The Beach Boys had some surprising celebrity friends, with Dennis Wilson even living with some of Charles Manson’s family. In fact, one song written by Manson appeared on a Beach Boys album.

Manson learned to play the guitar during one of his many stints in prison, and had dreams of becoming a star. He actually got pretty close. What songs did Charles Manson write?

Charles Manson was a failed songwriter who, like thousands of other would-be rock stars of the era, moved west to chase his dream of becoming a successful musician. Needless to say, it didn’t ...

Written by Charles Manson Covered by Marilyn Manson, who took the last name of his stage moniker in homage to the serial killer, “Sick City” was also on Manson’s 1970 debut LP. The song is ...

The song was credited solely to Wilson since, he explained, Manson had exchanged his publishing rights for “about a hundred thousand dollars’ worth of stuff” (another motorcycle and some cash).

Songs are open to interpretation, but that can go fatally awry. Charles Manson, the infamous cult leader behind a grisly massacre in 1969, allegedly believed “Helter Skelter,” a song by The Beatles, a ...

Charles Manson’s unsavory association with The Beatles is well-known. However, few classic rock fans know Manson wrote a song referencing The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour.It’s not clear ...

The Beach Boys' song "Never Learn Not to Love," which was put out as a B-side on their 1968 single "Bluebirds over the Mountain," was actually written by Manson.

Charles Manson: mass murderer of ... Others to cover or reference Manson in song include Guns N’ Roses, Sonic Youth, the Ramones, shock punk GG Allin, Rob Zombie, The Brian Jonestown Massacre ...

The song was credited solely to Wilson since, he explained, Manson had exchanged his publishing rights for “about a hundred thousand dollars’ worth of stuff” (another motorcycle and some cash).