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His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang about him at a protest rally.

A self-described voice of “the doomed, the damned, the weird,” he was known for satirical songs like “Elvis Is Everywhere” and “Destroy All Lawyers.”

He was half of the twin-guitar attack that drove the influential Detroit band’s live performances and helped set the stage for punk rock.

Bruce Springsteen has long said that his mother was among his greatest influences and credited her with encouraging his musical ambitions.

Adele Springsteen bought her son, Bruce, his first electric guitar and encouraged him to get up and dance. She died on Wednesday at 98.

“She was my savior,” Mr. Wilson, the Beach Boys visionary, said of his wife of 28 years. Their relationship was portrayed in the 2014 film “Love & Mercy.”

He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career as an advocate for Native American and environmental causes.

An actor and singer, he rose to fame in the 1970s as one half of the popular television crime-fighting duo. He also notched a No. 1 hit single in the U.S.