Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary leader whose genius for melody and arrangements inspired hits like "Good Vibrations" and "California Girls" has died at the age of 82. Wilson's family posted ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WGN Radio’s Dave Plier celebrates the 1960’s ...

The Mike Love-led Beach Boys will return to the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater on Sept. 24, joined by LoCash, the O'Jays and Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone. Love is the last of the founding Beach ...

In July 1964, the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was occupied by two similar songs. Both were pop rock numbers that grew out of the doo wop tradition, built around strong harmonies. Both were ...

2 Watch: Next On Stage's High School & College Top 5 Revealed “Roll down the window, put down the top/Crank up The Beach Boys, baby/Don't let the music stop!” --Randy Newman, “I Love L.A.” It’s ...

When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly? Anyone who grew up the 1960s grew up with the Beach Boys. The first time I heard them was on a ...

Legendary ’60s Singer Called This the 'Greatest Song Ever Written' originally appeared on Parade. With the passing of Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, many fans are revisiting the legendary ...

The Beach Boys’ eleventh studio album, Pet Sounds, is rightfully regarded as one of the most monumental records to come out of the 1960s. But when the California band released it, they were fighting ...

Few songs have changed pop music, production styles, linguistics, or history in general quite like the song The Beach Boys released on October 10, 1966. Decades later, these notions might sound ...

The gimmick of the Beach Boys was to package the 1960s California dream in pop singles that wed up-tempo guitar songs with multipart harmonies. The reason the group endured was Brian Wilson, the group ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" reaches a new peak on the Official ...