In the late 1980s, the Beach Boys’ legacy depended almost entirely on the sunshiney, coastal music they released two decades earlier. Indeed, it was this kind of sun-soaked pop the producers of ...

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. THE BEACH BOYS: (Singing ...

June 11, 2025 • 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 ...