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

“Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special. The notes he heard in his head ...

The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach. Testimonials to Wilson’s musical ...

Who knows what really happened to Brian Wilson? By the time modern audiences came to know and love his work, something was deeply, observably amiss within the mind and body of the California-born ...

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

The simple purity of God Only Knows, and the glorious harmonies of its recorded version have become a touchstone of modern music, and a shared password of musical passion.

I t's not often that Paul McCartney dares to call a song his favorite. He always has a hard time choosing, even among his own ...

There are almost no corners of the music world that Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson didn’t touch, so since news broke ...

Brian Wilson thought one of The Beach Boys' biggest hits would cause controversy. Here's why he thought one taboo word would be a problem.

Beach Boys cofounder Brian Wilson, who created some of rock's most enduring songs such as "Good Vibrations" and "God Only ...