Brian Wilson, visionary leader of the Beach Boys and a giant of modern music, dies at 82

FILE - Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 2, 2015. Wilson's story is at the heart of a new documentary, “Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road," that premieres at New York's Tribeca Film Festival this week. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Wilson, visionary leader of the Beach Boys and a giant of modern music, dies at 82.

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