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a day ago
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Brian Wilson's Cause Of Death Revealed
Two weeks following the passing of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson we have learned the cause of his death. Wilson died of 'respiratory arrest', according to Wilson's death certificate obtained by TMZ. With that condition, a person's heart is still beating but the lungs stop functioning, depriving oxygen from their system, eventually killing them. More from Deadline Brian Wilson Dies: Beach Boys Co-Founder & Singer, Acclaimed And Troubled Genius Of Rock Generation Was 82 Paul McCartney Remembers 'Musical Genius' Brian Wilson: 'I Loved Him' Bobby Sherman Dies: Teen Idol Singer & 'Here Comes The Brides' Actor Was 81 Sepsis and cystitis are listed as contributing factors, as well as neurodegenerative disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic respiratory failure and chronic kidney disease. Wilson led The Beach Boys to become one of the most successful groups in rock — and one with a singular catalog. From sun-drenched surfing and car-racing anthems to deeply felt incantations on love and loss and so many other topics, Wilson's songs touched multiple generations of fans, critics and peers. From the chart-topping classics 'Good Vibrations,' 'I Get Around' and 'Help Me, Rhonda' through 'Little Deuce Couple,' 'California Girls' and 'Surfin' USA,' the Los Angeles-based group stormed the charts and made kids around the world wish they we in sunny Southern California with the sun, surf, cars and girls. Among their many other classic songs are the grand 'Good Vibrations,' which also went No. 1 in the UK; 'God Only Knows,' which topped Consequence of Sound's 2012 list of the 100 Greatest Songs of All Time'; 'Don't Worry Baby,' 'Surfer Girl,' 'Surfin' Safari,' 'In My Room,' 'Be True to Your School,' 'All Summer Long,' 'Wouldn't It Be Nice,' 'Wendy,' 'Heroes and Villains' and 'Sloop John B,' among so many others. Greg Evans and Erik Pedersen contributed to this report. Best of Deadline 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries 2024 Hollywood & Media Deaths: Photo Gallery & Obituaries Remembering Shelley Duvall: A Career In Photos
Miami Herald
4 days ago
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Resilient pup rescued from dog fighting is ‘full of energy' — and needs a home
A resilient pup was rescued from a dog fighting ring — and she needs a new home. 'I'm FULL of energy and ready to find a fun family that can keep up with my playful side,' a Florida animal shelter said in an online adoption profile written from the perspective of Rhonda the dog. 'I would thrive in a home where I had my own backyard to zoomie in; you should see how fast I am!' As of June 24, Rhonda has waited roughly 300 days for a fresh start. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Brevard said she was seized in an alleged dog fighting case before landing at the shelter in September. 'Unlike many dogs who've suffered such trauma, she radiated friendliness and joy, showing not an ounce of aggression,' an animal photographer wrote on the Albert Harris Photography Facebook page in February. 'Her sweet nature won hearts and minds, and because of that she was adopted quickly within a month. But fate had another twist for her.' Days after Rhonda was adopted, she was returned due to her energetic nature. Now, the mixed-breed dog is one of the pups who has been at the shelter the longest, the SPCA wrote in a Facebook post and emails to McClatchy News. 'We don't know everything about her past, but we do know she's full of energy and love,' Shelby Hicks, public relations and community engagement coordinator, wrote in an email. 'Her high energy and strong personality may be why she's still waiting, but we believe that in a home with a consistent routine, she'll make an amazing companion.' The shelter thinks Rhonda could get along with a calm canine friend and recommends potential adopters bring their dogs to meet her. The 4-year-old pup has become known for her love of playing tug of war and 'never goes anywhere without her favorite rope toy.' As of June 24, the shelter's website listed Rhonda among the dogs available for adoption. Details about the shelter's adoption process can be found at 'She's not just a dog; she's a testament to resilience and the power of love,' Albert Harris Photography wrote. 'She deserves to be the queen of her own castle, spoiled and cherished for the rest of her days.' The SPCA is in Titusville, a roughly 40-mile drive east from Orlando.
