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Beach Boys co-founder • Pop visionary • Songwriting legend
Born June 20, 1942, in Inglewood, CA—raised in Hawthorne's musical family
By 1963, The Beach Boys scored
Top‑10 hits:
“Surfin’ USA,” “I Get Around,” “California Girls.”
He died on June 11, 2025, at the age of 82.
After his wife Melinda died Jan 2024, Brian developed severe dementia and entered conservatorship