Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three generations of music’s legendary Wilson family joined together with dozens of other friends and musicians in Agoura Hills, ...

Composer, bass player, singer and Beach Boy Brian Wilson drew deep on American traditions. “Brian Wilson was an incredibly important musical figure,” said Jack Hamilton, a professor of Media Studies ...

Brian Wilson, cofounder of The Beach Boys and the creative force behind the group’s surf sound, orchestral arrangements and perfect harmonies, has died, his family announced on Wednesday. He was 82.

The Beach Boys icon and acclaimed songwriter Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82 following a battle with dementia—more than six decades after he helped to form what would become one of the most ...

Brian Wilson, the musical savant who scripted a defining Southern California soundtrack with the Beach Boys before being pulled down by despair and depression in full public view, has died. He was 82.

Brian Wilson, who as leader of the Beach Boys and a founder of California rock invented a massively successful pop sound full of harmonies and sunshine, has died at the age of 82. “We are heartbroken ...