John Stamos was by Beach Boys founding member Mike Love's side when news of Brian Wilson's death on Wednesday stunned the music world. 'His face went blank,' the actor recalls.

From 'Almost Famous' to 'American Graffiti' and 'Full House,' Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys have soundtracked some of Hollywood's biggest titles.

Brian Wilson was an off-stage presence for this 1971 Beach Boys concert, in which L.A. Times Robert Hilburn described the band as having "an identity crisis" in Wilson's absence.

The Beach Boys were one of the USA's biggest bands of the 1960s, who introduced surf-rock to worldwide audience with songs like I Get Around, Surfin' USA and Good Vibrations. The group was formed by Wilson with his younger brothers Carl and Dennis, cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine.