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 distill ...

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.

Getty Images ... Wilson was born June 20, 1942 in Inglewood, California. He was 19 when he formed the Beach Boys with his brothers. Their first album, “Surfin’ Safari,” was released in 1962.

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 ...

With renowned song titles of "Surfin' U.S.A.," "California Girls," and "Surfin' Safari," it's hard not to tie the iconic group to riding the waves. Not to mention, the Beach Boys had album titles ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs helped define a revved-up era of American popular music and California surfing culture, has died at age 82, his family announced on ...

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys were known for wearing Pendleton shirts in their early years. The style of shirt was later renamed “Original Surf Plaid.” Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images ...

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.

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.

The Beach Boys were founded in Hawthorne, California, in 1961 by brothers Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Love, and school friend Al Jardine, per the band’s website.

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs helped define a revved-up era of American popular music and California surfing culture, has died at age 82, his family announced on ...