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Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their drummer and the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys, and his personal life exemplified the "California myth" that
Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their lead guitarist, the youngest sibling of bandmates Brian and Dennis, and the group's de facto leader in the early to mid-1970s. He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death.
Lamm was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. [citation needed] Lamm co-wrote the Beach Boys’ song "Baby Blue" for the L.A. (Light Album) release and was featured as backup vocalist and songwriter on Dennis Wilson's solo album Pacific Ocean Blue.
The band came together in California in 1961 with founding members and brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. They performed catchy, youthful tunes ...
Rather, Buckingham wrote the song a few days after the death of Dennis Wilson in late 1983. Buckingham, who had been working with engineer Gordon Fordyce on Go Insane, requested one week off to work on "D.W. Suite", which he assembled over the course of six days. [3] Buckingham explained his reasoning for dedicating a song to Dennis Wilson:
In 1968, Beach Boy Dennis Wilson introduced Melcher to ex-con and aspiring musician Charles Manson. Manson and his "family" had been living in Wilson's house at 14400 Sunset Boulevard after Wilson had picked up hitchhiking Manson family members Patricia Krenwinkel and Ella Jo Bailey.
Following the tragic 1985 AIDS death of her older brother and bandmate, above-mentioned B-52’s guitarist Ricky Wilson, they returned four years later with fifth album Cosmic Thing, a mainstream ...
The Beach Boys in 1971; top left to right: Mike Love, Brian Wilson; middle left to right: Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson; bottom: Bruce Johnston. The group was signed to Reprise Records in 1970. [175] Scott Schinder described the label as "probably the hippest and most artist-friendly major label of the time". [176]