Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Brian Douglas Wilson
Born	June 20, 1942 (1942-06-20) (age 65) Hawthorne, California
Genre(s)	Surf rock, Rock, Baroque pop
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, Bassist, Pianist, Vocalist, Producer, Composer, Arranger
Instrument(s)	Bass, Vocals, Piano
Years active	1961–present
Label(s)	Capitol, Brother, Reprise, Caribou
Associated acts	The Beach Boys
Website	BrianWilson.com

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In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Brother Records Inc ( BRI) is a Record label and Holding company formed in October 1966 that holds the Intellectual property rights Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Caribou Records is a Record label which distributed some of the Brother Records releases by The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such The lead vocal parts for The Beach Boys recordings were primarily sung by either Wilson, his brother Carl, or Mike Love. Michael Edward "Mike" Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American Singer / Songwriter with The Beach Boys.

Early influences included The Four Freshmen and Chuck Berry, among others. The Four Freshmen is an American Vocal band that continued a style of open- Harmony vocals which builds on the barbershop tradition and big Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Wilson admired Phil Spector, considering him both a mentor and rival. Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. ^[1]

Wilson was a perfectionist in the studio, and often upset the other members of the Beach Boys with this incessant drive for perfection. Though one of the first users of an eight-channel multitrack tape recorder, he shunned stereophonic sound, preferring (as Spector did) to work in monaural — because he believed stereo gave an incomplete "sound picture" if the listener was not directly between the speakers, although this can also be partially attributed to Wilson being deaf in his right ear. Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 With The Beach Boys 1.2 Mental illness 1.3 Solo career 1.4 SMiLE resurrected 1.5 Recent events 2 Awards and recognitions 3 Discography 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Biography

With The Beach Boys

Main article: The Beach Boys

Wilson formed The Beach Boys in the early 1960s with his brothers Carl and Dennis, his cousin Mike Love, and schoolfriend Al Jardine, who was briefly replaced by David Marks. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American Rock and roll Singer and Guitarist Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 1944 – December 28 1983) was an American Rock and roll musician best known as a founding Michael Edward "Mike" Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American Singer / Songwriter with The Beach Boys. Alan Charles "Al" Jardine (born September 3, 1942 in Lima Ohio) is a founding member of The Beach Boys, their occasional lead vocalist They were originally named The Pendletones by Mike Love, the name being derived from Pendleton shirts which were fashionable at the time. Pendleton Woolen Mills is an American apparel manufacturing company located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Russ Regan, who was involved in promoting the group's first single, "Surfin'", is credited in Wilson's autobiography with renaming the group. The Beach Boys did not find out about the change, however, until they saw the new name on the "Surfin'" single's label.

In 1965, Wilson felt he could not play live with the band as well as write new material; so Glen Campbell, a regular session musician, replaced Wilson for three months of tours before quitting to pursue a solo career. Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden Bruce Johnston then joined the band. Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin on June 27 1942 in Peoria Illinois) is a member of The Beach Boys and a Wilson steered the group to huge success around the world and they scored a string of international hits between 1962 and 1967, including pop classics such as "Surfin' USA," "Fun, Fun, Fun"," "I Get Around," "Help Me Rhonda," "California Girls," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Good Vibrations," and "Heroes and Villains. " He also produced records for other artists, including Glen Campbell and the Honeys, but with nowhere near the success he had with the Beach Boys. Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden The Honeys were a 1960s Girl group, who recorded for Capitol Records, and were a kind of female counterpart to the Beach Boys; Beach Boy Brian Wilson He also co-wrote many of the biggest hits for Jan and Dean during this period. Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3,

Until mid-1967, the international success and popularity of the Beach Boys put them among the world's biggest acts of the time, such as the Beatles, who later cited Wilson's work as a major influence. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Wilson in turn considered the Beatles his other chief rivals, though he and fellow bassist-keyboardist Paul McCartney, born only two days earlier than himself, became friends. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, McCartney has frequently expressed his opinion that Wilson's "God Only Knows" (sung by Carl Wilson) is the greatest song ever written. Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American Rock and roll Singer and Guitarist ^[2]

