The Beatles and The Beach Boys went back and forth at each other in the mid-60s. Their friendly rivalry set the tone for the decade's music.

Paul McCartney once deemed it his favorite Beach Boys song. “I just think it’s a great song—melody, harmonies, words, you know,” McCartney once said.

Paul McCartney has long been on record as saying that "Pet Sounds," the Beach Boys 1966 album, "blew me out of the water" the moment he heard it.

Paul McCartney has long been on record as saying that “Pet Sounds,” the Beach Boys’ 1966 album, “blew me out of the water” the moment he heard it. “Brian had that mysterious sense of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The music of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys has belonged to the world for decades. Famously, Paul McCartney even called Wilson's 'God Only Knows' the greatest song ...

Now you are timeless.” Paul McCartney has long been on record as saying that “Pet Sounds,” the Beach Boys’ 1966 album, “blew me out of the water” the moment he heard it.

Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Keith Richards have lead tributes to Brian Wilson, the pioneering Beach Boys musician who has died aged 82. Nancy Sinatra, John Cusack, who played Wilson in a biopic ...

The genius of the Beach Boys group that he co-founded in 1961, Brian Wilson was one of the true visionaries of music who defined pop as we know it today.

Paul Grein, Jason Lipshutz, Joe Lynch, Melinda Newman, Kristin Robinson, Andrew Unterberger and Eric Renner Brown Wed, June 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM PDT 14 min read The 20 Best Beach Boys Songs (Staff ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader who helped compose and arrange “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and dozens of other summertime anthems and became one of ...

Paul McCartney cited “Pet Sounds” as a direct inspiration on the Beatles and said the ballad “God Only Knows” often moved him to tears.