BSSB formed in 1985 after meeting at a nature camp in the
Santa Cruz Mountains. The four founding members (Doug "Dirt" Greenfield, "Airy" Larry Graff, and "Solar" Steve Van Zandt, and "Marine" Mark Nolan) were teachers and performed music together for the students and sing songs related to the what they had learned that day at camp. Later, the group developed deals and created performances that they began performing at school assemblies and other venues. BSSB has partnered with many groups in their career, including 30 different ocean conservation organizations that helped fund their album
Only One Ocean and they continue to perform at school assemblies. They've released 12 CDs, along with live recordings. As of 2019, they still consist of the original four band members. ==Related acts==