Gregg Jakobson (born August 2, 1939) is an American songwriter who was a friend and songwriting partner of

Dennis Wilson Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. ...

the Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...

, and a prosecution witness in the murder trials of members of the Manson Family.

Beach Boys

Jakobson and Wilson wrote " Celebrate the News", "

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", "Slip on Through" and " San Miguel" for

. The pair also wrote many songs together for Wilson's 1977 album ''

Pacific Ocean Blue ''Pacific Ocean Blue'' is the only studio album by American musician Dennis Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys. When released in August 1977, it was warmly received critically, and noted for outselling the Beach Boys' contemporary efforts. Two ...

'' including " What's Wrong", " Moonshine", " Friday Night", " Dreamer", and " End of The Show", as well as "Baby Blue" and " You and I" with

Karen Lamm Karen Lamm (June 21, 1952 – June 29, 2001) was an American character actress and producer. She was known for ''Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'' (1974), '' The Unseen'' (1980) and '' Trackdown'' (1976). She was married to musicians Dennis Wilson an ...

. In 2008, Jakobson produced the "Legacy Edition" re-issue of ''Pacific Ocean Blue'', which also features previously unreleased tracks from this album and the unfinished follow-up '' Bambu''.

Manson

Jakobson met Charles Manson in 1968 through Wilson and became friends with him, eventually paying expenses for Manson to record some of his own compositions. He later wrote of his experiences with Manson for ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its ...

'' magazine, using the pseudonym of "Lance Fairweather".

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1939 births Living people Musicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Songwriters from Minnesota {{songwriter-stub