Tributes have been pouring in this past week for Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder and pop music maestro, following his death aged 82.  But there have been possibly none so personal as the memories of writer David Leaf,

the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the greatest awards show that most of the world knows nothing about.

Here was a young man who created 13 top 10 hits before his 25th birthday.

The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach. Testimonials to Wilson’s musical talent and the Beach Boys’ influence came from the California coast and the Jersey Shore,