In 1988, all five of the band's original members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2001, the group was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price for their gifts.

Attempting to distill Wilson's talent and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility; even just focusing on a few select cuts from The Beach Boys' 1966 album “Pet Sounds," routinely regarded ...