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BRIAN WILSON'S father, Murry, was an aspiring songwriter (his "Two Step Side Step" was once played by Lawrence Welk's band on a national radio show), and he imbued his children with a love for music. As teenagers, Brian and his brothers, Carl and Dennis, and their cousin Mike Love spent hours harmonizing around the piano. Late in 1961, they recorded a few demos, one of which--"Surfin'"--became a ...more


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