Time of India
18-06-2025
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- Time of India
'My five children really take care of their mum' – said by Diana Ross, opened up this time
No one can beat her when it comes to loud entrances. In the navy-blue carpet in an extraordinary, floor-grazing white gown, the star lit up the Met Gala last month. Even after 20 years of absence, she made a stunning entry in a feather-boa-trimmed cape and hat with several assistants carrying the train up the stairs. In a rare, exclusive interview with 'Mirror,' Diana shared how fashion—and numerous dazzling costume changes—will be at the heart of the new dates. She explains it with 'I'm really looking forward to coming to the UK... I love the country and the British people have elegance.' Her last series of shows It includes the Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert and her unforgettable turn on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage in 2022, as well as the Royal Albert Hall the following year. She says, 'I'm bringing my live band and I've added an orchestra and a choir that will really make these shows almost two hours of memories, dancing, and dazzling costume changes.' About her fashion Her dresses are all custom-made, with Diana personally being involved in the whole process. She said, 'Fashion and music are both forms of self-expression—it's really a part of who I am and how I connect. On this tour, I want every gown and every song to reflect a spirit of being fun and elegant,' Further saying, 'Music and fashion go hand and hand - dressing up feels wonderful, and I want to inspire everyone coming to the shows - to do the same. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo ' Her and her family Family means a lot to Diana; apart from fashion, she has five kids and eight grandchildren. She says, 'My family is really my greatest joy and blessing. [Eldest daughter] Rhonda travels with me on tour and will be at the shows. My five children really take care of their mum.' Diana says she was determined to pay homage to all her kids by sewing all their names into her Met Gala gown. She explains with 'Fashion, like music, tells a story,' adding, 'The Met Gala was a special moment for me. My son Evan and a young designer Ugo Mozie and I collaborated on the gown and cloak that I wore. We wanted something meaningful. The 18-foot train stretches across generations with the names of my adult children and grandchildren beautifully embroidered on it. It's beaded and has crystals— the details celebrate my family, and our love.' The Primettes, an all-girl singing group Her life changed forever when she met Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson, and the three girls, along with Betty McGlown, started this girl group. 'My love for singing became my life and my moments really gave me hope. It was the beginning of this beautiful, incredibly blessed journey,' she said. In 1967, the band's name was changed to 'Diana Ross and the Supremes', before Diana started solo. She said, 'The audiences have requested songs that were big: I'm Still Waiting, Love Hangover and Chain Reaction. UK, here I come,' She shared how she felt while performing, saying, 'There is nothing more magical than performing. When I go out on stage, I feel alive. That's pure magic to me,' Further adding, 'Performing on stage brings me a lot of joy. It's fun for me as well as the audience. I can feel the exchange of energy with the audience as I perform. I love seeing the beautiful, happy faces from the stage. The audiences are such an important part of all my shows. ' Concluding with 'I want everyone to feel like they're part of something truly special. They are just as much a part of the shows as I am — each show is a night I hope they'll never forget. Music. Memories. And Dazzle,'
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17-06-2025
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Forever No. 1: The Beach Boys, ‘Help Me, Rhonda'
Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased artists who achieved the highest honor our charts have to offer — a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single — by taking an extended look back at the chart-topping songs that made them part of this exclusive club. Here, we honor Brian Wilson, who died on Wednesday (June 11) at age 82, by looking at the second of The Beach Boys' three Hot 100-toppers: 'Help Me, Rhonda,' the final classic of the Beach Boys' earliest golden age. What a difference an 'h' makes. When 'Help Me, Ronda' was originally featured on The Beach Boys Today! in early 1965, the band didn't think too much of the shuffling love song with the repetitive hook; you can tell by how little care they took to normalize the volume levels, which inexplicably jump around in the song's last two choruses. But leader Brian Wilson believed in the song's potential, and after the band re-recorded it or single release (and for inclusion on the band's second 1965 album, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)) as 'Help Me, Rhonda,' it became the latest in a stunning streak of smashes for the family-and-friends quintet from Southern California. More from Billboard The 20 Best Beach Boys Songs (Staff Picks) Addison Rae Announces Dates For Debut 2025 Headlining World Tour How Brandon Lake Is Leading A Whole New Flock To 'What's Real And What's True' In Christian Music In