ROSS SIMPSON

The instrumental section of the song was recorded at United Western Recorders, Hollywood, California, with the session engineered by Chuck Britz and produced
by Brian Wilson. The session took 20 takes to achieve the master take of the
song. The recording included Carl on twelve string guitar among other session
musicians collectively known as The Wrecking Crew. A strip of masking tape was
placed over the strings of a piano  while the bottoms of two plastic orange juice
bottles were used for percussion. The final vocal track of “God Only Knows” was completed on April 11, 1966. The song was voted 25 in Rolling Stone magazine’s
500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Some of the original handwritten lyrics to "God Only 
Knows"

Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)

Buddy Holly is singer Buddy Holly‘s debut solo album and his second
album overall (following The "Chirping" Crickets in 1957). Although
billed as a solo record, the personnel once again features Holly’s
band, the Crickets, accompanying him.  It contains one of Buddy’s
best known songs, "Peggy Sue".

George Harrison released his first album on his Dark Horse label, entitled
"Dark Horse." The album reached number 4 on the Billboard chart and the
single "Dark Horse" reached number 15, but they failed to make an impact
in the UK. The music critic Mikal Gilmore described “Dark Horse” as "one of
Harrison’s most fascinating works, a record about change and loss."

Little Deuce Coupe is the fourth studio album by The Beach Boys, and third
overall LP release within 1963.The album was a success, reaching number
four during a 46-week chart stay, and eventually certified platinum by the
RIAA.