If Wilson must be known for one thing, let it be his inimitable sense of harmony, perfected across his craft and completely ...

I knew every track of their albums hearing them on our Hi-Fi — carefree, happy sounds of surfers and hot rods.

June 11, 2025 • The Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, leaving behind a storied legacy as one of pop music's greatest songwriters and producers. Here are NPR's best ...

Brian Wilson, the troubled genius behind The Beach Boys, has died at age 82. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with biographer Peter Ames Carlin about Wilson's legacy.

Brian Wilson, who died June 11 at 82, made music history as a Beach Boy. But the more than 30 years he spent as a solo artist — longer than his time with The Beach Boys — shouldn't be ...

Love’s brilliance, and the brilliance of the rest of the Beach Boys members, of course, goes far deeper than just recruiting Stamos and featuring him in 1988’s “Kokomo” video. “This band ...

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 Wilson' ...

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.

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.

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 Wilson’s talent ...

1964: “Don't Worry Baby,” The Beach Boys Think of it as a response to The Ronettes' “Be My Baby.” The hot-rod hit “Don't Worry Baby” is the cheery B-side to “I Get Around," and has ...

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. Headphones on, stereo up. The Beach ...