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"Don't Worry Baby" is a song by the American #rock band #theBeachBoys from their March 1964 album #ShutDownVolume2. Written by #BrianWilson and #RogerChristian, Wilson's lead vocal is considered one of his defining performances, and he later referred to the song as one of the band's finest records. It was issued as the B-side of "I Get Around" in May 1964 and charted separately at number 24. Inspired by Wilson's admiration for #theRonettes' 1963 single "Be My Baby".
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"Good Vibrations" is a song by the American #rock band #theBeachBoys, produced and composed by #BrianWilson with lyrics by #MikeLove and, in some published versions, by #TonyAsher. Promoted as a "pocket symphony", it was released as a single on October 10, 1966 and became an immediate critical and commercial success, topping national charts in the United States, United Kingdom, and several other countries. It is commonly regarded as one of the greatest works of rock.
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Brian Wilson - Smile - 2004
#Music #AlbumSuggestions #NowPlaying #NowListening
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All Summer Long
#thebeachboys #allsummerlong #brianwilson #rocknroll #teenpop #mikelove #denniswilson #glencampbell #halblaine #sixtiesmusic #sixtiesrock #music #musicsky #musiciansky July 13, 1964 -- The Beach Boys release their first album after Brian fired his Dad as the band's manager. Murray was just a tad overbearing and with that cloud gone, Brian began introducing more sophisticated stuff -- saxophones, timanis, a horn section -- it all helped the band move…
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SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO! “Dumb Angel (live)” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1adaRT-TVpU A 2002 live take of my surrealistic pop song that I wrote after a dream that included Brian Wilson, Lewis Carroll, and Elvis Presley. In my dream they all made an appearance where I grew up in the backwater Appalachian village of Avis PA.
#dumbangel #angel #surrealism #brianwilson #lewiscarroll #elvispresley #chapel #johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #avis #pennsylvania #appalachian
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"God Only Knows" is a song by the American rock band #theBeachBoys from their 1966 album #PetSounds. Written by #BrianWilson and #TonyAsher, it is a #baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity, unusual instrumentation, and subversion of typical #popularMusic conventions, both lyrically and musically. It is often praised as one of the greatest songs of all time and as the Beach Boys' finest record.
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Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
#beachboys #summerdaysandsummernights #60smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic #pop #brianwilson July 5, 1965 ~ The Beach Boys release their ninth album. BBC Music says, "If Pet Sounds is the critics’ favorite, Summer Days is perhaps the people's day at the beach." Brian Wilson was mastering his "wall-of-sound" production sound and the album anchored a couple of the band's most famous tunes: "California Girls --…
https://robinbannks.com/2026/07/05/summer-days-and-summer-nights/
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On Jun 24, 2005: Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: The White Stripes, and #Coldplay headline; other performers include The Kaiser Chiefs, Taj Mahal, #BrianWilson, #VanMorrison, #ElvisCostello, and Primal Scream.
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“Blossoms fall around your face, Sunshine plays upon the lace, Meet me at the summer place.”
SONG OF THE WEEK: “Meet Me at the Summer Place” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/meet-me-at-the-summer-place-remastered-2021
#summer #summerplace #mysterious #percyfaith #brianwilson #maxsteiner #beachboys #tommyjames #groovin #youngrascals #toddrundgren #johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #singeratlarge #ericbiondo #beyondo #chrisvonsneidern
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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO + HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY to Brian Wilson, great American pioneer of music, innovative recording artist, singer-songwriter, band leader, and co-founder of America’s band, The Beach Boys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXpcH93SKmA
#brianwilson #loveandmercy #beachboys #singersongwriter #California #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #birthday
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On June 20, 1942: #BrianWilson, American #singer- #songwriter, vocal arranger, and producer ( #BeachBoys - "In My Room"; "Good Vibrations"; "God Only Knows"; Caroline No"), born in Inglewood, California (d. 2025).
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Rare 1968 Photo Session Captures Brian Wilson’s Playful and Eccentric Humor
📰 Original title: Brian Wilson Eats Funny Stuff, 1968
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"Darlin'" is a song by the American rock band #theBeachBoys from their 1967 album #WildHoney. Written by #BrianWilson and #MikeLove, it was inspired by singer #DannyHutton (the title word featured heavily in his vocabulary) and was originally intended to be recorded by an early version of #ThreeDogNight. #CarlWilson ultimately sang the lead vocal. Released as the second single from #WildHoney.
