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Following the death of Wilson last month, Love and his version of the band returns to Long Beach, where they played their first paid gig in 1961.
American pop group The Beach Boys pose in front of an earlier group portrait in London on Nov. 2, 1964. Left to right: Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Carl Wilson.
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82. Attempting to d… ...
The Beach Boys music stands the test of all time and still stands tall in 2025. With Wilson's death at 82, a look at the top 10 selling songs in Beach Boys history. 10. 'California Girls' Sales: 1 ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Brian Wilson, the musical mastermind behind the Beach Boys’ sunny surf sound and one of pop music’s most influential figures, has died. He was 82. Wilson, born in Inglewood ...
The gimmick of the Beach Boys was to package the 1960s California dream in pop singles that wed up-tempo guitar songs with multipart harmonies. The reason the group endured was Brian Wilson, the ...
Brian Wilson was an off-stage presence for this 1971 Beach Boys concert, in which L.A. Times Robert Hilburn described the band as having "an identity crisis" in Wilson's absence.
Beach Boys’ Mike Love honors late Brian Wilson at Songwriters Hall of Fame induction: ‘I do feel his presence’ By Chuck Arnold Published June 13, 2025, 1:27 p.m. ET ...
In 1983, the Beach Boys were dropped from a D.C. July 4 concert — but the move may have only boosted the warm summer crowds that welcomed them in San Diego.