Brian Wilson with an autographed copy of his album 'Smile' on Feb. 11, 2005. Credit - Ron Wolfson/WireImage—Getty Images In describing the followup to Pet Sounds, Wilson billed Smile as a "teenage ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime ...

Take a popular composer such as George Gershwin, the man behind "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris." Then put his works through the psychedelic blender of Beach Boys surf music, courtesy of ...

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A year or two ago, I spotted Brian Wilson on Newbury Street. He was with a companion. He was seated and looked frail. The look on his face was forlorn, but then that’s how he always looked, even when ...

Brian Wilson with an autographed copy of his album 'Smile' on Feb. 11, 2005. Staff Writer The family of Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, announced on June 11 that he passed away at the ...