We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs — and ...

The five best Brian Wilson songs? No problem. Off the top of my head, I’m sure I could come up with about ten. If need be, I’ll consult his discography to refresh my memory and maybe add a few more to ...

On the Beach Boys’ fourteenth album, Friends, Brian Wilson and brother Carl shared several co-writes with other members and writers credited, including “Be Here in the Mornin, ...

From the the carefree sound of California surf music to the sophistication of later darker works, here are five of the top hits penned by influential Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson. The Barron's news ...

Brian Wilson was one of the most respected pop composers of the 20th century. His work with the Beach Boys helped shape the sound of the 1960s, and Pet Sounds earned a reputation as one of the most ...

The whole world sees the California Dream to the soundtrack of Beach Boys songs. “If everybody had an ocean / Across the U.S.A. / Then everybody’d be surfin’ / Like Californ-i-a.” That’s from “Surfin’ ...

The Beach Boys included "In My Room" on their 1963 album, Surfer Girl. The song's tone and introspective lyrics were a sign ...

Though Brian Wilson and Dennis Wilson never shared a co-writing credit on any Beach Boys songs, brother Carl did write several songs with their older brother. “Carl was a very, very sensitive writer,” ...

The 1985 documentary The Beach Boys: An American Band gives you a sense of the group's mainstream cachet at the time. In the first half of the film, four of the five founding Beach Boys — brothers ...