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Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Brian Wilson Biography and Timeline
Follow Brian Wilson through 12 dated historical records for United States of America.
Brian Wilson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1961–2006Years on this page
1961
Beach Boys
The original group comprises singer-musician-composer Brian Wilson, his brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love & friend Alan Jardine
1964
Health of Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson begins to suffer from anxiety attacks & withdraws from touring to concentrate on song writing & record production
1965
California Girls
The Beach Boys release the LP, "Pet Sounds", includes classic singles from that album, "Wouldnt It Be Nice" & "God Only Knows,". The Beach Boys release, "California Girls"
God Only Knows
The Beach Boys release the LP, "Pet Sounds", includes classic singles from that album, "Wouldnt It Be Nice" & "God Only Knows,". The Beach Boys release, "California Girls"
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys release the LP, "Pet Sounds", includes classic singles from that album, "Wouldnt It Be Nice" & "God Only Knows,". The Beach Boys release, "California Girls"
Wouldnt It Be Nice
The Beach Boys release the LP, "Pet Sounds", includes classic singles from that album, "Wouldnt It Be Nice" & "God Only Knows,". The Beach Boys release, "California Girls"
1966
Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys release, "Good Vibrations", no 1 in the USA & UK
1977
Love You
The Beach Boys release the LP "Love You", a collection of 14 songs mostly written by Brian Wilson
1988
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Beach Boys are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1998
Vocal Group Hall of Fame
The Beach Boys are inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame
2006
Beach Boys
The major surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston & David Marks re-unite 40 yrs after the release of "Pet Sounds"
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.