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Remembering Brian Wilson from Beach Boys
(June 20, 1942-June 11, 2025)
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On 11 June 2025: #BrianWilson, American #singer- #songwriter, vocal arranger, and producer ( #BeachBoys - "In My Room"; "Good Vibrations"; "God Only Knows"; Caroline No"), died of respiratory failure at 82.
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On the 3rd of June 2002: "The Party at the Palace" concert commemorating Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee held at Buckingham Palace Garden in London; performers include: Queen, #AnnieLennox, #TonyBennett, #TomJones; The Corrs; #OzzyOsbourne, #BrianWilson, and #PaulMcCartney, among others.
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"Dead Man's Curve" is a song by the American vocal duo #JanAndDean. Released as a single in December 1963, the song details a teen #streetRace gone awry. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 39 in #Canada. The song was written and composed by #BrianWilson, #ArtieKornfeld, #RogerChristian, and #JanBerry at Wilson's mother's house in #SantaMonica. It was part of the #teenageTragedySong phenomenon of that period.
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"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American #rock band #theBeachBoys and the opening track from their 1966 album #PetSounds. Written by #BrianWilson, #TonyAsher, and #MikeLove, it is distinguished for its sophisticated #WallOfSound–style arrangement and refined vocal performances, and is regarded among the band's finest songs. With its juxtaposition of joyous-sounding music and melancholic lyrics, it is considered a formative work of #powerPop.
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"The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" is a song written by Don Altfeld, #JanBerry and #RogerChristian, and recorded by 1960s American pop singers #JanAndDean. The song was performed live by #TheBeachBoys at #SacramentoMemorialAuditorium on August 1, 1964, for inclusion on their No. 1 album #BeachBoysConcert. The Beach Boys, and particularly #BrianWilson, who co-wrote several of Jan & Dean's biggest surf hits.
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Eric Clapton’s opinion on the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson
https://rockandrollgarage.com/eric-clapton-opinion-on-the-beach-boys-and-brian-wilson/
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Happy 60th Birthday, ‘Pet Sounds’: Beach Boys Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston Recall the Making and Aftermath of One of Rock’s Greatest Albums
#Variety #News #AlJardine #BrianWilson #BruceJohnston #MikeLove #TheBeachBoyshttps://variety.com/2026/music/news/pet-sounds-beach-boys-60th-classic-album-interviews-1236751617/
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On this day in 1966 “Pet Sounds” by The Beach Boys, produced by Brian Wilson, was released.
Wilson: “I didn’t want to copy the Beatles, but I wanted to be as good as them, and have the Phil Spector Wall of Sound, too”
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"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American #rock band #theBeachBoys and the opening track from their 1966 album #PetSounds. Written by #BrianWilson, #TonyAsher, and #MikeLove, it is distinguished for its sophisticated #WallOfSound–style arrangement and refined vocal performances, and is regarded among the band's finest songs. With its juxtaposition of joyous-sounding music and melancholic lyrics, it is considered a formative work of #powerPop.
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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “One Wonderful Smile” (live in Massachusetts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gs07DBO_d8
#smile #wonderful #smiling #God #KingSolomon #Proverbs #heart #glad #happy #dentist #dental #beachboys #leokottke #denniswilson #BrianWilson #sting #thepolice #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #acoustic #intimate #Massachusetts #Boston
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On May 8, 2008: Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: #Sting, #JamesTaylor, #BillyJoel, #BrianWilson, Chris Botti, Feist, Roberto Alagna, and Natalie Clein.
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"Fun, Fun, Fun" is a song by the American rock band #theBeachBoys from their 1964 album #ShutDownVolume2. Written by #BrianWilson and #MikeLove, it is one of their early songs that defined the idyllic pop aesthetic later dubbed the "#CaliforniaMyth". It was released as a single in February, backed with "#WhyDoFoolsFallInLove", and reached number five in the U.S. charts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_o-N0fhZ0