Carl Wilson
Dead
Born: 12/21/1946
Died: 2/7/1998
Age: 51
Cause of death: cancer
Full name: Carl Dean Wilson
Noted For: singer and guitarist; founding member of The Beach Boys (1962-98). As the group's leader after 1965, his death marked the end of the Beach Boys. Sang lead on "God Only Knows" (1966). Brother of
Brian and
Dennis Wilson and cousin of
Mike Love.
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