Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, And The Music That Called Us West
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David Beard discusses the impact of the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson on music and California culture.
One year after the death of the legendary Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, author David Beard joins me on the California Sun podcast to talk about his new book, “ All Summer Long : Conversations with The Beach Boys from Surfin’ to SMiLE.” Beard discusses how the Beach Boys didn’t just make iconic music but defined Southern California itself — surf, sun, cars, the postcard invitation west — while Wilson quietly pushed pop into uncharted territory for the whole country. Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe
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