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.

Carl Wilson
Wilson in 1969
Background information
Birth name	Carl Dean Wilson
Born	(1946-12-21)December 21, 1946 Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Died	February 6, 1998(1998-02-06) (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock pop
Occupation(s)	Musician singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards bass
Years active	1961–1997
Labels	Capitol Caribou Transparent Music
Website	carlwilsonfoundation.org

He died, aged 51, of lung cancer in 1998.^[1]