A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and ...

Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82, was one of music’s true visionaries, if that’s the right word for a guy who dealt in the endless possibility of sound.

Together with his brothers Dennis and Carl, his cousin Love and friend Jardine, Brian formed the Beach Boys, serving as a songwriter, vocalist, bassist and keyboardist for the group. Their first ...

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

Brian Wilson, considered one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, lauded for being the creative force behind the Beach Boys’ rise to fame in the 1960s and credited with writing ...

Brian Wilson was troubled and fragile and undeniably brilliant, driven to make music of surpassing beauty, complexity and ...

As his songs for the Beach Boys began to broaden beyond the hot-rod and surf themes, “In My Room” was a sign of things to come. With each line in the first verse adding an additional harmony atop, ...

Darlin’ (1967) The Beach Boys were in decline by 1967 — in health and hipness alike. Wilson revamped a song he wrote with ...

Brian Wilson famously churned out era-defining summertime hits, all while battling mental illness and personal demons.

The death of the poet laureate of adolescent heartbreak was announced by his family on Wednesday: “We are at a loss for words ...

It may not seem like a rap song, but R.E.M.'s 1987 hit It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) has a fast ...