Brian Wilson
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"The memoirs of the legendary co-founder of the Beach Boys offer insights into his difficult relationship with his father, the women in his life, his parenting experiences, and the events that inspired his music,"--NoveList.
"As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Brian Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever recorded. With intricate harmonies, symphonic structures, and wide-eyed lyrics that...
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Brian Wilson ist genialer Musiker, der uns unzählige Welthits wie "Surfin USA" oder "Good Vibrations" und das Jahrhundertalbum "Pet Sounds" geschenkt hat. Der amerikanische Rolling Stone hat ihn unter die 20 wichtigsten Künstler aller Zeiten gewählt. Brian Wilson ist auch ein labiler Mensch, der sich mit Tabletten, Drogen und Alkohol immer wieder in Zonen bewegt hat, aus der man ohne fremde Hilfe nicht heil herauskommt. Viele Jahre verschwand Brian...
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The Beach Boys are America's most successful band. With 56 U.S. Top 100 hits, 36 Top Ten Hits, and 4 Number One singles, their impression on American pop culture is rivaled only by the band that considered them to be their sole competition, The Beatles. To mark the group's 50th anniversary, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks gathered in 2012 for an emotional reunion to record their first album of new material in 20...
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Music lovers will be astonished at the influence The Wrecking Crew wielded over rock and pop music in the 1960s and early 1970s. These unsung instrumentalists were the de-facto backing band on hit records by The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Sonny & Cher, Elvis, The Monkees and many more. These dedicated musicians brought the flair and musicianship that made the American "West Coast Sound" a dominant cultural force around...
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In the spring of 1871, Ralph Waldo Emerson boarded a train in Concord, Massachusetts, bound for a month-and-a-half-long tour of California - an interlude that became one of the highlights of his life. On their journey across the American West, he and his companions would take in breathtaking vistas in the Rockies and along the Pacific Coast, speak with a young John Muir in the Yosemite Valley, stop off in Salt Lake City for a meeting with Brigham...
7) At My Piano
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Music legend Brian Wilson retraces his steps and reimagines the most iconic songs from his back catalog into their purest form, him alone at the piano.
9) A Great Work
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Like Al Green and other great gospel-soul artists before him, Brian Courtney Wilson applies his smooth, sweet tenor to songs of praise, alchemizing a simple R&B ballad into an uplifting and unifying experience.
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℗2005
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1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet
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What I Really Want for Christmas is the seventh studio album by Brian Wilson and his first solo seasonal release. It was released by Arista Records in October 2005 and features many traditional Christmas songs, as well some of Wilson's originals, including remakes of the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" and "The Man with All the Toys." As a bonus, Wilson elected to include a sampling of seasonal recordings initially available on his website a few years...
12) High road
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2020.
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1 audio disc (48 min., 38 sec.) : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
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High Road is the fourth studio album by American singer Kesha, released through RCA Records and Kemosabe on January 31, 2020.
14) Love & mercy
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[2015]
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1 videodisc (approximately 122 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.
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[2022]
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Join The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson on an intimate journey through his legendary career as he reminisces with Rolling Stone editor and longtime friend, Jason Fine. Featuring a new song written and performed by Wilson and interviews with Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Jonas, Linda Perry, Jim James, Gustavo Dudamel, Al Jardine and others.
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[2019]
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Documentary celebrating the explosion of popular music that came out of LA's Laurel Canyon in the mid-'60s as folk went electric and the Byrds, the Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and the Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. Featuring Jakob Dylan, the film includes conversations and performances with Brian Wilson (the Beach Boys), Michelle Phillips (the Mamas & the Papas), Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield), David Crosby, Roger...
17) Motown Christmas
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[2014]
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1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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This 2014 release isn't to be confused with A Motown Christmas, which came out in 1973. Produced by Aaron Lindsey, a Grammy-winning contemporary gospel producer, Motown Christmas is a thoughtful compilation with some imaginative pairings, including Tasha Cobbs and Ne-Yo ("The Christmas Song"), Anita Wilson and Gregory Porter ("Go Tell It on the Mountain/Ain't No Mountain High Enough"), Kierra Sheard and Chrisette Michelle ("Angels We Have Heard on...