Beach Boys singer Mike Love and lyricist Van Dyke Parks posed for a photo together at Brian Wilson's memorial service.

Nevertheless, controversy surrounded "God Only Knows." One word nearly got this song banned from the radio. Learn more below.

When the Beach Boys first came onto the music scene in the early '60s, their music encapsulated summer fun and surf culture.

The Beach Boys were caught in the middle of two eras in 1965. You can hear that dichotomy on the album 'Summer Days (And ...