HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif,. (CNS) -- A recent lunch with Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean fame led to talk about how to pay tribute to Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, who died last week, the ...

Wilson’s Beach Boys, initially, along with duo Jan and Dean (Jan Berry and Dean Torrence), epitomized the new music genre called “surf music.” ...

He also penned timeless tunes for groups like Jan and Dean. Later in life, he came to be known as one of the most significant songsmiths of the 20 th century.

The 1994 movie starring Tom Hanks has many memorable quotes in it that I use quite often. My favorite I guess is “Life is ...

I had called my friend Gary Griffin to shoot the breeze, as I’d been doing a couple of times every week. This was in the early 1990s; Gary was the keyboard player for surf rockers Jan and Dean ...

Grammy Award- winning musician, Dean Torrence, of the surf-rock duo Jan and Dean pays tribute to his friend Brian Wilson at the Huntington Beach Pier, which was lined by onlookers.

A recent lunch with Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean fame led to talk about how to pay tribute to Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson who died last week, the president and CEO of Huntington Beach’s ...

A recent lunch with Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean fame led to talk about how to pay tribute to Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson who died last week, the president and CEO of Huntington Beach’s ...

Brian Wilson, Heart and Soul of The Beach Boys, Dies at 82 The death of the poet laureate of adolescent heartbreak was announced by his family on Wednesday: “We are at a loss for words right now.” ...

His song “Surf City,” co-written with Jan Berry of fellow surf group Jan and Dean, was his first No. 1 single, which angered Murry.

Outside the Beach Boys, Wilson wrote hit songs for other artists (including Jan and Dean’s 1963 single “Surf City”) and released 12 solo albums.

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define American pop music, has died.