UVA pop culture expert Jack Hamilton says the 1960s music icon merged different genres into his unique style, taking rock and ...

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys passed away June 11 at age 82, just two days after fellow Californian Sly Stone of Sly and the ...

Brian Wilson, the prodigious visionary engine behind the Beach Boys, composer of “teenage symphonies to God,” the big, gentle, sweet-voiced soul whose music touched generations, has died at 82. It’s a ...

Our time here in comparatively short, and we all want to know that we made a difference in our lives, that our lives mattered ...

From "Love and Mercy" to a "Duck Dodgers" soundtrack, Brian Wilson's solo music could be spiritual, upbeat, arty or just ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define ...

The Beach Boyswere among the most impactful bands that defined the 1960s. The group revolutionized popular music with their ...

The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain ...

From simple surf rock to complex orchestral pop, the number one Beach Boy had a tremendous impact on music, culture, and the ...

Brian Wilson – the man behind The Beach Boys -- died Wednesday, June 11. He was 82.His musical legacy lives on. In Milwaukee, cover band Catch a Wave was founded in 1986 and for ...

One inspiration that has never surprised me, however, is Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. You would be hard pressed to find a ...

An artist nearly synonymous with Los Angeles made his name crafting songs playing up his home state’s beachy vibes. His inner ...