Sometimes death, as life, brings strange symmetries. Two music revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, both died within two days of each other. Each was 82.

Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82, was one of music’s true visionaries, if that’s the right word for a guy who dealt in the endless possibility of sound.

Brian Wilson, musical genius and founder of the Beach Boys, died today (Wednesday, June 11, 2025), so in honor of him, here is an article of the 40 greatest Beach Boys songs that I wrote for Broadway World two years ago.

Brian Wilson was troubled and fragile and undeniably brilliant, driven to make music of surpassing beauty, complexity and depth.

The death of Brian Wilson, a founding member of The Beach Boys, caused his friend John Stamos to post a touching remembrance to Instagram Wednesday. “Brian Wilson didn’t just soundtrack my life… he filled it with color,

Carnie Wilson's entry into the music industry came with a warning. Her dad and Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson told her to "watch out for the sharks" when she formed her band Wilson Phillips in ...