Carl Wilson

Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 - February 6, 1998) was the youngest of the three brothers who made up the core of The Beach Boys.

The band's lead guitarist, Wilson early on h

Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 - February 6, 1998) was the youngest of the three brothers who made up the core of The Beach Boys.

The band's lead guitarist, Wilson early on had little input into the music (although he did play the Chuck Berry-esque leads on many of their early hits), as when the band first became successful he was in his teens, and neither a particularly accomplished musician nor singer (his only lead vocal in the band's first three years was on the obscure track Pom Pom Play Girl, and the band were replaced by session musicians on many of their recordings).