The Beach Boys had a strange connection with cult leader Charles Manson that could've turned deadly. Brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin, Love, and friend Al Jardine formed The ...

Dennis Wilson, 1944-1983 Earl leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ; Michael Putland/Getty Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys. The middle child of Murry and Audree Wilson, Dennis was born on Dec. 4, 1944.

Wilson (top center) formed the Beach Boys with Mike Love, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson in 1961. Getty Images. In many ways, the Beach Boys were The Beatles of American music — even ...