Michael Meros (September 29, 1950 – December 26, 2007) was an American keyboardist best known as a member of the

Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by thei ...

touring band from 1979 until July 4, 2001. Meros hailed from the Brooklyn Park neighborhood of

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the List of United States ...

. His entire family was musical and comprised a band known as the "Meros Brothers". Mike played in other bands as well, including Shelley's Emeralds, the Bare Essentials, The Ravens and the New Apocalypse. Meros earned a degree in Music from the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

in 1972.

Death

Meros died unexpectedly of a heart attack on December 26, 2007. He had been performing as recently as July 2007 with

Al Jardine Alan Charles Jardine (born September 3, 1942) is an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, background vocalist, and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as number-one hit ...

References

External links

*Zeises, Lara M
interview article
The Baltimore Sun, June 17, 1997, retrieved October 5, 2015 American keyboardists The Beach Boys backing band members 1950 births 2007 deaths Musicians from Baltimore 20th-century American musicians University of Maryland, College Park alumni {{US-music-bio-stub