Happy Birthday to the Beach Boys‘ Mike Love, who turns 77 today (March 15th)!!! Love, who formed the group in 1961 with his first cousins Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, and with friends David Marks and Al Jardine, went on to co-write most of the group’s major hits with Brian Wilson. Love holds the license to tour under the band’s name, enlisting none of the other three living co-founders, choosing instead to use a side band — along with longtime member Bruce Johnston, for his live dates.

Last November, Mike Love released his second official solo album, the double-disc collection, Unleash The Love. The set features one album of all new material along with a second disc of updated Beach Boys classics — including “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “California Girls,” “I Get Around,” “Good Vibrations,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” along with the recent remake of “Do It Again” featuring John Stamos and Mark McGrath.