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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies
- Steam Age Daydreams Loco Blog Book
- Gricing
- Broken Social Scene Story Project
- Let's Talk about Love
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Film & TV
Hawthorne, California, USA
Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their lead guitarist, as the younger brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson, and as the group's de facto leader in the early 1970s. He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death.
Known for
- Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson — Self2026
- The Beach Boys — Self (archive footage)2024
- A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys — Self (archive footage)2023
- The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971 — Self2016
- Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982 — Self (archive footage)2014
- Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger — Self (archive footage)2014
- Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth — Himself2012
- Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969 — Self (archive footage)2010
- 1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys — Self2009
- The Wrecking Crew — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2008
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934-06-09
- Active to
- 1984-01-21
Discography
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- 7,271
- Total plays
- 91,950
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Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as one of the founding members of The Beach Boys, alongside his brothers Brian and Dennis. As well as being an influential guitarist, Carl is regarded as having one of the finest singing voices in the rock idiom, notably performing lead vocals on The Beach Boys' #1 hit "Good Vibrations", also regarded as one of the greatest pop singles ever produced. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dean
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hawthorne
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Father
- Murry Wilson
- Sibling
- Dennis Wilson
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- pop rock
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Image
- Carl Wilson in 1966.png
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- date of death
- 1998-02-06
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1946-12-21
- Commons category
- Carl Wilson
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- The Beach Boys
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
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