The hitmaker and member of the Beach Boys left an inimitable catalogue of breezy doo-wop
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Brian Wilson, Beach Boys musician, 1942-2025
Endless summer: how Brian Wilson soundtracked California
Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82
Brian Wilson and Beach Boys’ Style Showed What California Living Looked Like
Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music
‘I yearned to be a California Girl – but I lived in Burnley’: readers on their love for Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson, i Beach Boys e il surf: così iniziò la rivoluzione pop degli anni 60
Brian Wilson, shy genius of the Beach Boys, dies aged 82
Brian Wilson obituary
Brian Wilson’s Life in Photos
The creative mind behind the Beach Boys died on June 11th, aged 82
He popularised a California surfing soundtrack before taking rock ’n’ roll to experimental places with ‘Pet Sounds’
The late Beach Boys musician created a sound that became synonymous with the state’s breezy, laidback vibe
A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and…
In Pendleton shirts and khakis, Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys showed the world what easy Southern California living looked like.
He was the Beach Boys’ resident genius, seeping melancholy into even peppy teenybopper hits. Beyond all the myths about his life,…