Wilson's creativity reached its apex during the mid-1960s with the Pet Sounds album (which, according to Paul McCartney, inspired the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band). Pet Sounds is a 1966 album recorded by American pop group The Beach Boys. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Various music polls have named Pet Sounds one of the greatest pop albums ever recorded, having reached #1 in Mojo's and New Musical Express all time albums-lists. Pet Sounds marked the first time Brian Wilson was featured as a solo artist when Capitol Records released the track "Caroline, No" not by The Beach Boys, but as "Brian Wilson. "

This was immediately followed by their biggest chart success, the million-selling #1 hit single "Good Vibrations. " Good Vibrations " is a pop single by The Beach Boys. " Wilson then began work on a new album, originally called Dumb Angel but soon re-titled SMiLE, on which he collaborated with lyricist Van Dyke Parks, and on which "Good Vibrations" would have been included. Smile (sometimes typeset with the idiosyncratic partial capitalization SMiLE) is an unreleased album by the The Beach Boys, and perhaps the most The combination of resistance from the group and their record company and Wilson's growing mental health problems and spiraling drug use led Parks to quit the project in early 1967 However, the combination of resistance from within the group and Wilson's own growing personal problems led to the cancellation of the project in May of 1967.

Wilson also was the owner of a health food shop in Hollywood that lasted a year from its founding in the summer of 1969, the "Radiant Radish. "

Mental illness

After production of SMiLE ceased in May 1967, Wilson prepared a single release of its central song, "Heroes and Villains". It stalled on the charts, briefly peaking at #12 in America. Psychologically overwhelmed by these failures and by the birth of his first child in 1968, Wilson began to take on a diminished creative role within the Beach Boys. Carnie Wilson (born April 29 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Singer and television host best known as Until about 1970 he remained the group's principal songwriter, but increasingly production reins were handed to younger brother Carl. Wilson mostly oversaw the albums Smiley Smile, Wild Honey and Friends, the first of which consisted mostly of recycled SMiLE material. Smiley Smile is the tenth studio Album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967 Wild Honey is an album released by The Beach Boys in 1967 It was their eleventh studio Album and sixteenth overall and as a group production was Friends was the only Album released by The Beach Boys in 1968, their twelfth studio release All three were considered failures at the time. After that, he all but stopped writing songs and was frequently seen partying in the company of songwriter Tandyn Almer and Three Dog Night singer Danny Hutton. Tandyn Almer is a musician composer lyricist and record producer most famous for writing the song " Along Comes Mary " the 1966 hit by the Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 Daniel Anthony Hutton (born September 10 1942, Buncrana, Donegal, Ireland) is an American Singer, best known It was during this period that he was introduced to cocaine. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Any hope of Wilson assuming his former level of dedication were crushed in 1969, when the single "Break Away" - produced by Brian and co-written by himself and his father Murry - reached a dismal #63 on the American charts. The contemporaneous Beach Boys album, 20/20, the group's last for Capitol, was made mostly without Wilson's participation. This is an article about The Beach Boys ' album 20/20 For the album by Dilated Peoples, see 20/20 (Dilated Peoples album.

After the failure of "Break Away", Wilson spent the majority of the following three years in his bedroom sleeping, taking drugs, and overeating. Some of his "new" contributions were remnants of SMiLE (e. g. , "Surf's Up"); those that were genuinely new reflected his depression and growing detachment from the world ("Til I Die", the EP "Mount Vernon and Fairway"). Reportedly, Warner Brothers was so desperate for material from Wilson that the single "We Got Love" (co-written by Ricky Fataar, Blondie Chaplin, and Love) was scrapped in favor of "Sail On, Sailor", a song mostly written by committee (including Almer and Parks) that happened to draw its initial germ from a Wilson chord sequence.

