This story was originally published in the October 14, 2004 issue of Rolling Stone. Brian Wilson is waiting in the driveway of his Mediterranean-style Beverly Hills house, dressed entirely in brown corduroy, bouncing on his toes. “Let’s go!” he says, jumping into the car. “Go down here, make a U-turn, …
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Fred Vail, the former manager of the Beach Boys, spent a day in November with Brian Wilson at his home, giving him updates on Cows in the Pasture, the long-lost country album that Wilson produced with Vail on vocals. Vail, with producer Sam Parker, is gearing up to finally release …
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Brian Wilson‘s friends and fellow celebrities are remembering the music icon. On Wednesday, after his family confirmed his death, Al Jardine, Mike Love, Mick Fleetwood, Elton John, Nancy Sinatra, and Sean Ono Lennon were among the stars to remember the revered Beach Boys leader. “We are heartbroken to announce that …
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As the music industry mourns the death of Brian Wilson, who co-founded the Beach Boys and an entire genre of California rock, Elton John paid special tribute to his friend on Instagram. “Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him,” John explained in caption …
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Al Jardine, co-founder of the Beach Boys, paid tribute to his bandmate Brian Wilson, who died at age 82. “Brian Wilson, my friend, my classmate, my football teammate, my Beach Boy bandmate and my brother in spirit, I will always feel blessed that you were in our lives for as …
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Following the death of Beach Boys frontman and legendary songwriter Brian Wilson at 82, his daughter Carnie Wilson shared a moving tribute to him on social media. “I have no words to express the sadness I feel right now,” Carnie wrote alongside a photo of her, Brian and sister Wendie. …
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After dropping his first solo album in 2010, Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine is continuing his late-blooming solo career with a new EP, Islands in the Sun. The standout track is “My Plane Leaves Tomorrow (Au Revoir),” on which Jardine trades lead vocals and harmonies with Neil Young — the …
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Stan Love, a former NBA player, father to current Miami Heat player Kevin Love, brother to Beach Boys singer Mike Love, and onetime caretaker for his cousin Brian Wilson, has died. He was 76. Kevin confirmed his father’s death in an Instagram post Sunday night, April 27. An exact cause …
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A new era of Beach Boys history will begin this summer when Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band launch what they hope will be their inaugural tour. The Pet Sounds Band is a new name for longtime members of Brian Wilson‘s backing group, who have been inactive since Wilson …
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A little over 30 years ago, Al Jardine looked out onto the Pacific Ocean near his home in Big Sur, California, and thought back to his carefree youth with Brian and Dennis Wilson. “It just dawned on me how much I missed them,” Jardine says, who was actively touring in …
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