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.

Brian Wilson has paid tribute to his late wife Melinda Ledbetter, who has died at the age of 77. The Beach Boys co-founder married Ledbetter, who was also his longtime manager, in 1995.