Beach Boys special to air April 9 on CBS, Paramount+

The Beach Boys with lead singer Mike Love perform during a dress rehearsal for the Capitol Fourth concert in Washington, D.C., in 2018. A TV special honoring the band is set to air on April 9. File Photo by Pat Benic Mark Sayers McGrath (C) performs with Bruce Johnston (L) and Mike Love of the Beach Boys at a rehearsal for the A Capitol Fourth Independence Day concert on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in 2017. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI Bruce Johnston and The Beach Boys perform on Fox & Friends All American Summer Concert Series in New York City in 2014. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Left to right, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine of The Beach Boys appear backstage at the 54th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2012. File Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/UPI John Stamos (L) and Mike Love play with the Beach Boys at a benefit for Voices Against Brain Cancer at the Fillmore in Miami Beach in 2011. File Photo by Michael Bush/UPI

March 21 (UPI) -- The music special, A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys, is set to air April 9 on CBS and Paramount+

The 2-hour program, which was taped in Los Angeles, will celebrate the career of the Recording Academy's 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients.

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Beach Boys members Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston are to appear on the show, which will also feature performances of the iconic band's hits by the likes of Beck, Brandi Carlile, John Legend, Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Hanson, Norah Jones and Mumford & Sons.

Drew Carey, Tom Hanks, Jimmy Jam, Elton John, Harvey Mason Jr., Bruce Springsteen and John Stamos are also expected to take part in the special.

An hourlong version of the tribute will air on MTV on a future date.

Founded in 1961, the band is known for hits such as "Good Vibrations," "California Girls," "Surfin' USA," "Sloop John B," "God Only Knows," "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "I Get Around."

The Beach Boys was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.