"I was like, 'Oh boy, I guess I better [tell him].' I said, 'Mike, your cousin passed away,' and his face went blank."

This year’s inductees include Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers, funk pioneer George Clinton, country songwriter Ashely Gorley, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, pr...

The album “Pet Sounds” would set the stage for modern music, and credit the group with a level of depth beyond surf, sand and shore.