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14 essential Brian Wilson songs, from surf rock to ‘Pet Sounds’
Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote some of the 20th century’s best and most enduring pop songs. These are some of our favorites.
Brian Wilson’s Genius Was the Surest Sign We’ll Ever Have That Pop Music Is Religious
As the Beach Boys sang “house,” the song, “All Summer Long,” didn’t just change chords — in a luscious instant, it ascended ...
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Singer and Master Composer of Seminal Albums Like 'Pet Sounds' and 'Smile,' Dies at 82
He was 82. "We are heartbroken to announced that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away," the family wrote on his ...
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Paul McCartney Once Revealed Brian Wilson Was The Biggest Influence On The Beatles' Best Album
Paul McCartney claimed Brian Wilson's efforts in creating The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds were a massive influence on ...
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Remembering the night Brian Wilson brought Pet Sounds to Dubai on his final world tour
Brian Wilson brought some unseasonable warmth in what turned out to be his first and only Gulf concert, at Dubai Tennis ...
A Salute to Brian Wilson: Darian Sahanaja on Growing Up on Brian, Then Basking in His Musical Inner Circle for a Quarter-Century
For the last quarter-century, no one shared more musical moments with Brian Wilson than Darian Sahanaja, who was part of the ...
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"It's purely experimental, with zero regard for commercialism": How Brian Wilson recorded Pet Sounds and reinvented music
Tiring of making frothy pop, the late Brian Wilson threw away his Beach Boys’ template, assembled a battalion of top session ...
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Brian Wilson death: Keith Richards, Nancy Sinatra and John Cusack lead tributes to Beach Boys star
Keith Richards, Nancy Sinatra and John Cusack lead tributes to Beach Boys star - Tributes are pouring in for the pioneering ...