In 1975, Brian's wife and family enlisted the services of controversial therapist Eugene Landy in a bid to help Brian, and as a by-product, help revive the group's ailing profile. Eugene Ellsworth Landy PhD ( November 26 1934 - March 22 2006) was a controversial psychologist and therapist known for his unconventional Brian did not stay under Landy's care for long, but during this short period, the doctor managed to help him into a more productive, social frame of mind. New albums were recorded, and for the first time since 1964, Brian started to regularly appear live on stage with the band. Brian was also deemed to be well enough to do a solo performance on Saturday Night Live in November 1976. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City The situation continued for a few years, but by 1982, his mental state had deteriorated even further; he was taking large amounts of cocaine, he weighed over 300 pounds, and he was in danger of losing his life.

Eugene Landy was once more called into action, and a more radical program was undertaken to try to restore Brian to health. This involved firing him from the Beach Boys, isolating him from his family on Hawaii, and being put onto a rigorous diet and health regimen. This, coupled with long, extreme counselling sessions, brought Brian back to reality. He was certainly healthier and more conversant than previously, but he was also under a strict level of control by Landy. Brian's recovery continued as he joined the band on stage in Live Aid in 1985, and recorded a new eponymous album with the Beach Boys.

It was variously reported that Wilson had either schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder. Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn Dr. Landy's treatment regimen was not a recognized treatment for either of these mental illnesses. Some years later, during his second marriage, he was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type which supposedly caused him to hear voices in his head. Schizoaffective disorder is a Psychiatric Diagnosis of neurobiological illness. According to the 2006 Peter Ames Carlin biography of Wilson, Catch A Wave, by 1989 the rumor was that Brian either had a stroke or had done too many drugs and was permanently fried. The truth was equally disturbing: tardive dyskinesia, a neurological condition that develops when the system is saturated with too many antipsychotic drugs — like the ones Landy had been steadily prescribing for Brian since 1983. Tardive dyskinesia is a variety of dyskinesia (involuntary repetitive movements manifesting as a side effect of long-term or high-dose use of Dopamine antagonists Antipsychotics are a group of Psychoactive drugs commonly but not exclusively used to treat Psychosis, which is typified by Schizophrenia. ^[3] Wilson's drug regimen has now been reduced to a mild combination of antidepressants, which keep him functioning at a more socially acceptable level than he has been at in decades, enabling him to record and tour.

The effects of Brian Wilson's mental illness on his parenting style were discussed by Wilson's daughter Wendy during her appearance in a February 2008 episode of the British reality television show Supernanny. Wendy Wilson (born 16 October 1969 Los Angeles, California) is a Singer and member of the pop singing trio, Wilson Phillips Supernanny is a British reality Television programme about helping parents with misbehaving children ^[4] Wilson's daughter Carnie and granddaughter Lola also made an appearance on the episode. Carnie Wilson (born April 29 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Singer and television host best known as

Solo career

Wilson launched a career as a solo artist in 1988 with limited success. It is possible that his efforts in this regard were both encouraged and hampered by Landy's influence. Partly due to the control that Landy exercised on his life, Wilson stopped working with the Beach Boys on a regular basis after the release of The Beach Boys in 1985. The Beach Boys is the twenty-second studio Album by The Beach Boys, released in 1985.

Wilson released a solo album, Brian Wilson, in 1988 and a memoir, Wouldn't It Be Nice - My Own Story, in which he spoke for the first time about his troubled relationship with his abusive father Murry and his "lost years" of mental illness. Brian Wilson is the eponymous first solo Album by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2, 1917 – June 4, 1973) was an American Musician and Record producer, best remembered as It is widely understood that although it was written following interviews with Brian and others, Landy was largely responsible for the book, in conjunction with People magazine writer Todd Gold. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published The book describes Landy in terms that could be called messianic. In a later lawsuit over the book, Wilson testified in court that he hadn't even read the final manuscript. As a result, the book was taken out of press some years later. It should also be noted that the book used parts of other Beach Boys books written by Steven Gaines and David Leaf without crediting the sources. They also altered these "borrowings" to put other people's words into Brian's mouth.

