Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy
Profile of Dennis Wilson, the drummer in the Beach Boys and the only one who surfed, the one who drove hot rod cars in competition and the one who got all the girls.
Dennis Wilson was the drummer in the Beach Boys. And he was the real Beach Boy. In a band of geeks who sang about surfing, cars and girls, Dennis was the only one who surfed, the one who drove hot rod cars in competition and the one who got all the girls.
He was married five times, shared a house with Charles Manson (with whom he wrote songs, including one recorded by the Beach Boys) but died, ironically by drowning, at the age of 39. He was also the first Beach Boy to release a solo album, the stunning Pacific Ocean Blue, which after years of being out of print and fetching hundreds on Ebay, was re-released in 2008 to widespread acclaim, being voted No 1 Reissue of the Year by Mojo and Uncut magazines.
This documentary tells the story of Dennis's life and music, with unseen archive footage and original interviews with Beach Boys Al Jardine and David Marks, his sons Michael and Carl and many friends and fellow musicians. These include Taylor Hawkins, drummer with the Foo Fighters who provided a vocal for the lost track on Pacific Ocean Blue, Holy Man, for which Dennis never laid down a vocal when he recorded the song in 1977.
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Music Played
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The Beach Boys
Surfin' USA
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The Beach Boys
Be With Me
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Link Wray
Rumble
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Link Wray
Ace of Spades
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The Beach Boys
Surfin'
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The Beach Boys
I Get Around
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The Beach Boys
Do You Wanna Dance?
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The Beach Boys
Little Honda
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The Beach Boys
Don't Worry Baby
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The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations
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The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
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Charles Manson
Cease to Exist
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The Beach Boys
I Can Hear Music
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Dennis Wilson
Forever
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Dennis Wilson
You Are So Beautiful
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Dennis Wilson
Piano Variations on Thoughts of You
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Dennis Wilson
Dreamer
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Dennis Wilson
Pacific Ocean Blues
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Dennis Wilson
River Song
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Dennis Wilson
Thoughts of You
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Dennis Wilson
It's Not Too Late
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Fleetwood Mac
The Chain
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Dennis Wilson
Cocktails
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Dennis Wilson
Friday Night
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Dennis Wilson
Mexico
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Taylor Hawkins
Holy Man
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The Beach Boys
Surfin' Safari
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The Beach Boys
Can't Wait Too Long
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Dennis Wilson
Album Tag Song
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The Beach Boys
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
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The Beach Boys
Never Learn Not To Love
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Matt O'Casey |
Producer | Matt O'Casey |
Broadcasts
- Fri 26 Feb 2010 21:00
- Sat 27 Feb 2010 00:30
- Sat 6 Mar 2010 22:30
- Sun 20 Feb 2011 00:55
- Sun 27 Nov 2011 22:30
- Mon 28 Nov 2011 02:30
- Fri 30 Nov 2012 23:05
- Sun 16 Jun 2013 00:30