As Jardine referenced, Carl Wilson died in 1998, while Dennis Wilson died in 1983. “You were a humble giant who always made me laugh and we will celebrate your music forever,” Jardine said.

Brian Wilson — who co-founded the Beach Boys and was the main architect of their sound — is now surfing the heavens after his death was announced by his family Wednesday.

“The three Wilsons are finally back together,” Vail, 81, tells Rolling Stone. Brian’s bandmates and siblings in the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson, died in 1983 and 1998 ...

By the late ’60s, Dennis started contributing more as a writer and co-writer—mostly with songwriting collaborators Steve Kalinich and Gregg Jakobson—and left behind a collection of songs ...