The musical world lost a giant with news that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82.

Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, died June 11 at the age of 82. The legendary musical genius created the sound and atmosphere of the popular group. The group consisted of Brian Wilson, his ...

I made Brian Wilson sad once. I didn’t mean to. We were doing a radio interview, the first time I’d ever spoken to him, and I was so excited that I’d spent the entire morning ...

“If everybody had an ocean / Across the U.S.A. / Then everybody’d be surfin’ / Like Californ-i-a.” That’s from “Surfin’ USA.” ...

Sometimes, in the midst of chaos, I find solace in music. It doesn’t have to be soft music. Play me some classic rock ‘n soul ...

One of the world’s leading songwriters died last week. Brian Wilson was a co-founder of The Beach Boys. Wilson wrote hundreds of songs since the early 1960s. The Beach Boys are considered an ...

If The Beach Boys felt threatened by the Fab Four’s explosive arrival, they were not going down without a fight.

Part I Wouldn’t It Be Nice The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach.

American music's equivalent to John Lennon has crossed the rainbow bridge, an ever-tedious euphemism for death.

“Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special. The notes he heard in his head ...

Sometimes, in the midst of chaos, I find solace in music. It doesn’t have to be soft music. Play me some classic rock ‘n soul, and suddenly I’m in a ...