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Chloe Slater has announced her debut album 'Riot Youth' and shared new single 'Southern Youth'•

Tove Lo and Stromae have joined forces for new single 'des fleurs'•

My Chemical Romance have shared their version of Pulp's 'Common People'•

Maisie Peters has shared a Notting Hill-inspired video for 'Questions'•

The Strokes have announced a huge New York homecoming show•

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Alan Estes

ALAN ESTES

About

Alan Estes is a musician and performer with 24 credits across their career. Their performing career is closely associated with The Beach Boys.

Percussion

Percussion — Alan Estes

16 tracks · 9 artists

Josh Groban

3 tracks

Straight to You Lyrics
War At Home
Straight To You

Cher

3 tracks

Hell on Wheels Lyrics
My Song (Too Far Gone)Lyrics
Love & Pain (Pain in My Heart)Lyrics

Michael Bublé

2 tracks

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)Lyrics
Blue Christmas Lyrics

Frank Zappa

2 tracks

Hermitage
Rollo

Seth MacFarlane2
Carly Simon1
Bette Midler1
Dionne Warwick1
M831

Vibraphone

Vibraphone — Alan Estes

6 tracks · 4 artists

The Beach Boys

3 tracks

Busy Doin' Nothin'Lyrics
Friends Lyrics
The Nearest Faraway Place

Elton John

1 track

I'm Your Puppet Lyrics

Neil Diamond

1 track

I'll Be Home For Christmas

Paul Young

1 track

It Will Be You

Tambourine

Tambourine — Alan Estes

2 tracks · 2 artists

Elton John

1 track

I'm Your Puppet Lyrics

The Beach Boys

1 track

Break Away Lyrics

Bells

Bells — Alan Estes

1 track · 1 artist

Elton John

1 track

I'm Your Puppet Lyrics

Castanets

Castanets — Alan Estes

1 track · 1 artist

The Beach Boys

1 track

Break Away Lyrics

Güiro

Güiro — Alan Estes

1 track · 1 artist

The Beach Boys

1 track

Break Away Lyrics

Marimba

Marimba — Alan Estes

1 track · 1 artist

Neil Diamond

1 track

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Tubular Bells

Tubular Bells — Alan Estes

1 track · 1 artist

The Beach Boys

1 track

Be Here In the Mornin'Lyrics

Vibraslap

Vibraslap — Alan Estes

1 track · 1 artist

The Beach Boys

1 track

Break Away Lyrics

Wood Block

Wood Block — Alan Estes

1 track · 1 artist

The Beach Boys

1 track

Busy Doin' Nothin'Lyrics

Artists

Associated Artists

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys

5 tracks

Cher

Cher

3 tracks

Josh Groban

Josh Groban

3 tracks

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

2 tracks

Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond

2 tracks

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane

2 tracks

Michael Bublé

Michael Bublé

2 tracks

Paul Young

Paul Young

1 track

Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick

1 track

Carly Simon

Carly Simon

1 track

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

1 track

M83

M83

1 track

Elton John

Elton John

1 track

Discography

Albums

Oblivion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]

Oblivion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]

M83

2013

Music Is Better Than Words

Music Is Better Than Words

Seth MacFarlane

2011

Illuminations (Deluxe Version)

Illuminations (Deluxe Version)

Josh Groban

2010

Illuminations

Josh Groban

2010

One Shot Deal

Frank Zappa

2008

The Christmas Album Volume II

Neil Diamond

1994

Duets

Duets

Elton John

1993

The Crossing

Paul Young

1993

Prisoner

Prisoner

Cher

1979

Take Me Home

Take Me Home

Cher

1979

Friends

Friends

The Beach Boys

1968

Playing Possum

Playing Possum

Carly Simon

Reservations for Two

Reservations for Two

Dionne Warwick

20/20

20/20

The Beach Boys

Christmas

Christmas

Michael Bublé

Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook

Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook

Bette Midler

Most Popular

Top Tracks

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Michael Bublé

Oblivion

Oblivion

M83

Blue Christmas

Michael Bublé

Break Away

The Beach Boys

Friends

Friends

The Beach Boys

Busy Doin' Nothin'

Busy Doin' Nothin'

The Beach Boys

Mambo Italiano

Bette Midler

Two Sleepy People

Seth MacFarlane

Be Here In the Mornin'

Be Here In the Mornin'

The Beach Boys

Love Won't Let You Get Away

Seth MacFarlane

The Nearest Faraway Place

The Nearest Faraway Place

The Beach Boys

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

Cher