in 1966, but it didn't happen. Not long ago, he asked if I'd put music to a meditation book he'd composed. It was 250 pages of blank verse. I said, 'I'll do it if I can find one magic chord that holds everything together.'

"I got the guitar, found this diminished chord and reworked the verses so they rhymed. I called Steve and said, 'You're in luck.' "

The meditation became the touching ballad "If You Knew." ~ Phil Sloan

If You Knew
Stephen Kalinich/P.F. Sloan

 

A Tribute to Friends & Pet Sounds
The Wild Honey Pocket Symphony Orchestra & Friends
Los Angeles, CA
September 13, 1996

The Wild Honey Pocket Symphony Orchestra:

Willie Aron - Keyboards - (Spanish Kitchen)
D.J. Bonebrake - vibes/glockenspiel (X)
Kristian Hoffman - keys - (The Mumps)
David Jenkins - Bass - (Andrew)
Jim Laspessa - drums (Muff/Dave Davies/Green Jello)
Jonathon Lea - guitars (Jigsaw Seen)
David Nolte - bass (Lucky)
Perry Ostrin - percussion (Spanish Kitchen)
Andrew Sandoval - guitars (Andrew)
Stuart Waxman - tympani (orchestra performer)
Tommy Morgan - bass Harmonica - Session musician including Pet Sounds and Good Vibrations

And Friends (on vocals):

Darryl Jensen - Bell Starlings/Rails
Alan Boyd
Wendie Colter - Box the Walls
Hazel Dawn Dumpert
Gary Eaton - Kingsize Maybe/Ringling Sisters/Continental Drifters
Adam Marsland - Cockeyed Ghost
Robbie Rist - Anderson's/Bell Starlings
Steve Stanley - Single Bullet Theory

Setlist:

(Video Clips of Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys)

1. Meant For You - Morley Bartnoff
2. Friends - vocal group fet. Gary eaton
3. Wake The World - Kristian Hoffman
4. Be Here In The Morning - Nan vernon
5. When A Man Needs A Woman - Mike randle (Baby Lemonade)
6. Passing By - Vocal Group
7. Anna Lee The Healer - Joey Sehee (The wonderful world of joey)
8. Little Bird - Dennis Davison (The Jigsaw seen)
9. Be Still - Stephen J. Kalinich
10. Busy Doin Nothin' - Cindy Lee Berryhill
11. Diamond Head - pocket orchestra
12. Transcendental Meditation - Vocal Group

(Tony Asher introduces Pet sounds)

13. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Gary Eaton & Robbie Rist
14. You Still Believe In Me - Matthew Sweet
15. That's Not Me - Andrew Sandoval
16. Don't Talk - Kristi Callan (Lucky)
17. I'm Waiting For The Day - Michael Quercio - (Permanent Green Light)
18. Let's Go Away For Awhile - Orchestra
19. Sloop John B - P.F. Sloan
20. God Only Knows - Matt Devine
21. I Know There's An Answer - Buddy Judge
22. Here Today - Parthenon Huxley (P. Hux)
23. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times - Matthew Sweet
24. Pet Sounds - orchestra
25. Caroline No - Darryl Jensen & Wendie Colter

26. Charity - Sweet Relief

Contributed by: Chris Skerikto Eric's Beach Boys Page