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From 1968, following Brian's almost total retreat from the band, Dennis became its most important composer, in romantic-gothic mode, though emulating his brother in recording technique. His composing debut was "Little Bird," the flip side of "Friends." The following year brought the infamous [[Manson-Tate murders]]. [[Charles Manson]] had been, briefly, Dennis's protege, and the trauma of this episode affected Dennis for his remaining 14 years.

Further composing triumphs came on Beach Boys albums ''20/20'', including ''"Never Learn Not To Love''," whicha wasrework co-writtenof witha song by Manson (1969), ''Sunflower'' (1970), ''Carl & The Passions: So Tough'' (1972) and ''Holland'' (1973) before the Beach Boys reverted to an oldies format. The artistic progress shown by Dennis and younger brother Carl was discarded in favor of [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan-Bush]] era popularity as the group was hailed as 'America's Band'.

Working with a few trusted collaborators including [[Daryl Dragon]] (the 'Captain' of [[The Captain & Tennille]]) and Manson Era confederate Gregg Jakobson, Dennis managed to pull together a critically acclaimed solo album, ''[[Pacific Ocean Blue]]'' (1977), which matched the contemporaneous band album ''Beach Boys Love You'' in sales. The first solo album's follow-up, ''Bamboo'', was scuttled by lack of finance and the distractions of simultaneous Beach Boys projects and remains officially unreleased though often bootlegged. Two songs from ''Bamboo'' were lifted for the Beach Boys 1979 ''L.A. (Light Album)'' and represent Dennis Wilson's final officially released artistic statements.