Brian was also a father to five adopted children that he shared with his second wife, Melinda Kae Ledbetter. The couple were married from 1995 until Ledbetter’s death in 2024 at age 77.

Brian Wilson, the founder and songwriter for The Beach Boys, died Wednesday, his family confirmed on social media. He was 82. Wilson was diagnosed with dementia last year.

Brian Wilson and his family were open about his health, from his needing a conservatorship for his dementia to his battle with substance use. Our favorite late summer finds — starting at $6.

Legendary musician Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys died of respiratory arrest, according to his death certificate. Sepsis and cystitis were listed as contributing factors.

Brian Wilson’s cause of death has been disclosed, two weeks after he died at 82. The Beach Boys co-founder passed away from “respiratory arrest,” according to his death certificate obtained ...

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson's immediate cause of death was due to respiratory arrest, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.He was 82. The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner ...

Brian Wilson was born on June 20, 1942, in Inglewood, California, to a heavy-machinery salesman father and a mother who was a homemaker, according to The New York Times.. The Beach Boys started in ...

Brian Wilson, the main composer and vocal arranger for the Beach Boys, famously known as "America's Band," has died at age 82. Born in the suburbs of Hawthorne, California, Wilson was a very ...

Two weeks after the death of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys legend’s cause of death has been revealed. The Los Angeles County Department of Health’s death certificate, first obtained by TMZ ...