It goes without saying that Brian Wilson, who died last week at the age of 82, was a pure product of Southern California. His earliest work with the Beach Boys, created when he was barely out of his teens, preached a regional gospel of sun, sand, and surf, plus girls in bikinis and that perennial symbol of escape, the little deuce coupe.

Wilson's family announced his death on Wednesday, June 11 Nancy Sinatra has paid tribute to Brian Wilson following his death In an Instagram post on Wednesday, June 11, she said "one of the biggest thrills" of her life was singing "California Girls" with him Wilson's family announced he died at the age of 82 on Wednesday,