Brian Wilson Part 2

The celebrations continue in the latest installment of Brian Wilson Endless Summer 2025!

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Join us as we retrace Brian Wilson's initial steps towards genius upon first hearing The Four Freshmen at age 10 in 1952

In this episode Brian Wilson claims his rightful place alongside the likes of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin in the pantheon of the Most Important Composers Of The 20th Century! And you'll find out why!

With stops along the way through post World War Two era cool with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie inventing Bebop with "Salt Peanuts" 

Join us as we explore the holy rock n roll trifecta that is Elvis, The Beach Boys and The Beatles

The death of The King, John Lennon

AND SO MUCH MORE!

and...

E.G.O.T.s (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) too!

...all this and more in the latest episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas, contextualizing rock n roll since Woodstock 2024

 

*OPENING TRACK: "It's A Blue World" 1952 Top 40 single from The Four Freshmen peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Top 100, their first single to ever chart. Included on their 1952 debut album Voices In Modern, this album left a game changing, legacy building impression on a young Brian Wilson who heard it for the first time at the age of 10 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/its-a-blue-world/1442732079?i=1442732727

*CLOSING TRACK: The GREAT! The ONE! The ONLY! One of the finest contemporary composers of the modern era, Gillian Welch and her spellbinding "Elvis Presley Blues" taken from her brilliant 2001 album Time (The Revelator), one of the finest of this century yet! https://music.apple.com/ca/album/elvis-presley-blues/79765126?i=79765084

 

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