American music's equivalent to John Lennon has crossed the rainbow bridge, an ever-tedious euphemism for death.

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 ...

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

For the last quarter-century, no one shared more musical moments with Brian Wilson than Darian Sahanaja, who was part of the ...

Part IWouldn’t It Be NiceThe eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach.

Brian Wilson was a troubled genius who made so many people happy but had far too much sadness in his life already.

With his recent passing, which stars like John Cusack and Stephen King recently paid tribute to, I was reminded of one of the ...

As the Beach Boys sang “house,” the song, “All Summer Long,” didn’t just change chords — in a luscious instant, it ascended ...

A starstruck Don Henley met Brian Wilson at an event. Wilson signed his autograph and insulted The Eagles while he was at it.

Brian Wilson’s death on Wednesday at the age of 82 heralds an end to one idea of Southern California — as the temperate ...

From 1988 to when he stopped touring in 2022, Brian Wilson forged an admirable solo career worth remembering. He played South ...