Worcester police ordered the curtain down on the Beach Boys’ performance and called off the sold-out show on Friday, Oct. 30, 1964, after an estimated 500 youngsters in an overflow sell-out crowd of 3,500 stormed the stage.

Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential writers and producers in pop history, has died aged 82

Brian Wilson, the driving force behind the Beach Boys whose sprawling compositional prowess influenced rock musicians from the Beatles to Radiohead and points between, has died, his family announced Wednesday.

Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute to legendary Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson, as a legion of stars hailed the singer and songwriter's legacy following his death at the age of 82. Wilson "had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special",