Landy's illegal use of psychotropic drugs on Wilson and his influence over Wilson's financial affairs was legally ended by Wilson's brother Carl. Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American Rock and roll Singer and Guitarist In 1995, Wilson married Melinda Ledbetter after a longstanding relationship with Stephanie Marks and subsequently the couple adopted two girls, Daria and Delanie, and, in 2004, a son, Dylan. He has two daughters from his first marriage to Marilyn Rovell: Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, who would go on to musical success of their own in the early 1990s as two-thirds of Wilson Phillips. Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, nee Rovell, is an American singer She was a member of groups The Honeys and Spring (aka American Spring) with her sister Carnie Wilson (born April 29 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Singer and television host best known as Wendy Wilson (born 16 October 1969 Los Angeles, California) is a Singer and member of the pop singing trio, Wilson Phillips Wilson Phillips is an American vocal group consisting of Carnie and Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips.

Also in 1995 he released two albums, albeit neither containing any new original material, almost simultaneously. The first, the soundtrack to Don Was's documentary I Just Wasn't Made for These Times, consists of re-recorded versions of songs from his Beach Boys and solo catalogue produced by Was, along with a 1976-vintage demo recording. Don Was (born Don Fagenson; September 13, 1952) is an American Musician, bassist and Record producer. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times is the second released album by former Beach Boys member Brian Wilson. The second, Orange Crate Art, saw Wilson as lead vocalist on an album of songs produced, arranged and (mostly) written by Van Dyke Parks, and was released as a duo album under both men's names. Orange Crate Art is a 1995 album by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks released on Warner Bros

His final release as part of the group was on the 1996 album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, a group collaboration with select country music artists singing the lead vocals. Stars and Stripes Vol 1, despite its title is The Beach Boys ' only foray into the genre of Country music. After considerable mental recovery, he mended his relationship with his daughters Carnie and Wendy and the three of them released an album in 1997 titled "The Wilsons. Carnie Wilson (born April 29 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Singer and television host best known as Wendy Wilson (born 16 October 1969 Los Angeles, California) is a Singer and member of the pop singing trio, Wilson Phillips "

Wilson released a second solo album of (mostly) new material, Imagination, in 1998. Imagination is Brian Wilson 's fourth solo album and his second release of new original studio material Following this, he learned to cope with his stage fright and started to play live for the first time in decades, going on to play the whole Pet Sounds album live on his tours of the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe. Glossophobia or speech anxiety is the Fear of Public speaking. Pet Sounds is a 1966 album recorded by American pop group The Beach Boys. In 2004 Brian astounded the pop world by performing SMiLE (his legendary unreleased Beach Boys album abandoned in 1967) live, debuting at London's Royal Festival Hall, February 20th. Smile (sometimes typeset with the idiosyncratic partial capitalization SMiLE) is an unreleased album by the The Beach Boys, and perhaps the most The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture

A new studio album, Gettin' in Over My Head, was released on 22 June 2004. Gettin' in Over My Head is Brian Wilson 's seventh solo album and fourth of new studio material Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It featured collaborations with Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, and Wilson's deceased brother Carl. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American Rock and roll Singer and Guitarist Eric Clapton played on the track "City Blues. " The album was almost entirely composed of re-recordings of unreleased material, and received mixed reviews.

