Obituary: How Beach Boys Visionary Brian Wilson Changed Music

Obituary: How Beach Boys visionary Brian Wilson changed music

Brian Wilson performs at the Vienna Jazz Festival in 2007. PHOTO: REUTERS Brian Wilson, leader, songwriter and producer of The Beach Boys, has left behind a legacy of beautiful, joyous, bittersweet and enduring music, crafted over a career spanning six decades.

Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson was 'intensely competitive' with bands like The Beatles

Songwriter Van Dyke Parks has described late Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson as "intensely competitive, but so civilised" with other musicians.

5 Surprising Facts About The Beach Boys' ‘Wild Honey’ - That Eric Alper

The Beach Boys were known for surfboards, harmonies, and sunshine. In December 1967, they swapped the beach for the back porch, the waves for a Wurlitzer, and rode a soul-powered groove straight into Wild Honey. Soulful, stripped down, and sweeter than the jar it was named after, Wild Honey brings California cool into a Motown […] The post 5 Surprising Facts About The Beach Boys’ ‘Wild Honey’ appeared first on That Eric Alper.