fact, by early 1965, The Beach Boys was one of the only American bands still holding its own against the pop-rock raiders from overseas. The British Invasion was in full swing, and The Beatles alone had topped the Hot 100 six times in 1964. In between No. 1s four and five for the Fab Four that year came the Boys' eternal teen anthem 'I Get Around' and the group had two additional top 10 hits by the end of '64: the wistful 'When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)' (No. 9) and the the ebullient 'Dance, Dance, Dance' (No. 8). Both of those were included on The Beach Boys Today! at the top of 1965, and the set also spawned a third single in a cover of Bobby Freeman's 'Do You Wanna Dance?,' which just missed the top 10 (No. 12) that April. As the Beach Boys were still enjoying their run of fun-and-sun early hits, Brian Wilson was beginning to stretch out both as a songwriter and a producer. 'I Get Around' was backed by 'Don't Worry Baby,' Wilson's first real attempt to outdo his idol Phil Spector, with impossibly dreamy production and harmonies and a gorgeous rising verse melody that somehow elevated into an even-higher-flying chorus. The flip-side to 'Dance, Dance, Dance' was 'Please Let Me Wonder,' another Spectorian love song with strikingly fragile verses and a near choir-like refrain. And perhaps most notably, Today! included the lovely but disquieting 'She Knows Me Too Well,' Wilson's first real lyrical examination of his own romantic insecurities and failings. All of these would ultimately point the way to the artistic leap forward the band would take on 1966's Pet Sounds, the band's intensely personal and overwhelmingly lush masterwork which disappointed commercially, but made them critics' darlings for the first time. But they weren't there yet. In mid-'65, they were still fighting to maintain their place in an increasingly crowded pop-rock landscape — and, not having reached the Hot 100's top five since 'I Get Around' nearly a full year earlier, they needed a no-doubter to lead off Summer Days. So Brian Wilson dug back in on the song he'd relegated to deep-cut status on the album before. 'Ronda' was much more in line with the group's earlier, simpler hits than the more lyrically and musically complex fare Wilson was starting to explore, but he was right that the song had real potential: It was a clever number that basically managed to be both a breakup ballad and an upbeat love song at once, with a chorus so relentless that you could hear it once and remember it for the rest of your life. It just needed a little extra maintenance. In truth, Brian did a lot more on the re-recording of 'Help Me, Ronda' than add an 'h' to her name and keep his finger steadier on the volume controls. He also clipped the intro, so it began right with its 'Well, since she put me down…' intro, dropping you right into the middle of the song's narrative. He tightened the tempo a little, and added some 'bow-bow-bow-bow' backing vocals to tie together the 'help-help me, Rhonda' pleas of the chorus. He added some extra piano and guitar to give the song's instrumental bridge a little extra zip. And perhaps most importantly, he laid an extra falsetto backing 'Help me, Rhonda, yeah!' on top of the chorus climax to make it stand out a little better from the rest of the refrain. They're all small additions, but you don't realize how much difference they make until you go back to the Today! original and wonder why the whole thing sounds so empty and lifeless by comparison. But while Brian Wilson allowed the song to soar, 'Rhonda' was anchored by a less-celebrated Beach Boy: Al Jardine. A high school friend of Brian's, Jardine had mostly served as a glue guy in the band to that point and had never sung lead on one of their songs, much less a single A-side. But Brian was intent on giving his buddy a spotlight moment, and decided Jardine would take the reins for 'Rhonda.' It was a good match: While the Wilsons' voices drifted towards the ethereal and sentimental, and Mike Love's had a more muscular, occasionally snide edge to it, Al Jardine's voice had both a sturdiness and an unassuming everyman quality to it. He was the Beach Boy best equipped to sell a relatable song like 'Rhonda.' And while 'Rhonda' was a less musically and lyrically ambitious song than others Wilson was attempting contemporaneously, there is still a bit of trickiness to it. It's a lyric that mourns a romantic split with one girl while attempting to simultaneously ask a new girl to ease his pain — and the vocal matches the shift; Jardine's singing is frenzied and pained and in the first half of his verses and smooth and composed in the second. From a less likable or compelling vocalist, the whole thing could've very easily come off like a cheap come-on, like he doesn't actually give a damn about either girl. But Jardine manages to sound sincere, like he actually is going through it and is genuinely in need of the help that only the titular female can provide. When he begs on the chorus for Rhonda to 'get 'er outta my heart!' — after a couple dozen shorter pleas from the rest of the Boys — you really hope she succeeds in doing so. With its new arrangement and new title, 'Rhonda' did indeed prove the no-doubter that the Beach Boys were hoping for to re-establish their pop supremacy in '65. The song debuted on the Hot 100 on April 17 at No. 80, and seven weeks later, it replaced — who else — The Beatles' 'Ticket to Ride' to become the band's second No. 1 hit, lasting two weeks on top before being replaced by the other dominant American pop group of the era: The Supremes, with 'Back in My Arms Again.' The Beatles would, of course, be heard from again just a few months later with a 'Help!' No. 1 of their own — and in between them in June, the Four Tops reigned with 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch).' (Draw your own conclusions about a generational cry for additional assistance amidst the turmoil of the mid-'60s if you so desire.) 