The music he gave us over the decades was amazing: “Good Vibrations” and the “Pet Sounds” album come to mind. But many of us first heard his work via the Beach Boys’ surfin’ songs of ...

The genius of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary leader, inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other ...

From the the carefree sound of California surf music to the sophistication of later darker works, here are five of the top ...

When the devastating passing of accomplished musician Brian Wilson was announced, the Beach Boys' fan base was inevitably rattled. Although the Beach Boys were ...

Most cutting of all, Mike Love - Wilson's co-writer on many of The Beach Boys' biggest hits - damned Smile as "a whole album ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs helped define California surfing culture, has died at age 82, ...

The musical world lost a giant with the death of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile ... ever – “Surfin’ USA” at least partially introduced the group that would forever ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder who masterminded the group's wild popularity and soundtracked the California dream, ...

In 2024, it was revealed that way back in 1970, Wilson produced a country album with The Beach Boys' former manager, Fred ...

Their first album, “Surfin’ Safari,” was released in 1962. With the Beach Boys, Wilson wrote or co-wrote countless hit songs including “Surfin’ USA,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me, ...

Their first single, "Surfin ... the album Smile. Due to Wilson's worsening mental health, the album was never finished. Despite continuing to write and produce singles with the Beach Boys ...

Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, an inventor of what would be ... Deuce Couple,” “California Girls” and “Surfin’ USA,” the Los Angeles-based group stormed the charts and ...