The story
Carl Wilson (born December 21, 1946, Hawthorne, California, USA – died February 6, 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member, lead guitarist and sometime lead vocalist of . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the youngest brother of fellow band members Brian and Dennis, and cousin of . Son of and . Uncle of and .
Like most members of The Beach Boys, Carl was a multi-instrumentalist, playing lead, rhythm, bass, and acoustic guitars, keyboards, and occasionally drums onstage.
After his elder brother Brian's retirement from the stage in 1965, Carl became the de facto leader of the band onstage, and shortly after became the band's in-studio leader, producing the bulk of the 1967-1973 albums "Smiley Smile, Friends", "20/20", "Wild Honey", "Surf's Up", - "So Tough", and "Holland".
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