David Marks is one of the last true rock and roll heroes whose story somehow went untold…until now.” - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame David Marks began playing music with his neighbors, the Wilson brothers, in 1958 when he was 10 years old. When Brian Wilson began using that electric Rock and Roll foundation to support his intricate vocal harmonies, an exciting new sound was created. In spring 1962 Capitol Records acquired a demo recording of the songs Surfin’ Safari and 409 performed by The Beach Boys, which upon release became a massive national hit. Over the course of the next two years they would evolve into America’s top rock act. In only 18 months they recorded an astonishing four classic studio albums that included some of rock music’s most beloved anthems such as Surfin’ Safari, Surfin’ USA, Catch a Wave, Surfer Girl, In My Room, 409, Shut Down, Little Deuce Coupe and Be True to You School. And it was during these first years that the enduring image of five smiling Pendleton clad guys, carrying a surfboard on a California beach, was forever ingrained as the iconic image of American music – defining the band in the public’s eye for decades to come. David Marks was part of all of that, and then in late 1963 at 15 years of age he walked away from the Beach Boys at the very height of their initial wave of success. While his time in the band may have been short, he was there as the band rose from a local curiosity to the top of the Billboard charts and he was there when the Beach Boys created their trademark sound, one that still resonates to this day on radio, and in television and movies. The impact David Marks’ “Toes on the Nose” Fender Stratocaster had on generations of future guitarists is undeniable. David went on to record solo material for A&M, Warner Brothers, Imperial and Dot Records all before he was 21 years old. Two of his post Beach Boys bands, David Marks and the Marksmen, and The Moon, enjoy significant cult followings today and are especially popular among the 1960s era music aficionados. David later studied at some of the finest music schools in Boston and had a successful career as a respected Los Angeles based studio musician,. David has played with some of the greatest talents of this generation in the varied genres of surf, psych-pop, jazz, blues, classical and rock and roll, - all without trading on his notoriety as an ex-Beach Boy, choosing instead to remain out of the spot light as an anonymous, working guitarist. With the recent release of The Lost Beach Boy (Virgin Books) David Marks, for the first time ever, tells the complete story of The Beach Boys genesis, from his childhood living across the street from the Wilsons, through their initial rise to fame. And now it seems, The Lost Beach Boy is anything but lost. David Marks finally accepted his place as an original member of The Beach Boys in 1997 when he rejoined the band for a two-year tour. After a diagnosis of Hepatitis C in 1999 forced him to quit the Beach Boys for a second time, David committed himself to getting healthy and beat the virus in 2004. During that time, David lent his name to the cause, becoming the official spokesman of several awareness campaigns throughout the US and UK. In 2005, at the request of the Wilson family, David Marks was included on the State of California historical landmark placed in the old neighborhood where their houses once stood. This statue which features the same iconic image shot on the beach in 1962 of the Pendelton clad boys, literally and forever cemented David’s place in the history of the Beach Boys. The following year, all 5 surviving Beach Boys reunited at the Capitol Records tower to celebrate 2 million sales of the Sounds of Summer compilation CD and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pet Sounds. David Marks recently toured the UK with The Beach Boys on their latest Spring ’08 tour. David is currently residing in New York, where he continues to write and record new music. His latest releases includes The Lost Years, a 3-disc audio companion to The Lost Beach Boy, which includes 40 years of “lost” recordings, a new CD of originals titled, I Think About You Often and David Marks & The Marksmen: The Ultimate Collector’s Edition, with a soon to be released CD of original songs co-written with Beach Boys and Motown lyricist, Stephen Kalinich called, The Circle Continues.