At his peak, Brian Wilson — who died this week at age 82 — went through periods the way a painter does. First, he made his family-and-friends act The Beach Boys a band for all seasons (but one in ...

"Surfer Girl" was released on August 3, 1963, and it reached No. 7 on the Billboard charts by September 14 of that same year.

“Roll down the window, put down the top/Crank up The Beach Boys, baby/Don't let the music stop!” --Randy Newman, “I Love L.A.” It’s summertime, which means one thing: It’s time to follow Randy ...

Days spent on the sand are finally here, but your packing list isn’t complete without the best summer songs to set the mood. The thing is beach songs can sound like anything you want. Ukuleles and ...

From the first moments you hear the melody, accompanied by a voice singing, "If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain..." you know it's time to hit the sand, grab a cold beverage, and ...

Set the scene: the heat rising off the sand, the sound of waves rolling in, and a quiet escape just out of sight beneath a weathered boardwalk. That’s the vision "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters ...