A resolution honoring the life of Brian Douglas Wilson as a rock-n-roll and pop icon, a musical genius, and one of the greatest composers, songwriters, and innovators in the history of the United States.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 435 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 435

  Honoring the life of Brian Douglas Wilson as a rock-n-roll and pop 
icon, a musical genius, and one of the greatest composers, songwriters, 
          and innovators in the history of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 6, 2025

   Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring the life of Brian Douglas Wilson as a rock-n-roll and pop 
icon, a musical genius, and one of the greatest composers, songwriters, 
          and innovators in the history of the United States.

Whereas Brian Douglas Wilson was born on June 20, 1942, in Inglewood, 
        California, to Audree and Murry Wilson;
Whereas Mr. Wilson grew up in Hawthorne, California, with his brothers Carl and 
        Dennis Wilson and attended Hawthorne High School;
Whereas Mr. Wilson was a musical prodigy from a young age, recreating tunes he 
        heard on the radio and teaching himself to play the piano at the age of 
        12;
Whereas Mr. Wilson, with little formal training beyond a handful of high school 
        music classes, began experimenting with production elements and writing 
        songs as a teenager;
Whereas Mr. Wilson, his brothers, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine 
        formed the Beach Boys in 1961, pioneering a unique harmonic sound with 
        lyrics embracing California surf culture;
Whereas Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys released their first album Surfin' Safari 
        in 1962, and quickly achieved commercial success and widespread 
        popularity;
Whereas Mr. Wilson, as the group's bassist and primary songwriter, propelled the 
        Beach Boys to 13 top-ten singles between 1962 and 1967 and 3 number 1 
        hits: ``I Get Around'', ``Help Me, Rhonda'', and ``Good Vibrations'';
Whereas Mr. Wilson composed, arranged, and produced the Beach Boys' 
        revolutionary album Pet Sounds, which, widely considered among the 
        greatest albums of all time, features some of the band's most enduring 
        hits, like ``Wouldn't It Be Nice'', ``God Only Knows'', and ``Sloop John 
        B'';
Whereas Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of 
        Fame in 1988 and earned a lifetime achievement award from the Recording 
        Academy in 2001;
Whereas Mr. Wilson won 2 Grammy Awards as a solo artist and received Kennedy 
        Center honors in 2007;
Whereas Mr. Wilson openly talked about his struggles with mental health and 
        addiction, helping to decrease stigma, and served as an advocate for 
        those who suffer from similar conditions;
Whereas Mr. Wilson completed his long-awaited masterpiece Smile in 2004, an 
        ambitious and critically acclaimed 17-song rock opera he began producing 
        decades earlier in 1966; and
Whereas Mr. Wilson passed away on June 11, 2025, and has left an enduring legacy 
        in music, inspiring countless artists and millions of fans with his 
        intricate and emotive musical arrangements, introspective songwriting, 
        and pioneering California surf culture sound: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate honors the life of Brian Douglas Wilson 
as a rock-n-roll and pop icon, a musical genius, and one of the 
greatest composers, songwriters, and innovators in the history of the 
United States.
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