In the early days of high fidelity, which I remember from childhood, the idea was that it was "almost like being there" when you listened to a record, something the old recordings never really ...

In 1966, a 24-year-old Brian Wilson began work on the song "Good Vibrations." It took him over seven months to complete it, but it became one of the centerpieces of the Beach Boys would-be followup ...

Of all the unreleased projects in rock and roll history, Smile dwarfs them all. The Beach Boys intended it to be the album that would forever stamp them as the premier band of their generation. But it ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime ...

Nearly 30 musicians united for a virtual performance of the Beach Boys‘ “Good Vibrations.” Dubbed the Social Distance Sessions, the musicians appeared on screen from their homes with Minhee Jones and ...

Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased artists who achieved the highest honor our charts have to offer - a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single - by taking an ...

To the average music listener, the Beach Boys are known for their sunny pop-rock tunes about surfing, California hot-rod culture and pretty girls in bikinis. Early 1960s cuts like “Fun, Fun Fun,” ...

(AP) - Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other ...