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Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson.
May 24, 2024 · Beach Boy Dennis Wilson’s death by drowning was a tragic accident. Here, everything to know about the incident that ended the 39-year-old drummer’s life.
Apr 10, 2023 · Tragically, Dennis Wilson was also the first of the original Beach Boys to pass away, as he died on December 28, 1983, just weeks after turning 39 years old. While most fans are aware that he died after drowning at Marina Del Rey, California, the last few days of his life — and especially the hours right before his death — still deserve a ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Dennis Wilson left behind four ex-wives and five children after his death. He was laid to rest at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard in a ceremony usually reserved for Coast Guard and Navy veterans after President Ronald Reagan, an avid fan of the Beach Boys, intervened and gave permission.
Jun 7, 1984 · Three days later, on December 28th, Dennis Carl Wilson was dead, his body pulled out of the cold, murky water of nearby Marina Del Rey. Toxicological tests showed Wilson’s blood alcohol level...
Dec 28, 2023 · The favourite son of tyrannical father Murry, no one ever imagined Dennis amounting to much other than drumming and exciting the Beach Boys’ female fans. A rugged surfer dude, he epitomised their image but was never the quickest witted fellow.
Dennis Wilson. Soundtrack: Carlito's Way. Dennis Wilson was born in Hawthorne, California in 1944 to Audree and Murry Wilson. The middle of three brothers, Dennis was rebellious and argumentative; he often acknowledged that he was the Wilsons' "black sheep."
Dec 4, 2020 · In 1977, he became the first active Beach Boy to release a solo album, called Pacific Ocean Blue. In recent years, it's come to light that Dennis' greatest success was in co-writing the Joe Cocker hit “You Are So Beautiful” with Billy Preston in 1974, for which he did not receive a credit.
Dec 29, 1983 · Dennis Wilson, the drummer for the Beach Boys, whose ''surfing sound'' helped define an era in the 1960's for millions of young Americans, drowned today not far from the beaches where he...
Jul 4, 2017 · It was almost midnight on Christmas day, 1983, and Dennis Wilson’s head was a bloody mess. The thirty-nine-year-old Beach Boy had been beaten up by a male friend of his estranged wife —...
