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Brian Wilson & George Gershwin
Friday, Oct 9th 10:49 am
canadagirl
canadagirl
BRIAN WILSON GIVEN PERMISSION TO COMPLETE GEORGE GERSHWIN COMPOSITIONS BY GERSHWIN'S ESTATE:
In a surprise union of two quintessentially American composers from different eras, one the 1960s mastermind of "Good Vibrations," the other the Jazz Age creator of "Rhapsody in Blue," former Beach Boy Brian Wilson has been authorized by the estate of George Gershwin to complete unfinished songs Gershwin left behind when he died in 1937.
He plans to finish and record at least two such pieces on an album of Gershwin music he hopes to release next year.
The Gershwin-Wilson project may strike some as an odd coupling: one New York musician famous for sophisticated 1920s and '30s pop songs including " 'S Wonderful" and "Someone to Watch Over Me" as well as such expansive, classically minded compositions as "Rhapsody"; the other the driving force behind Southern California beach culture hits such as "Surfin' U.S.A.," "I Get Around" and "California Girls."
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Interesting article, eh? I always thought Pet Sounds was brilliant and I look forward to seeing what Brian will do with Gershwin.
In a surprise union of two quintessentially American composers from different eras, one the 1960s mastermind of "Good Vibrations," the other the Jazz Age creator of "Rhapsody in Blue," former Beach Boy Brian Wilson has been authorized by the estate of George Gershwin to complete unfinished songs Gershwin left behind when he died in 1937.
He plans to finish and record at least two such pieces on an album of Gershwin music he hopes to release next year.
The Gershwin-Wilson project may strike some as an odd coupling: one New York musician famous for sophisticated 1920s and '30s pop songs including " 'S Wonderful" and "Someone to Watch Over Me" as well as such expansive, classically minded compositions as "Rhapsody"; the other the driving force behind Southern California beach culture hits such as "Surfin' U.S.A.," "I Get Around" and "California Girls."
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Interesting article, eh? I always thought Pet Sounds was brilliant and I look forward to seeing what Brian will do with Gershwin.
Interesting? Yes
Friday, Oct 9th 2:46 pm
Renegade
Renegade
I've been trying to think of a past connection but couldn't come up with much other than a Gershwin song from the Van Dyke Parks/Brian Wilson collaboration on the Orange Crate Art album. I do remember seeing a Brian Wilson interview with Zooey Deschanel where he said Be My Baby, Rhapsody in Blue and Strangers In The Night were his favorite songs.