Dennis Wilson

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“He Was Just Starting to Scratch the Surface”: Dennis Wilson, Remembered

By Dan MacIntosh

Sitting down with producer Gregg Jakobson and Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean), PopMatters reflects on the genius of Dennis Wilson, who worked on his own time, by his own rules, and in a life that had so much to offer. [12 September 2008]

The Dawn That Grows Into Day: High Noons, Twilights, the Beach Boys, and Dennis Wilson

By Zeth Lundy

A pair of new Beach Boys releases -- a 16-disc box set of singles and the reissue of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue -- examines the group's resonance beyond the lauded Pet Sounds era. [11 June 2008]

Sea of Heartbreak: Dennis Wilson’s Majestic Solo Work

By Tony Sclafani

Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, released 30 years ago, is majestic and haunting, a work as rich and complex as almost anything the Beach Boys released. So why is it out of print? [2 November 2007]