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CNN —Brian Wilson, musician and founding member of the hit ’60s rock band The Beach Boys, has been placed under a conservatorship following a Los Angeles court ruling on Thursday. According to the Wilson family, the decision to place Brian under a conservatorship came following the death of his wife, Melinda Wilson, in January. She encouraged me to make the music that was closest to my heart.”Wilson, pictured far left, was a founding member of The Beach Boys. He decided to quit touring with his band after a nervous breakdown in 1964, though he continued to write, arrange, produce and record The Beach Boys’ music. Wilson and The Beach Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.
Persons: Brian Wilson, Gus T, Wilson, , Brian, Melinda Wilson, Melinda, ” Wilson, Michael Ochs, , LeeAnn, Jean Sievers, Gloria Ramos Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Superior Court, The, Boys, Michael Ochs Archives, Hall of Fame Locations: Los Angeles
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, the longtime wife and manager of Brian Wilson whom the Beach Boys co-founder often credited for stabilizing his famously troubled life, has died at age 77. Wilson died Tuesday at the couple's home in Beverly Hills, California, Brian Wilson announced online. Brian Wilson's spokesperson Lauren Mele said Wednesday that she passed away “suddenly,” but no other details were available. We are lost,” Brian Wilson wrote on his web site. One day, in the mid-1980s, Brian Wilson turned up, looking to buy a car.
Persons: Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, Brian Wilson, Wilson, Brian Wilson's, Lauren Mele, , ” Brian Wilson, “ Melinda, Melinda Wilson’s, Elizabeth Banks, Melinda Ledbetter, , Ledbetter, Melinda, Dr, Eugene Landy, Landy, Wilson ., Marilyn Rovell, Carnie, Wendy, Wilson Phillips, Melinda Wilson, can’t Organizations: Beach Boys, Washington Post Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Pueblo , Colorado, Whittier , California, Los Angeles
Melinda Kay Ledbetter Wilson, who rescued her husband, the Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, from psychological ruin, died on Tuesday. Mr. Wilson confirmed her death on Instagram, saying that they had been married for 28 years and had five children together. Jean Sievers, a representative for the family, said that Ms. Wilson had died suddenly at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. The couple’s relationship was portrayed in the 2014 biopic “Love & Mercy.” The film shows Ms. Wilson (Elizabeth Banks) meeting Mr. Wilson, played by both John Cusack and Paul Dano, in a Cadillac showroom in Los Angeles in the 1980s. After the film was released, Ms. Banks said in an interview with ABC News that she had met Ms. Wilson while preparing for the role.
Persons: Melinda Kay Ledbetter Wilson, Brian Wilson, Wilson, Jean Sievers, , , Elizabeth Banks, John Cusack, Paul Dano, Banks Organizations: Beach Boys, ABC News Locations: Beverly Hills, Calif, Los Angeles
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