The Beach Boys had a leader in Brian Wilson.
The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound .	rock	Rock music	Brian	Brian Wilson	popular	popular music	music form	musical form	production	record producer	jazz	jazz	rock and roll	rock and roll	R&B	R&B
