60 YEARS AGO TODAY:
4/9/65 – Bruce Johnston joins The Beach Boys as a replacement for Brian Wilson, freeing Brian up to concentrate more on writing and producing future recordings for the band.
Also on 4/9, Mickey Mantle hits Major League Baseball’s first indoor home run in an exhibition game against The Houston Astros at The Houston Astrodome. President Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird are in attendance.
