The late Brian Wilson’s band, the Beach Boys, is well-known for its numerous hits but is occasionally remembered for its brief history with Charles Manson.

Brian Wilson was an off-stage presence for this 1971 Beach Boys concert, in which L.A. Times Robert Hilburn described the band as having "an identity crisis" in Wilson's absence.

Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential writers and producers in pop history, has died aged 82

"I Get Around" became the Beach Boys' first Hot 100 No. 1 on July 1964. They reigned again with "Help Me, Rhonda" in May 1965, "Good Vibrations" in December 1966 and "Kokomo" in N

Two "Pet Sounds" highlights, the former featuring envelope-pushing instrumentation and production and the latter, a deceptively complex harmonic structure as well as lyrics that were, at that point, taboo for a pop song because of the repeated references to God. The Beatles' Paul McCartney named "God Only Knows" his favorite song of all time.

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 and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility;

The Beach Boys' founding member never seemed to encounter a genre, instrument or movement he didn’t want to incorporate into his soundscape. That’s why it’s equally surprising and totally believable that at the very start of the '90s he recorded a rap song,

The Beach Boys formed way back in 1961, and one of their greatest hits is "Sloop John B". But, after 59 years, people still don't know what the song actually means