Brian Wilson’s legacy came into focus while the California riots raged. As the chief conceptualizer and composer of the ...

Sometimes, in the midst of chaos, I find solace in music. It doesn’t have to be soft music. Play me some classic rock ‘n soul ...

Culture / When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly? Sid Holt ...

UVA pop culture expert Jack Hamilton says the 1960s music icon merged different genres into his unique style, taking rock and ...

Brian Wilson, the prodigious visionary engine behind the Beach Boys, composer of “teenage symphonies to God,” the big, gentle, sweet-voiced soul whose music touched generations, has died at 82. It’s a ...

If Wilson must be known for one thing, let it be his inimitable sense of harmony, perfected across his craft and completely ...

Our time here in comparatively short, and we all want to know that we made a difference in our lives, that our lives mattered ...

Sly Stone and Brian Wilson turned struggles into musical magic. Legends of soul and surf rock, their songs influenced ...

From "Love and Mercy" to a "Duck Dodgers" soundtrack, Brian Wilson's solo music could be spiritual, upbeat, arty or just ...

Sometimes, in the midst of chaos, I find solace in music. It doesn’t have to be soft music. Play me some classic rock ‘n soul, and suddenly I’m in a ...

As the drummer for the legacy band Big Brother and the Holding Company, Dave Getz played on one of the greatest rock albums ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define ...