to London to fulfill their contract to Witchseason Productions. The album they recorded reflects and combines their passion for Latin jazz, rock and country music. During this period, Kowalski drummed on albums by John Martyn, Beverley Martyn, Dudu Pukwana, Mike Heron and Nick Drake; all of the aforementioned were signed to Witchseason Productions. In 1968, Kowalski met Dawn Aston from Kent, England. They were married in California in 1969. The Beach Boys and The Backsters In mid-June 1968, the Beach Boys were in the process of adding rhythm and horn sections for their upcoming summer tour. Auditions were held in the afternoon in Hollywood at the Moulin Rouge Supper Club on Sunset Boulevard. Bruce Johnston suggested Ed Carter for bass and guitar, Doug Dragon for keyboards, and Kowalski for percussion and drums. The three auditioned and were hired. In November, Kowalski was called into the studio to play drums on Dennis Wilson's "All I Want to Do". Primarily written and produced by Wilson (with lyrics from poet and band associate Stephen Kalinich), the song was released on 20/20 (1969). After briefly touring with the group as a percussionist in 1968, Kowalski played his first show on drums at the Big Sur Folk Festival in Monterey, California on October 3, 1970, filling in for Wilson, who was then filming Monte Hellman's Two-Lane Blacktop (1971). In 1971, Kowalski was again on drums as the Beach Boys performed a slot at the invitation-only closing night of New York City's Fillmore East on June 27 and filmed the NBC special Good Vibrations From Central Park on July 2. Wilson was unable to play drums at both concerts because of a recent hand injury, although he continued to sing and play keyboards. After the Central Park show, the Beach Boys flew back to Los Angeles. The next day, Kowalski was on a plane to Tokyo, playing drums with The Johnny Otis Show on a tour of the Far East. He would continue to perform with Otis from 1971 to 1974, juggling dates between both bands until 1973. Several years later, Kowalski rejoined the Beach Boys touring band from 1977 to 1978, sharing drumming responsibilities with Dennis Wilson. He also performed in Celebration, a Mike Love-led side project with other prominent members of the touring band. During this period, he appeared on The Beach Boys M.I.U. Album, Celebration's Almost Summer and jazz tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd's