Dave’s put together a tribute show featuring a brief look at Brian Wilson whose body of work, in songwriting and musical grace, will be considered a clearly identifiable geological strata when future generations choose to mine the popular sounds of the late 20th century. His music mirrored and helped mold the American psyche during a time of seismic cultural shifts, straddling innocence and disillusionment with an exploration of adolescent longing, spiritual searching, and eventually the mental health struggles that gave his compositions a lasting vulnerability. He bridged the gap between pop and art. Brian, who passed away June 12, leaves a legacy of musicianship born from reinvention. We’ll share a lot of the early sounds of The Beach Boys, covers by the inheritors and some very special late solo work from the man himself. We lost a familiar friend whose songs will continue to give us pause with simple harmonies that were always deeply personal. Join us for this week’s special tribute here on Deeper Roots on KOWS Community Radio.

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No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	The Beach Boys	In My Room	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
2	The Beach Boys	Surfer Girl	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
3	Jan & Dean	Surf City	Surf City + Folk 'n Roll
4	The Beach Boys	Be True to Your School	Little Deuce Coupe
5	The Beach Boys	Catch A Wave	Surfer Girl
6	The Orlons	Surfin'	The Orlons Down Memory Lane
7	Bruce & Terry	Custom Machine	The Best of Bruce & Terry
8	Bruce & Terry	Hawaii	The Best of Bruce & Terry
9	The Hondells	Little Honda	Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64
10	The Beach Boys	Don't Worry Baby	Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson
11	The Beach Boys	All Summer Long	All Summer Long
12	The Beach Boys	Good To My Baby	Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
13	The Beach Boys	California Girls	Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
14	The Beach Boys	Hang On To Your Ego	Pet Sounds
15	The Beach Boys	Good Vibrations	Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
16	The Beach Boys	God Only Knows	Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture
17	She & Him ft. Brian Wilson	Do It Again	Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson
18	Bill Frisell	Surfer Girl (Brian Wilson)	Guitar In The Space Age
19	Brian Wilson	That Lucky Old Sun	That Lucky Old Sun
20	Brian Wilson	Love and Mercy	Brian Wilson
21	Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs	Warmth Of The Sun	Under The Covers, Vol. 1
22	Alex Chilton	I Wanna Pick You Up	Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
23	Dave Alvin	Surfer Girl	West of the West
24	Jimmy Buffett	Sail on Sailor	Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Disc 2
25	Geraint Watkins	Heroes and Villains	Dial 'W' for Watkins
26	She & Him	Wouldnt It Be Nice	Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson
27	Brian Wilson/Carnie Wilson/Wendy Wilson	Do It Again	I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
28	Brian Wilson	Let It Shine	Brian Wilson
29	The Beach Boys	Wendy	Endless Summer
30	The Beach Boys	The Surfer Moon	Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 1
31	The Beach Boys	Forever (A Capella Mix)
32	Brian Wilson	Lay Down Burden	Imagination
33	The Beach Boys	I Love to Say Da Da	Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Disc 2