- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 21, 1946
- Died
- Feb 6, 1998 (aged 51)
- Place of birth
- Hawthorne, California, USA
Carl Wilson
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.
