Brian Wilson sang of a sun-drenched, carefree world that stood in striking contrast to his tormented inner life. In songs ...

254 pages ; 24 cm Foreword by Brian Wilson The Beach Boys; the Capitol years / David Leaf -- Understanding the Beach Boys for the best in surf music / Stephen J. McParland -- Let's go away for a while ...

If the role of the rest of The Beach Boys was diminished on a musical level, Pet Sounds was still a triumph of vocal layering ...

A standout track from The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, it epitomised Wilson’s shift into complex, sophisticated compositions ...

The moving force behind the iconic The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, passed away June 11. His visionary songwriting held ...

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, leader, songwriter and producer of the Beach Boys, has passed away at age 82. He leaves behind a legacy of ...

Brian Wilson may have been responsible for the musical end of The Beach Boys,but he wasn't as in love with what happened out of the studio.

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

Following the passing of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson on June 11, streams and sales of the group's catalog surged 184% in the United States. The ...

The Beach Boys were great and the force behind the group was Brian ... His magnum opus was the 1966 album Pet Sounds, which ...

Legendary '60s Band Hits Highest Chart Rank in Nearly 60 Years originally appeared on Parade. Nearly six decades after the release of one of their most iconic albums, The Beach Boys are back on the ...