Even though Brian Wilson had a sixth sense for rock and roll perfection, he felt that some tunes didn't need to be single ...

"Caroline, No," was the final song on the Beach Boys ' watershed LP, Pet Sounds. Released as Wilson’s first solo single, the ...

The country music singer joined the Beach Boys from 1964 to 1965 ...

Whenever you listen to any Beach Boys record, the first thing that jumps out is the harmonies that Brian Wilson created.

When one learns of a genius musician, it’s hard not to research everything one can about that artist’s process. This is especially the case if you’re a musician yourself. I’ve spent quite a bit of ...

Fans keep coming back to a 1963 Brian Wilson song that many consider the peak of his early genius. In 2025, "In My Room" was ...

We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs — and ...

The summer anthem started as a piano riff inspired by an old Western movie scene.

Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson declared a vintage folk song "the greatest ever," and it's a pick that stops music fans in their tracks. Beloved 70s shock rocker Alice Cooper recalled that Wilson ...

Fans keep coming back to a 1963 Brian Wilson song that many consider the peak of his early genius. In 2025, "In My Room" was ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 25 best songs Wilson wrote. It’s a ...