Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour: The Society Of Singers honored The Beach Boys' Mike Love at the 21st Ella Awards

Sunday, February 23, 2014

The Society Of Singers honored The Beach Boys' Mike Love at the 21st Ella Awards

Mike Love accepts the ELLA award at The Society of Singers' 21st ELLA Awards on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 in Beverly Hills, Calif. The event honored Mike Love, lead singer and co-founder of The Beach Boys, producer Nigel Lythgoe, and and backup singers The Waters Family. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for The Society of Singers/AP Images)

The Society Of Singers honored The Beach Boys original member Mike Love at the 21st Ella Awards on February 20th, 2014. John Stamos performed and served as the emcee during the gala which benefits the Society Of Singers. Emmy ® Award-winning producer, Nigel Lythgoe (So You Think You Can Dance) was honored with the Leadership Award and legendary backup singers, The Waters Family received The Voice Of The Industry Award at the event.

Love is recognized as one of the distinctive vocalists in rock & roll history with over 50 years history leading Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame members, The Beach Boys. He co-wrote many of the band''s signature tunes and his lead vocals can be heard on songs like "Fun, Fun, Fun", "Good Vibrations", "California Girls", "Do It Again", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Kokomo", "Surfin' USA" and many more. The Beach Boys, alongside The Beatles and Michael Jackson, are the only artists to have produced 12 Top 10 hits in a 5 year span.

The event featured many one-of-a-kind performances with a wide range of performers including Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers), Micky Dolenz (The Monkees), Dean Torrence (Jan & Dean), California Saga (children of Beach Boys members), David Lee Roth (Van Halen) and many more. Here is the full list of performances:

The Blossoms: “He’s a Rebel”
American Idol’s Jessica Sanchez: “I Will Always Love You”
Wayne Brady: “A Change is Going To Come”
Becky Baeling-Lythgoe & The Beach Boys: “To Sir with Love”
Righteous Brother Bill Medley, Jeff Foskett and The Beach Boys: “Lovin’ Feelin’”
America and The Beach Boys: “Surfin USA”
Micky Dolenz and The Beach Boys: “Wild Honey”
Dean Torrence, David Marks and The Beach Boys: “Little Deuce Coupe”
David Marks and The Beach Boys: “409”
California Saga: “Anna Lee” and “Darlin”
Rita Wilson and The Beach Boys: “Warmth of the Sun”
Christopher Cross: “All This is That”
Lucy Lawless, Mike Love and The Beach Boys: “Wouldn’t it be Nice”
Mike Love and The Waters Family: “Unleash the Love”
Al Jardine and The Beach Boys: “Help Me Rhonda”
The Beach Boys: “Good Vibrations”
Dave Koz, Mike Love and The Beach Boys: “Kokomo”
David Lee Roth and Mike Love: “California Girls”
All of the Evenings Performers join Mike Love and The Beach Boys for: “Fun, Fun, Fun”

Society of Singers is a nonprofit charity with a mission to preserve and maintain the personal dignity and quality of life of professional singers, nationwide, by providing emergency financial assistance, plus a wide range of resources and opportunities to those who qualify in order to conserve their livelihood and continue with their craft. For more information, visit www.singers.org.