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Brian Wilson Presents The Christmas Album Live

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Brian Wilson with Beat Root Revival NYCB Theatre at Westbury Brian Wilson Presents The Christmas Album Live Westbury, NY December 5, 2018 Brian Wilson is many things. As one of the most influential songwriters of all time, a founding member and the musical force behind the Beach Boys, and a Grammy-winning inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his story is well-known. On a cool early December evening, ...

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Brian Wilson at Radio City Music Hall

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Brian Wilson Radio City Music Hall Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour: With Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin New York, NY September 23, 2017 Brian Wilson is a Grammy-winning member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. He is considered to be one of the most influential songwriters of all time. Many see him as a tortured genius. His story is well- known. Wilson is known far and wide as the creative force ...

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Brian Wilson with special guest Rodriguez at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

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Brian Wilson with special guest Rodriguez Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY June 30, 2015 Brian Wilson and Rodriguez are both survivors. Wilson's story is well-known by almost everyone. Rodriguez' story is slightly more murky. Tortured genius, the primary architect of the California sound and the creative force behind the Beach Boys, Wilson is widely considered to be one of the moist influential songwriters of this or any era. Wilson is the ...

LONDON CALLING

SMiLE, You're in Rock 'n' Roll Heaven with Brian Wilson

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I don't really know why he came halfway across the world to do it, but he did. Brian Wilson came to London and took over the Royal Festival Hall for a week to give us six live performances of one of the most famous albums never to have been released - the legendary SMiLE - prior to touring with it.

Back in 1966/7, SMiLE was to be the follow up to The Beach Boys' classic Pet Sounds album, itself often ...

Giant Steps EP 2

Episode 2 No Respect. Kim is confronted with discrimination in jazz education while working at the Jazz Elders Foundation. Bid Daddy reams Manny for booking two singers at the same time and Mickey gets no respect in the movie business. Cast Mickey Bass, Dr. Jeff Gardere, Gregory Charles Royal, Mark 'Icewater' Gross, Paul Tafoya as 'Manny', Kimberly Singh, Zari Veres Royal and Marist Veres Royal -with James Zollar -trumpet, Bobby Lavell,- tenor sax Anthony Wonsey- piano, Mark Johnson - drums and Billy Johnson - bass.