Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys, died at 82 with an estimated net worth of $100 million. Wilson co-wrote several of the band's Billboard No. 1 hits, including "I Get Around" and "Good ...

Brian Wilson, cofounder of The Beach Boys and the creative force behind the group’s surf sound, orchestral arrangements and perfect harmonies, has died, his family announced on Wednesday.

Between 1962 and 1965, the Beach Boys, led by Wilson, put out 16 Top 40 hits, including “Surfin’ USA.” While still in his 20s, he was swiftly labeled as a musical genius, as the band’s ...

Brian Wilson, a founding member of the Beach Boys, has died at 82. The music icon helped define the 'California sound' with the American rock band he formed with his family members and a friend.

Wilson co-created The Beach Boys with his brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and their friend Al Jardine in 1961, and would go on to become the band’s primary songwriter.

The other Beach Boys provided vocals prompted by Wilson's instructions at the piano. In many ways, Pet Sounds was his solo effort, his band members more symphony members than mates.

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists ...

The Beach Boys, from left to right, Dennis Wilson (1944 - 1983), Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, and Carl Wilson (1946 - 1998) on Monday, Nov. 2, 1964. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ...

The Beach Boys co-founder and pop music icon Brian Wilson has died at age 82. Wilson’s family announced his death on Wednesday, June 11, in an Instagram post. “We are heartbroken to announce ...

Mick Fleetwood, Carnie Wilson, Elton John and more are sharing tributes to Brian Wilson following the death of the legendary Beach Boys cofounder.

Mike Love, the Beach Boys vocalist and longtime foil of Mr. Wilson’s, called it “a whole album of Brian’s madness.” It remained unfinished for nearly 40 years.

Brian Wilson's early life and formation of Beach Boys Brian Wilson was born June 20, 1942, in Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb that would boom in the post-war years as a hub for everything from ...