The Beach Boys return to National Mall one year after ban 30 years ago today (July 4 1984)

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Video: 'Beach Boys - 4th Of July 1984'

(Wednesday, July 4, 1984) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr played drums today for The Beach Boys, who celebrated the 4th of July today by performing in front of a crowd of 750,000 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., one year after being banned for attracting “the wrong element” by then-Secretary of Interior James Watt.


Video: 'The Beach Boys News Footage of July 4th 1984'