Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder who masterminded the group's wild popularity and soundtracked the California dream, has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 82. SUZANNE CORDEIRO ...

The genius of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary leader, inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime classics.

Brian Wilson's death has left stars like Ronnie Wood and Mark McGrath mourning the Beach Boys legend and sharing heartfelt tributes ...

Brian Wilson performs the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" in concert at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco on Oct. 12, 2016. (RAY CHAVEZ/Bay Area News Group/TNS) ...

At his peak, Brian Wilson — who died this week at age 82 — went through periods the way a painter does. First, he made his family-and-friends act The Beach Boys a band for all seasons (but one ...

Brian Wilson has died aged 82. The Beach Boys musician and song-writer shot to fame as one of the most talented songwriters of the 20th century.

Brian Wilson, who co-founded the iconic California band The Beach Boys and turned teen pop into a poetic, modernist musical form, has died at age 82. "We realize that we are sharing our grief with the ...

Brian Wilson's personal life was never been easy—he long struggled with mental illness and addiction, and in the '70s and '80s, he fell victim to a manipulative and controlling psychologist.

Brian Wilson, the musical savant who scripted a defining Southern California soundtrack with a run of hit songs with the Beach Boys, has died. He was 82.

Brian Wilson, the musical savant who scripted a defining Southern California soundtrack with a run of hit songs with the Beach Boys before being pulled down a rabbit hole of despair and depression ...

The Beach Boys are known not only for hit singles like "California Girls," "Good Vibrations," "I Get Around" and more, but also for one particular album -- their influential 1966 masterpiece, "Pet ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder who masterminded the group's wild popularity and soundtracked the California dream, has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 82.