Brian wilson biography dvd series

One in this series of documentaries which examines the professional and personal lives of a wide range of individuals, both those in the public eye and those of historic note. This documentary, narrated by Beau Bridges, utilizes home movies; rare concert footage; and interviews with family, friends, collaborators, and fans in an examination of the life and career of Brian Wilson, leader of the pop group the Beach Boys.

Promoter Fred Vail and family friends Rick Henn, David Leaf, and Rich Sloan recall Wilson's early life under the tutelage of his dictatorial, would-be composer father Murry, and Sloan, Stephen Kalinich, and Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan remember how Brian's brothers Dennis and Carl, cousin Mike Love, and friend Alan Jardine joined him in a group originally called the Pendletons.

Bridges follows Murry Wilson's development as the group's manager, the band's early hits such as "Surfin' Safari," and David Marks' substitution for Jardine during 1962; and radio personalit