# Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, And The Music That Called Us West

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Published: 2026-06-20T19:46:52+00:00
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## Resource

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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