Instead, to celebrate Wilson’s life and legacy, we’ve decided to identify just a few songs that made the man, from the fiercely familiar to a few unexpected selections.

Carnie Wilson shared emotional details of her late father Brian Wilson's celebration of life and reflected on his legacy ...

Brian Wilson, the troubled genius behind The Beach Boys, has died at age 82. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with biographer Peter Ames Carlin about Wilson's legacy.

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

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 ...

The family of Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, announced on June 11 that he passed away at the age of 82. Wilson shaped the Beach Boys’ timeless sound as the band’s songwriter ...

The music world lost one of its most brilliant and influential minds today, as Beach Boy Brian Wilson just passed away at 82 following a battle with dementia. In a statement on his official ...

Brian Wilson's music legacy will span far after his death in June 2025. However, there is a particular tune he went to the grave regretting. After all, the Beach Boys singer took his work ...

A concert paying tribute to the Beach Boys included Carnie Wilson and her mother and daughter, plus former members Blondie ...

The Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, leaving behind a storied legacy as one of pop music's greatest songwriters and producers. Here are NPR's best interviews ...