The Beach Boys: An American Family

The Beach Boys was the quintessential summertime band formed in California in 1961 that eventually came to represent having fun at the beach, surfing, meeting girls and living that laid-back California lifestyle. With hit songs like "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Good Vibrations," the band sang of a California that was all beaches, parties, and sunshine while their lives were plagued with drugs, mental illness and parental abuse-a startling contrast to their public persona. Still the band began as a family and survived, and its music continues to play worldwide. This mini-series chronicles the band's decades of performing in the public spotlight.