Mike Meros
Michael Meros (September 29, 1950 – December 26, 2007) was an American keyboardist best known as a member of the Beach Boys touring band from 1979 until July 4, 2001.[1]
Meros hailed from the Brooklyn Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. His entire family was musical and comprised a band known as the "Meros Brothers".[2] Mike played in other bands as well, including Shelley's Emeralds, the Bare Essentials, The Ravens and the New Apocalypse.[3]
Meros earned a degree in Music from the University of Maryland in 1972.
Death
[edit]Meros died unexpectedly of a heart attack on December 26, 2007. He had been performing as recently as July 2007 with Al Jardine.
References
[edit]- ^ Stebbins, Jon (1 September 2001). The Beach Boys FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Band (1st ed.). Backbeat. p. 16. ISBN 0879309873. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Zeises, Lara M. (17 June 1997). "Local boy makes good vibrations Musician: Mike Meros started off playing the accordion in Brooklyn Park. Now he's the Beach Boys' keyboardist and life is good, good, good". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Bad Cat Records". Bad Cat Records. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Zeises, Lara M. interview article, The Baltimore Sun, June 17, 1997, retrieved October 5, 2015
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