
Brian Wilson
Born June 20, 1942 · Inglewood, California, USA
Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 — June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. He originally functioned as the band's songwriter, producer, co-lead vocalist, bassist, keyboardist, and de facto leader. Wilson was considered a major innovator in the field of music production, the principal originator of the California Sound, one of the first music producer auteurs, and the first rock producer to use the studio as its own instrument. The unusual creative control Capitol gave him over his own records effectively set a precedent that allowed other bands and artists to act as their own producers or co-producers. He was a major influence on the retrospectively-termed "sunshine pop" and Flower Power music that proceeded.
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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

The Girls on the Beach

The Monkey's Uncle

A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

Brian Wilson - Live at Baloise Session

Mellodrama

Streetlight Harmonies

The Return of Bruno

The T.A.M.I. Show

Going Home

Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

My Music: A Classic Christmas

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert

The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony

Brian Wilson: On Tour

The Beach Boys: It's OK

The Jack Benny Hour

Cease to Exist

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

The Beach Boys and The Satan

Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

Musicares Presents a Tribute to Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson: A Beach Boy's Tale

Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

…Sings Musicals

The Beach Boys: An American Band

Beach Boys: Surfin' Success

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki

An All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

Brian Wilson’s Imagination

The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys

Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys

The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

Pet Stories

Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982

The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert

The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again

Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980

The Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth

The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary

Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969

The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969

The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971

Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth




























