Carl Wilson
Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as their lead guitarist, as the youngest brother of band-mates Brian and Dennis Wilson, and as the group's leader in the early 1970s.
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| Birth name | Carl Dean Wilson |
| Born | December 21, 1946 Hawthorne, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 1998 (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1961–1997 |
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| Website | carlwilsonfoundation |
He died, aged 51, of lung cancer in 1998.[1]
Carl Wilson Media
Wilson (left) with Bruce Johnston and Roy Orbison in 1979
A Rickenbacker 360/12 identical to the 12-string guitar used by Carl in the early to mid-1960s
References
- ↑ Pareles, Jon (February 9, 1998). "Carl Wilson, A Beach Boys Founder, 51". The New York Times.