The Sound of Summer Fades Away

Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 13 June 2025 > Celebrate

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ songwriter, died on 12 June. The band symbolised a California dream of sun, surf and sand and rivalled the Beatles for the coolest band of the 1960s. Three of the band were brothers, with Brian, the eldest, born in 1942. They grew up in Hawthorn, California. Both parents were amateur … Continue reading “The Sound of Summer Fades Away”