Brian Wilson with an autographed copy of his album 'Smile' on Feb. 11, 2005. Brian Wilson with an autographed copy of his album 'Smile' on Feb. 11, 2005. Ron Wolfson/WireImage—Getty Images Staff ...

The family of Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, announced on June 11 that he passed away at the age of 82. Wilson shaped the Beach Boys ’ timeless sound as the band’s songwriter ...

The family of Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, announced on June 11 that he passed away at the age of 82. Wilson shaped the Beach Boys ’ timeless sound as the band’s songwriter and ...

Smile was the album that broke Beach Boy Brian Wilson, one of the greatest songwriters of the 1960s. Now, 45 years on, the dozens and dozens of recordings made in the now almost legendary Smile ...

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Brian Wilson was born June 20, 1942, two days after McCartney. His musical gifts were soon obvious, and as a boy he was playing piano and teaching his brothers to sing harmony.

I'm glad Wilson finally completed "Smile." Now, I can finally lay to rest all of those "what-ifs" that hounded me over the years every time I heard the music of Brian Wilson.

I had also bought a CD of an album that had been recently released, though it was one I'd been dreaming of hearing for 30 years: "Brian Wilson Presents Smile." I was, at long last, going to hear ...

Brian Wilson's official site LONDON, England (CNN) --Former Beach Boys star Brian Wilson has received glowing reviews after performing his lost masterpiece "Smile" for the first time in public.