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As the son of a Beach Boy, Matthew Jardine often joined his father on the road.

"Equally a family, we tried to come out," he says. "'Cause they were on the road a lot."

The thought of joining Al Jardine on stage as a performer never really crossed his mind in those days.

"I never saw myself doing it," Matthew says. "I kind of saw it separately. That was what Dad did. That was what Carl did. That was what Mike and Brian did."

He'southward referring, of grade, to the other members of the legendary California hit auto he came to view as an extension of his family unit.

Brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and Matthew's father, Al Jardine, a friend from Hawthorne High School, formed the Beach Boys, originally called the Pendletones in 1961.

Matthew arrived in 1966, the same week "Good Vibrations" topped the Hot 100.

Asked how it felt to see his baby grow into the role of a lead vocalizer in the ring he founded in his teens, Al replies with a laugh, "Have you got an hour or ii?"

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Watching the Beach Boys as a kid, Matthew wasn't convinced he could do what his male parent was doing.

"Yous always had rock 'n' curl dreams of getting up there and playing guitar in forepart of an audience or singing or whatever," Matthew says. "But it only kind of happened by accident, information technology seems, in a foreign kind of way."

He and his dad take been touring together since the '80s, when Matthew joined the Embankment Boys touring family on percussion before landing the gig of a lifetime — supplying those iconic high notes as a lead vocalist that, in many means, define the Beach Boys sound.

The Jardines are about to spend another endless summer on the road with Brian, who launched a 25-city tour with Chicago at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix on June seven.

It was practically a hometown gig for the Jardines.

Al and his married woman, Mary Ann, have a home in Tiptop Summit. "Information technology's beautiful upwards there," he says.

Matthew lives in Flagstaff and attended the University of Arizona.

They'll be on the road this Father's Day, enjoying a day off in Missouri.

"Probably try to have a Fathers Day dinner. Not sure yet as I haven't looked that far ahead yet," Matthew said.

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The Jardines also sing together in Al Jardine & His Family unit & Friends, aslope Brian'south daughters, Carnie and Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips.

The first time Matthew lent his vocals to a Beach Boys song was in the studio, providing the narration that opens "(I Saw Santa) Rockin' Effectually the Christmas Tree" before joining his brother Adam and the other members' kids on backing vocals.

"That was so cute," Al recalls. "I loved it."

Matthew was xi.

"Information technology was fun because all the kids were in that location," Matthew says. "The whole Beach Boy environment was kind of like a second family, merely with all of our different school schedules, the kids were never out there at the same time that much."

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Joining the band on percussion

Every bit a teen, Matthew started working summers every bit the Beach Boys' banana road manager.

Presently, his duties expanded to include percussion in 1989, replacing "Total Business firm" star John Stamos, who handled percussion during the Writers Guild of America strike of 1988.

"When the strike ended, I was doing all the road-managing gopher stuff," Matthew says, "and they asked if I could come upwards and fill up in on parts like the sleigh bells on 'God But Knows,' the timpani on 'Wouldn't It Be Dainty.'"

He had no percussion experience simply was up for the challenge considering, as he says, it was "kind of an auxiliary role."

It did feel weird, though.

"I had enormous respect for all the people that were upwardly at that place because they're all trained musicians that had earned their wings grinding it out in clubs and out on other tours," he says.

"And I didn't have that kind of experience. I started at the top and got to learn on stage in forepart of 8,000 to 10,000 people every night."

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Stepping into the spotlight on vocals

In 1991, he graduated to a more of import role.

"He was delivering luggage to the rooms when someone heard him sing this really high part in the hallway and said, 'Well, that sounds cute. I wonder who that is,'" Al recalls. "And then I said, 'Well, that'south my son, Matt.'"

Al suggested having Matthew bring together the Beach Boys on atomic number 82 vocals, singing parts originally done by Brian, who hadn't been a regular touring fellow member of the group since 1964.

"But Carl Wilson was a little skeptical," Al says.

"He thought Matt needed a little more time before assuming that role. Carl and I argued about it for about a year. And so it was about time when he got the task. I was fix for information technology. I just had to convince the Wilsons, which is not ever easy when you're outnumbered."

The Beach Boys were in Phoenix for a private gig when Matthew got a phone telephone call "out of nowhere" from the road manager.

