Brian Wilson
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Brian Wilson artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
December 17, 2008 Hear the legendary former Beach Boy, recorded live from Washington, D.C.'s Warner Theatre.
August 23, 2005 Creators at Carnegie presents music from Beach Boy Brian Wilson's Smile tour.
Studio Sessions
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October 10, 2008 The Beach Boys mastermind behind Smile returns to perform songs from his new CD.
Interviews & Profiles
August 22, 2010 The former Beach Boy pays tribute to an iconic songwriter throughout his new album.
April 13, 2004 The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is currently playing his resurrected album Smile in Europe.
August 27, 2002 Beach Boy Brian Wilson discusses his musical career and influences with Terry Gross.
Discover Songs
December 29, 2004 New artists like Iron and Wine; a self-professed has-been with little music ability (William Sha...
December 28, 2004 2004 was a year when a handful of artists with their best days long behind them surprised us wit...
December 27, 2004 Below are the 20 most mentioned songs from both listeners and reviewers with randomly selected c...
September 21, 2004 Bob Boilen speaks with All Things Considered music reviewers Will Hermes, Tom Moon and Meredith ...
June 19, 2000 The Beach Boys classic, released in 1966, is the product of a revolutionary approach to songwriting.
News
September 24, 2004 Bob Boilen sits in on the Smile recording sessions, being released after nearly four decades.
Reviews
November 1, 2011 EMI has released session tracks from the legendarily unreleased SMiLE album for the first time.
February 25, 2004 A review of Brian Wilson's live performance of songs from Smile.
More Stories
December 20, 2004 The rock critic offers his top pop picks, his top 10 albums and notes the year's musical trends.