SMiLE resurrected

Main article: Smile (Brian Wilson album)

On 28 September 2004, a newly recorded version of Wilson's previously shelved SMiLE album was released. Smile, sometimes typeset with the idiosyncratic partial capitalization SMiLE, is a solo album by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Van Dyke Parks Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Smile, sometimes typeset with the idiosyncratic partial capitalization SMiLE, is a solo album by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Van Dyke Parks The album had reached mythic proportions within Beach Boys fandom, and the 1966/1967 sessions had been heavily bootlegged. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority The 2004 recording features his backup/touring band, which consists of former Beach Boys guitarist Jeff Foskett and members of the Wondermints and others, including backup singer Taylor Mills. Jeffrey Foskett is a Guitarist and Singer best known for his work with The Beach Boys. In this version, the song "Good Vibrations" notably features Tony Asher's original, temporary lyrics instead of the more familiar ones penned by Beach Boy Mike Love from the 1966 single version of the song. " Good Vibrations " is a pop single by The Beach Boys. Tony Asher is an American lyricist who co-wrote much of The Beach Boys 1966 album Pet Sounds in conjunction with front man Brian Wilson Michael Edward "Mike" Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American Singer / Songwriter with The Beach Boys.

Ironically, Wilson, long known for using the human voice as an instrument (both his own, and also those of The Beach Boys), won his first Grammy award not for Best Vocal Performance, but for best rock instrumental, the SMiLE track "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (Fire). " He released the award-winning two-DVD "Smile" set, consisting of a documentary and a live presentation of the work. He toured the USA for the second half of 2005, also releasing a Christmas album for Arista Records, called What I Really Want for Christmas. What I Really Want for Christmas is Brian Wilson 's ninth official solo album and his first seasonal release The release hit #200 on the Billboard chart, a rarity for a holiday offering, though its sales were modest. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Wilson's remake of the classic "Deck The Halls" became a surprise Top 10 Adult Contemporary hit.

Though no longer a part of The Beach Boys touring band, Brian Wilson remains a member of the Beach Boys corporation, Brother Records Incorporated. Brother Records Inc ( BRI) is a Record label and Holding company formed in October 1966 that holds the Intellectual property rights

Recent events

Recently, Brian Wilson had a cameo in Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century as Daffy Duck's spiritual surfing advisor. Duck Dodgers is an American Animated television series, based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century He also made a musical appearance on the 2005 holiday episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, performing "Deck the Halls" for a group of children with xeroderma pigmentosum (hypersensitivity to sunlight) at Walt Disney World Resort, which specially opened at night for these children. Extreme Makeover Home Edition, sometimes shortened EMHE, is an Emmy Award -winning Reality television series providing Home renovations Xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP is an Autosomal recessive Genetic disorder of DNA repair in which the ability to repair damage caused by Ultraviolet Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels

He is back on the road again performing both newer material from his solo career, as well as his classic albums 'Smile' and 'Pet Sounds' with his latter-day band.

On July 2, 2005 Wilson performed for the Live 8 concert in Berlin, Germany. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at the Siegessäule (Victory Column in the Tiergarten park in Berlin, Germany Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

In September 2005, fans took part in a charity drive to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Brian and Melinda arranged a system whereby any and all fans who donated at least $100 or more for the cause would receive a personal phone call from Brian himself. According to the website, over $250K was raised. ^[5]

In 2005, former bandmate Mike Love sued Wilson over "shamelessly misappropriating. Michael Edward "Mike" Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American Singer / Songwriter with The Beach Boys. . . Love's songs, likeness, and the Beach Boys trademark, as well as the 'Smile' album itself" in the promotion of SMiLE and an exclusive CD collection issued through a British newspaper to promote the release. ([1]) Wilson's representatives have responded on the official message board that the lawsuit is "meritless" and that Brian "will vigorously defend himself" in court. ([2]) The lawsuit was thrown out of court on May 16, 2007 on the grounds that it was meritless. ([3])

