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Be True To Your School: 58 Years Later, Brian Wilson Gets An 'A' In Music

When the singer from The Beach Boys wrote the tune "Surfin'" as a high school student, he got an "F" from his music teacher. Nearly six decades later, Hawthorne High has rectified the situation.
Singer and songwriter Brian Wilson, performing in Los Angeles in 2015.

Beach Boy Brian Wilson has always urged folks to love their alma maters, but now he has an extra reason to let

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