In the late 60s, the Beach Boys were trying to navigate a major existential crisis as Brian Wilson, the band's leader, was trapped by his cocaine use and mental health issues. This led to the ...

Yet somehow, Wilson’s mind for music was truly oceanic, bringing deeply complicated melodies to gorgeously simple conclusions, repeatedly evoking the awesome power of surf crashing on a coastline.

Although Dennis was the only one of the Wilson boys who actually surfed, they named their new group the Beach Boys, and later, after they hit the big time, the band played homage to Dick Dale by ...

Carnie Wilson, the Beach Boys, John Cusack, and more are grieving the death of Brian Wilson.. The legendary "God Only Knows" songwriter, whose death at age 82 was announced Wednesday, received ...

Born on June 20, 1942, Brian Wilson grew up in Hawthorne, California, a modest town next to the Los Angeles Airport. Brian was the eldest of three brothers; his younger brothers were Dennis and Carl.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader who helped compose and arrange “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and dozens of other summertime anthems ...

The Beach Boys (from left, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, and David Marks) pose for a portrait with a surfboard in August 1962 in Los Angeles.

FILE - The Beach Boys, from left, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson and Mike Love, hold their trophies after being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York, Jan. 21, 1988. (AP ...

FILE - The Beach Boys, from left, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson and Mike Love, hold their trophies after being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York, Jan. 21, 1988. (AP ...