'Help Me, Rhonda' would mark something of the end of an era for The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson, as it was their last major pop hit before the group started rapidly scaling up its ambitions. Even 'California Girls,' the group's universally accessible No. 3-peaking follow-up to 'Rhonda' — which, wouldn't you know it, got stuck behind The Beatles' 'Help!' on the Hot 100 — came affixed with a cinematic instrumental intro and a vocal outro in-the-round that no other pop group of the time would have dared attempt. By 1966, the group was pushing pop music into the future at a rate that would ultimately prove uncomfortable for both the public and for the Beach Boys themselves — though it would culminate in one more all-time classic pop single before it all fell apart. And 'Help Me, Rhonda' stands alone in all of pop history in at least one respect: It remains the lone Billboard Hot 100 representation for all Rhondas worldwide. No other song (or artist) with that name — outside of a No. 22-peaking Johnny Rivers cover of the song in 1975, featuring Brian on backing vocals — has ever reached the chart since its 1958 introduction. (No 'Ronda's either.) Tomorrow, we look at the final of the Beach Boys' three Brian Wilson-led No. 1s: the forever singular 'Good Vibrations.' 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Yahoo
13-06-2025
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‘Rest in peace to the greatest': Co-founder of iconic ‘60s band dies at 82
Brian Wilson — a co-founder of the iconic rock band The Beach Boys — has died. He was 82 years old. Wilson's death was announced by his family via the musician's official Instagram on Wednesday, June 11. 'We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words right now,' the family wrote. 'Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world. Love & Mercy.' A cause of death was not revealed. Read More: Rock icon with dementia now under conservatorship months after wife's death The post was flooded with empathetic comments from fans and fellow musicians alike. 'Favourite producer & composer of all time. Pushed the boundaries further than anyone had before,' electronic duo Disclosure commented. 'Lost for words. We love you Brian. Rest in peace to the greatest.' Born on June 20, 1942 in Inglewood, California, Wilson formed The Beach Boys in 1961 with his two younger brothers — Dennis and Carl — alongside cousin Mike Love and school friend Alan Jardine. Read More: Legendary musician planning to tour with former bandmate's group Serving as the group's primary songwriter, Wilson penned dozens of The Beach Boys' biggest hits such as 'Surfin' U.S.A.' 'God Only Knows,' 'I Get Around,' 'Help Me, Rhonda' and 'Good Vibrations.' His efforts — along with the rest of the band — helped the Beach Boys revolutionize the 'California sound' of the 1960s, sell more than 100 million records worldwide and have 37 songs reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 — the most by any American band — with four reaching No. 1. The Beach Boys were ranked 12th on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest artists of all time while the band's founding members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Outside the Beach Boys, Wilson wrote hit songs for other artists (including Jan and Dean's 1963 single 'Surf City') and released 12 solo albums. Rolling Stone reported last year that Wilson's forthcoming country album, which had been locked away since 1970s, would be released 'at some point in 2025.' Read More: Beach Boys member's country album locked away since 1970s to be released The music legend struggled with dementia toward the end of his life, according to his family who placed Wilson in a conservatorship last May, People reported. Wilson's family filed for a conservatorship in February 2024, shortly after Wilson's wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, died at 77 in January. Wilson struggled with drug abuse and a number of mental health issues, including auditory hallucinations, throughout his life and career. He stopped touring with the Beach Boys in the late 1960s (returning only briefly in the 1970s and 2010s) and was later diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Wilson toured with on his own and with various bands in recent years. His final concert was at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, on July 26, 2022. Music superstar hilariously reacts to bra thrown at him during Mass. show Popular folk rock band's frontman abruptly walks off stage mid-song Australian singer, rapper The Kid LAROI to headline The Big E Arena this fall Country singer involved in pedestrian crash that killed 77-year-old woman Doechii calls out Trump's 'ruthless attacks' to stop Los Angeles protests Read the original article on MassLive.
