We explore the fascinating insights into arranging bass guitar parts the Beach Boys' 1966 track "Wouldn't It Be Nice" offers.

As with most Beach Boys dates, Wilson handed out his charts and played the song at the piano to give the musicians an idea of ...

Given the iconic stature of The Beach Boys ... Love’s idea to play the National Mall on the Fourth of July in 1980. Nearly half a million people turned out for what Brian Wilson said was ...

David Paton's "Magic" was a number-five hit in 1975. Ozempic turned it into a 21st century pop-culture phenomenon ...

In the mid-1960s, an astonishing and unprecedented number of groundbreaking albums were being released at an unrelenting pace by a seemingly inexhaustible supply of great artists and musical geniuses.

The Beach Boys haven’t topped the charts with a new song since 1988’s “Kokomo,” but for music author and GW alumnus David Leaf, the story of the group and their frontman Brian ... Wilson on his ...

Sadie Bass and Chase Matthews, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Clay County Fair. $20-$100. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ... $35-$79. Beach Boys, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the St ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle ... Lewis Black, 8 p.m. Friday, March 7, at the Florida Theatre. $35-$79. Beach Boys, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.

Gavin Heaney There’s a place where hip meets hippie, city slick yet perfectly torn and frayed at the edges. It’s where all ...

To play a younger version of the Beach Boys founder Wilson in "Love & Mercy," Paul Dano learned how to play piano and bass. Wilson told the Chicago Tribune, "He looked a little bit like me at age 24.

2017: Bass guitarist Pete Overend Watts of Mott the Hoople dies from throat cancer aged 69. On the same day, German drummer Jaki Liebezeit of Can dies from pneumonia aged 78. 2018: Former football ...