On Saturday, June 21, a tradition of that surf culture, a “paddle out” to celebrate a life, was held at the iconic Huntington Beach Pier for Brian Wilson, one of The Beach Boys’ founders and co-writer of the famous song that became the namesake of the beach town.

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define American pop music, has died.