I discovered my Beach Boys “Endless Summer” record on the turntable where I’d left it last September. It was my very first album, purchased with my earnings from clearing ...

Pop musicians The Beach Boys holding their guitars, from left: Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Mike Love, Finsbury Astoria, London, November 6th 1966.

A concert paying tribute to the Beach Boys included Carnie Wilson and her mother and daughter, plus former members Blondie Chaplin and David Marks.

The original lineup of The Beach Boys was Wilson as songwriter, co-lead vocalist, keyboardist and bass guitarist; brothers, Dennis and Carl Wilson; cousin Mike Love; and friend Al Jardine.

A cause of death has been revealed for Brian Wilson, the musician who co-founded the Beach Boys, according to multiple reports.

The Beach Boys, who also featured Wilson’s cousin Mike Love and childhood friend Al Jardine, were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Beach Boys, who also featured Wilson’s cousin Mike Love and childhood friend Al Jardine, were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Beach Boys were founded in Hawthorne, California, in 1961 by brothers Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Love, and school friend Al Jardine, per the band’s website.