"He said, 'You're gonna stay an actress solar day hither in Phoenix. The guys desire to rehearse with you and go over vocals.' I said 'What?!' He said, 'They desire to see if y'all're ready to accept that high harmony part."

They ran the set in Carl's hotel suite, later which, Matthew says, "Everyone nodded and said, 'All correct, we'll see yous in Helsinki in 2 weeks. Become home and study.'"

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First gig attendance? 700,000 people

That beginning concert in Helsinki was what Matthew calls the largest festival in northern Europe at the fourth dimension.

"I cut my teeth in forepart of 700,000 people," he says.

"In that location were then many people in every management. People in the trees. People on buildings. People everywhere. And it was broadcast live to five one thousand thousand people. So that was quite the introduction to singing in the ring. Luckily, I had a pretty skillful show."

Looking back, he understands why Carl thought he wasn't ready.

"I was untrained and I think he could probably see that," Matthew says. "And honestly, listening to older recordings, I can hear information technology."

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'Whatever yous're doing, don't end'

One 24-hour interval, Carl offered some friendly advice.

"He said, 'Hey, I really remember that you lot should take some song lessons,'" Matthew says.

"That was his contribution to simply encouraging me to start working on the craft. And and so at some point, he did, similar, a double-take and said, 'What happened?' And so he told me, 'Whatever y'all're doing, don't stop doing it.'"

Hearing his son tell the story, Al says, "Aww, that's squeamish."

Things got better from at that place.

"When I started getting the guys' blessings and could see that I was gaining their confidence, that's when things really started to take off," Matthew says.

"I said, 'OK, I've finally got some firm basis here and I know what I need to piece of work on.'  Because if you got 5 different bosses, you're gonna go five different answers."

After Carl's expiry in 1998, the Jardines left the touring lineup of the Beach Boys and began performing regularly with a group called Beach Boys: Family & Friends.

That same year, Matthew was asked to perform with Brian on TNN'south Front end Row and Eye too as Farm Assistance '98. Brian was quoted in Billboard saying of Matthew, "His voice is stronger than mine, and he tin can actually hit those high notes."

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Singing Brian Wilson's parts in Brian'due south band

Singing Wilson's pb song on classics like "Don't Worry Baby" while Wilson is sitting right beside him is a great experience.

"Because he really likes to hear it," Matthew says.

"Brian has always been adept at delegating. That's why he didn't sing every unmarried pb vocal on his songs. He has capable singers that he can rely on to evangelize his music, if I tin can say that without sounding conceited."

Information technology helps to have his male parent in the mix.

"He's got that Beach Boy tone that no ane else has," Matthew says.

"It's dad'due south vocals that really kind of help to glue that song stack together. Dad's tone and Brian'due south tone are totally different. And notwithstanding, when they sing together, they're just admittedly angelic."

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Begetter and son also are enjoying the Family & Friends experience.

"It's simply a cute thing to hear those voices every bit adult singers at present with their maturity," Al says. "And all of them sound wonderful."

Matthew recalls a recent soundcheck where his dad was working with the Wilson sisters on a vocal function. He believes it was "Surfin' Safari."

"And the blend was so utterly cool," he says.

"It simply has a life of its own. That's the thing. Y'all can get great singers to sing this stuff. Only you get people that have the correct tones and the correct inflections, you accept that family connection and information technology takes on a life of its own."

Al agrees.

"The genetic textile is in that location," he says. "That'south for sure."

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'Information technology's merely a family thing. It's good'

The best part of touring together, Al says, is "we go to meet each other. It's great to see Matt. I've been watching him now for the last 30 years."

For Matthew, the best office of working and so closely with his dad is trust.

"It's great to be able to have someone that you tin can rely on and trust out here," he says.

"We watch out for each other and help guide each other, which is good. So that's an extra layer that kind of helps onstage and off. It's just a family thing. Information technology'southward proficient."

And it's a family unit thing that but keeps growing. Al speaks glowingly of how Matthew'south son and daughters sing.

"I'm thinking, 'My gosh, his kids sound amazing,'" Al says.

"His daughter Abby plays incredible bass. His girl Olivia plays wonderful piano and sings and writes amazing songs. I'm going, 'Whoa, I can't even keep up with information technology.' So we're gonna accept some other ring pretty before long, another piddling offshoot."

Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley.

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