Brian Wilson, considered one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, lauded for being the creative force behind the Beach Boys’ rise to fame in the 1960s and credited with writing ...

Surfer Girl,” “I Get Around,” “All Summer Long,” “Help Me, Rhonda” and “California Girls” — evoked a fantasy world of fast ...

The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died.

The death of the poet laureate of adolescent heartbreak was announced by his family on Wednesday: “We are at a loss for words ...