Carl Wilson
American musician; original member of The Beach Boys (1946-1998)
Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Hw co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as their lead guitarist, as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson, and as the group's leader in the early 1970s.
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Birth name | Carl Dean Wilson |
Born | Hawthorne, California, U.S. | December 21, 1946
Died | February 6, 1998 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 51)
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Years active | 1961–1997 |
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Website | carlwilsonfoundation |
He died, aged 51, of lung cancer in 1998.[1]
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- ↑ Pareles, Jon (February 9, 1998). "Carl Wilson, A Beach Boys Founder, 51". The New York Times.