Brian Wilson
Wins
2
Nominations
9
Category
Biography
"I still believe that something is right only when it feels right."
- Born Brian Douglas Wilson June 20, 1942, in Hawthorne, California
- Wilson and the Beach Boys scored their first Top 10 hit with "Surfin' U.S.A." in 1963. The band's album of the same name reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The Beach Boys scored 36 Top 40 hits throughout their career.
- The Beach Boys earned four GRAMMY nominations for 1966 for their No. 1 hit "Good Vibrations," including Best Performance By A Vocal Group. Wilson won his first career GRAMMY for 2004 for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow."
- Wilson reunited with the Beach Boys onstage to perform "Good Vibrations" alongside Foster The People and Maroon 5 at the 54th GRAMMY Awards in 2012.
- Wilson has claimed that he and co-writer Tony Asher composed the song "God Only Knows" in just 45 minutes.
- Wilson was honored as the 2005 MusiCares Person of the Year. The official GRAMMY Week event raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
- The Beach Boys' classic 1966 album Pet Sounds was their first album inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1998. The Beach Boys received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.
- In 2015 Wilson partnered with mental health advocacy group Change Direction, a collection of individuals who have come together to change the culture in America about mental health, mental illness and wellness.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Brian Wilson
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Best Historical Album Winner
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
Mark Linett, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wolfe, Alan Boyd
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Best Music Film
Brian Wilson Presents Smile
John Anderson, Dave Goetz, Maggie Magee, Brian Wilson, John Scheinfeld, Richard Waltzer, David Leaf, Casey Sipes, Steve Ligerman
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Best Pop Vocal Album
Brian Wilson Presents Smile
Brian Wilson
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Rock Instrumental Performance Winner
Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
Brian Wilson
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Best Historical Album
The Pet Sounds Sessions (Album)
Mark Linett, Brian Wilson, David Leaf, Joe Gastwirt
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Best Contemporary Song
Good Vibrations (Single)
Beach Boys, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Good Vibrations (Single)
Beach Boys, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson
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Best Contemporary Song
Good Vibrations (Single)
Beach Boys, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson
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Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Good Vibrations (Single)
Brian Wilson
