Conversations on Cayamo: Al Jardine of the Beach Boys

By Ken Paulson

The Cayamo music cruise from Sixthman, long a haven for Americana artists and audiences, shook things up this year with the headlining Brian Wilson Band. On two remarkable nights, the stage featured two founding Beach Boys – Wilson and Al Jardine – and an amazing band revisiting one of pop music’s most entertaining, important and influential catalogs.

Jardine is now touring the U.S. in a more intimate show, telling stories and performing Beach Boys classics. That’s his lead vocal on “Help Me Rhonda” and “Sloop John B.”

We had the chance to talk with Al on the 2020 edition of Cayamo about his rich career, love of “wingman” Brian and his upcoming show at the City Winery in Nashville on March 31.

Here’s our conversation:

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