The Beach Boys were one of the most famous rock and roll groups of the 1960 s.The group was started in California in 1961 by three brothers,Brian,Carl and Dennis Wilson,their cousin,mike love and a friend called Al Jardine.Their first big hit was 'Surfin' Safari' in 1962.Over the next few years they had a lot of success with their songs about surfing cars and girls,including Surfin USA 1963,California Girls 1965 and Good Vibrations 1966.Their music is often called the Surfer sound .