WRECKING CREW PIANIST DON RANDI REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WORKING WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Ep. 226B) episode artwork

EPISODE · Sep 29, 2025 · 9 MIN

WRECKING CREW PIANIST DON RANDI REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WORKING WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Ep. 226B)

from Discograffiti · host David Gebroe

The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Chuck’s chat with Don Randi, Brian Wilson’s beloved Wrecking Crew pianist, not to mention Nancy Sinatra’s trusted ivory-tickling accomplice. Chances are if you’ve fallen in love with the piano work in a song from the 1960s or 1970s, it’s Don: “Good Vibrations,” “ABC,” “He’s A Rebel,” “It’s My Party,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” “Somethin’ Stupid,” “I Got You Babe,” “Different Drum”…the list goes on and on. Don is truly a national treasure.   There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll only be getting part of the story. Get it as a one-off, or better yet just subscribe…and then we’ll all have world peace.   Full Episode: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti(available on the Major Tier & up)   Free Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti   Subscribe to Discograffiti's Patreon and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening. It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the weekly Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for weekly early release, ad-free, super-extended Director's Cuts of the main show plus access to half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s weekly bonus episodes and access to our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now over 400 Patreon episodes.

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