# Mike Meros

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**Michael Meros** (September 29, 1950 – December 26, 2007) was an American keyboardist best known as a member of the [Beach Boys](/source/Beach_Boys) touring band from 1979 until July 4, 2001.[1]

Meros hailed from the [Brooklyn Park](/source/Brooklyn_Park,_Maryland) neighborhood of [Baltimore, Maryland](/source/Baltimore,_Maryland). His entire family was musical and comprised a band known as the "Meros Brothers".[2] Mike played in other bands as well, including Shelley's Emeralds, the Bare Essentials, The Ravens and the New Apocalypse.[3]

Meros earned a degree in Music from the [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland) 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](/source/Al_Jardine).

## References

1. Stebbins, Jon (1 September 2001). [*The Beach Boys FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Band*](https://books.google.com/books?id=8T3ivyKmSQwC&q=%22mike+meros%22&pg=PT47). 1st ed. Backbeat. p. 16. ISBN 0879309873. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

1. Zeises, Lara M. (17 June 1997). ["Local boy makes good vibrations Musician: Mike Meros started off playing the accordion in Brooklyn Park. Now he's the Beach Boys' keyboardist and life is good, good, good."](https://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/06/17/local-boy-makes-good-vibrations-musician-mike-meros-started-off-playing-the-accordion-in-brooklyn-park-now-hes-the-beach-boys-keyboardist-and-life-is-good-good-good/). *The Baltimore Sun*. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

1. ["Welcome to Bad Cat Records"](http://badcatrecords.com/BadCat/NEWapocalypse.htm). *Bad Cat Records*. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

## External links

- Zeises, Lara M. [interview article](https://web.archive.org/web/20151005104956/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-06-17/features/1997168109_1_meros-beach-boys-band-the-beach), The Baltimore Sun, June 17, 1997, retrieved October 5, 2015

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