modest salary] to provide his boys with things they enjoyed. And no one fought harder for the fledgling Beach Boys than Murry." Conversely, in his 2016 memoir, Mike Love wrote that Murry was "a driving force in the Beach Boys’ early success, but his greed and vindictiveness deny him any tribute. The most forgiving thing I can say about him is that he was simply an inheritor of his own father’s cruelty." He added, "what is often missed in the Wilson family history is that my aunt Audree was the true musical talent in that marriage." Brian himself stated in a 2005 interview that Murry "was a bad musician. I learned nothing from him." Tribute album In 2020, musician George Faulkner released a tribute album, George Faulkner Sings Murry Wilson, containing 11 Wilson songs. It was the first vinyl LP collection of vocal songs composed by Wilson ever released. David Marks contributed liner notes to the album. Fictional portrayals Wilson was portrayed in two television movies: in 1990's Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys, by Arlen Dean Snyder, and in 2000's The Beach Boys: An American Family, by Kevin Dunn. The latter program inspired illustrator Peter Bagge and comedian Dana Gould to create a 2000 web cartoon based on Wilson, titled Rock and Roll Dad, with Wilson voiced by Paul F. Tompkins. In the 2014 biopic Love & Mercy, Wilson is portrayed by Bill Camp. Works Solo album The Many Moods of Murry Wilson (1967) Compositions Wilson wrote at least 50 compositions in his lifetime, with over 25 recorded by other artists. Listed below are released compositions, authored or co-authored by Wilson, that were recorded by himself or other artists. "Two-Step, Side-Step" "Tabor-Inn" / "Tabarin" "Break Away" "I'll Hide My Tears" "Heartbreak Lane" "Painting with Teardrops of Blue" / "Painting with Teardrops" "Young Love Is Everywhere" / "Leaves" "Come to Me" "Happy, Happy Holiday" "Te-e-e-e-exas" "Love Won't Wait" "Betty's Waltz" "Won't You Tell Me" "Outta Gas" "Car Party" "Bye Baby Bye" "The Colonel's Song" Notes References Bibliography 1917 births 1973 deaths Murry Brian Wilson Carl Wilson Dennis Wilson People from Hutchinson, Kansas 20th-century American musicians American music managers American male songwriters American male pianists Record producers from Kansas Record producers from California Songwriters from California American people of English descent American people of Scottish descent American people of Irish descent American people of Swedish descent American people with