Chunks of work by the Beach Boys’ founding genius went unpublished during his tumultuous life. Here’s a look at his phases and some pieces likely to be released.

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.

We pick Brian Wilson's five greatest songs from a long career that moved from the Beach Boys to his eclectic solo creations.