Brian Wilson
Acting
- Born:
- 1942-06-20
- Died:
- 2025-06-11
- Place of birth:
- Inglewood, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
Mount Vernon and Fairway
The Beach Boys
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
Streetlight Harmonies
My Music: A Classic Christmas
The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds
Brian Wilson - Live at Baloise Session
The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971
Dr. Feelgood
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Love & Mercy
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary
The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again
…Sings Musicals
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
Going Home
Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun
The Wrecking Crew
Beach Boys: Surfin' Success
Mellodrama
Cease to Exist
Musicares Presents a Tribute to Brian Wilson
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys
Legends
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Tales of the Rat Fink
Live 8
Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
The Beach Boys - California Surfin
Brian Wilson Presents: Pet Sounds – Live in London
Pet Stories
Duck Dodgers
The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert
Brian Wilson: On Tour
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Hack
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Van Dyke Parks: An Obsession with Music
An All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
Brian Wilson: A Beach Boy's Tale
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
The Rhythm of Life
The Beach Boys and The Satan
Behind the Music
Classic Albums
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Later... with Jools Holland
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Full House
Disorderlies
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
The Return of Bruno
The Beach Boys: An American Band
Live Aid
Olympic Gala
Goldene Kamera
Champs-Elysées
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys: Live At Knebworth
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Beach Boys: It's OK
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Saturday Night Live
The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Omnibus
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
The Jack Benny Hour
The Monkey's Uncle
The Girls on the Beach
The T.A.M.I. Show
One Man's Challenge
The Ed Sullivan Show
Bringing Her Home: The Story of Sloop John B