On November 1, 2006, Wilson kicked off a small but highly anticipated tour [4][5] celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pet Sounds. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pet Sounds is a 1966 album recorded by American pop group The Beach Boys. The concert, at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, was attended by a sell-out crowd, who accorded Wilson multiple standing ovations. Wilson was backed by a 12-member band, which included fellow Beach Boy Al Jardine (who himself received a standing ovation) and long-time bandmate and musical director Jeff Foskett ([6]). Alan Charles "Al" Jardine (born September 3, 1942 in Lima Ohio) is a founding member of The Beach Boys, their occasional lead vocalist Jeffrey Foskett is a Guitarist and Singer best known for his work with The Beach Boys. After a long set of oldies, most of which were written by Wilson, the band performed Pet Sounds in its entirety. Pet Sounds is a 1966 album recorded by American pop group The Beach Boys.

On November 14, 2006, Wilson was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame by legendary Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, performing "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" at the ceremony. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music Pink Floyd are David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers

In September 2007, Wilson debuted a new song cycle entitled That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Song cycles in classical music The first generally accepted example of a song cycle is Ludwig van Beethoven 's An die ferne Geliebte (1816 Royal Festival Hall is a concert dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. The new piece consists of five 'rounds', with interspersed spoken words. [7]. Wilson intends to record the piece in studio for a future release. [8]

Wilson headlined the Sydney Festival in January 2008 in front of more than 200,000 fans, performing a free concert as well as three paid appearances featuring performances of Pet Sounds and That Lucky Old Sun. Sydney Festival is Australia 's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1976 ^[6]

Summer of 2008, Brian and his band will be performing at various venues in North America.

In September 2008, Brian Wilson and his band will perform three nights in a row at the Hollywood Bowl for the fireworks finale show. The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances These shows will conclude the official Hollywood Bowl summer season. The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances

Awards and recognitions

In March of 2001, TNT and Radio City Music Hall hosted "An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson". This event featured performances and appearances by Elton John, Billy Joel, Vince Gill, David Crosby, Paul Simon, Sir George Martin, Darius Rucker, Carly Simon, Chaz Palminteri, Ricky Martin, Wilson Phillips, Matthew Sweet, Cameron Crowe, Dennis Hopper, and others.

On November 1st 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" #2 on the list of greatest albums of all time, behind The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine awarded Brian Wilson's "SMiLE" album five stars, the highest achievable rating.

"Musicares: A Tribute to Brian Wilson" was a concert held in 2005 in Wilson's honor. Performances by: Jeff Beck, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Earth Wind & Fire, Barenaked Ladies, John Legend, Shelby Lynne, The Backstreet Boys, and others.

2005 Grammy Award - Best Rock Instrumental Performance for Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

On December 2, 2007, the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors committee recognized Brian for a lifetime of contributions to American culture through the performing arts in music. "Mrs O'Leary's Cow" is an instrumental song also known as "Fire" which was written by Brian Wilson. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts

The Canadian rock band, Barenaked Ladies, wrote a song entitled "Brian Wilson", which appears on their first album, Gordon. Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Juno -winning and Grammy -nominated Canadian Alternative Gordon was the debut album and first major-label release by Barenaked Ladies. This song is now among their top three songs in the Rhapsody Music Service.

A Parody of Brian Wilson was included in a segment of 2007's "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. "

Discography

See Brian Wilson Discography. Many solo albums have been released by members of The Beach Boys: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Johnston and

See also

• The Beach Boys
• List of Beach Boys songs by singer - Brian Wilson
• List of songs by Brian Wilson
• Beach Boys Historic Landmark

References

External links

• Official site
• 2004 Larry King Transcript where they speak about Wilson's mental illness
• "After the wipe out" by Ginny Dougary in The Guardian (1 June 2002)
• "Four Decades Later, Wilson's 'Smile' Hits London" Audio review at NPR (25 February 2004)
• SMiLE Timeline
• Brian Wilson Pictures from 2007 Consumer Electronics Show performance
• Works by or about Brian Wilson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

WorldCat is a Union catalog which itemizes the collections of more than 10000 libraries which participate in the OCLC global cooperative

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