Dennis Wilson
Born	December 4, 1944 Inglewood, California, USA
Died	December 28, 1983 (age 39) Marina del Rey, California, USA

Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member and the drummer of The Beach Boys. Image File history File links Dennis_Wilson. ... December 4th redirects here. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Location of Inglewood in California and Los Angeles County. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marina del Rey Marina del Rey (Spanish for Navy of the King, or Seacoast of the King) is a census-designated place seaside community located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... December 4th redirects here. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Personality

Wilson has been described by many to be hyperactive and rebellious, someone who always looked for something to fill his life with happiness. Dennis himself quoted in the sleeve notes in the album All Summer Long: All Summer Long was released in 1964 and was the sixth album officially released by The Beach Boys. ...

They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn’t give it up for anything in the world. It won’t last forever, either. But the memories will.” In an interview with Keith Altham after being asked “… is there anything that frightens you?” Dennis responded “Fear is nothing but awareness. I was only frightened as a child because I did not understand fear – the dark, being lost, what was under the bed! It came from within.

He has also been described as a generous and loving man, who could satisfy himself by giving love but could never be satisfied in receiving love. He once said,

I give everything I have away. What I am wearing and what’s in that suitcase is it. I don’t even have a car. I have a 1934 Dodge pick-up truck which someone gave me. I could have anything I want. I just have to go out and get it. If it’s worth having, it’s worth giving. The smile you send out will return to you!

Stephen Kalinich in an interview with Adam Webb stated that "He had soul in his music and he was a master. And yet a primitive master in the sense that he may not have heard all of Beethoven or Bach but he had a feeling of combining the pain and the joy together." He remained honest throughout his songs, which he sung in a soulful croon. Dennis never felt loved and it was something that he always sought. This can clearly be seen in his song "Time" from his 1977 solo album Pacific Ocean Blue where the lyrics state "Known a lot of women, but they don't fill my heart; with love completely..." Dennis once stated “The greatest success in life is to feel I’m something for someone; the feeling of falling in love, the newness of love.” Many of Dennis’ songs are expressed not only with great passion but also with great sorrow, and it is only in his music as Dennis describes that people can gain a true understanding of the person he was. "Everything that I am or will ever be is in the music. If you want to know me, just listen." Time is a song written by Dennis Wilson and Karen Lamm-Wilson. ... Pacific Ocean Blue is Dennis Wilsons only solo album, released in 1977. ...

Beach Boys

Early career

Born in Inglewood, California, Wilson was the second (middle) of the Wilson brothers. Dennis was only included in the band after the Wilson’s mother, Audree Wilson, insisted to Brian that he not exclude Dennis from the band. Urged by older cousin Mike Love, Dennis approached older brother Brian, the original conspicuous musical talent in the family, to form a group and compose a song about surfing. The Beach Boys formed in August 1961 under the guidance of father Murry Wilson, meeting immediate success. Though the Beach Boys were named for and developed an image based on the California surfing culture, Dennis was the only real surfer in the band. In 1976 he described his love for the beach “I don’t know why everybody doesn’t live at the beach, on the ocean. It makes no sense to me, hanging around the dirty city. That’s why I always loved and was proud to be a Beach Boy; I always loved the image. On the beach you can live in bliss.” Location of Inglewood in California and Los Angeles County. ... Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and songwriter who was one of the lead singers and lyric writers of The Beach Boys. ... Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California), is an American pop musician, best known as the lead songwriter, bassist, and lead singer of the American rock band The Beach Boys. ... Murry Gage Wilson (July 2, 1917 – June 4, 1973) was a musician and record producer, best remembered as father to Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

During the first few years of The Beach Boys, Dennis was given the role of the drummer. His freedom to express himself was limited to playing the drums, as his voice was not as clear and was not regarded as ‘angelic’ as his two brothers, Brian and Carl. Because of this, Dennis was not realised at first for the talent he had and went on to show in future recordings. Dennis had little musical experience at the outset but quickly learned to play the drums. However, he gained little respect musically due to Brian's reliance as producer on session drummers, particularly Hal Blaine, although contrary to popular belief, Wilson did drum on many of the group's '60s recordings. Likewise, although he rarely sang onstage, his rough-hewn vocals were a key ingredient to the group's vocal blend in the studio. Despite his lower artistic profile, Wilson became far and away the most popular member of the group, becoming its box-office sex symbol, and his emerging musical talent took a back seat. He developed a personal musical style and taste divergent from the Beach Boys' known style: soulful, even bluesy, compared with the group's famous high harmonies. Hal Blaine (b. ...

Though given few important lead vocals on the early Beach Boys recordings ("Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" and "This Car of Mine") he impressed on "Do You Wanna Dance?" in February 1965, then later that year on Beach Boys' Party! gave an authoritative rendition of John Lennon's "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away". He accompanied himself on guitar, and like the other Beach Boys became a multi-instrumentalist. His piano playing, in particular, developed into a distinctive style and was showcased on his Pacific Ocean Blue album. Little Girl (Youre My Miss America) is a song written by Catalano and Herb Alpert. ... This Car Of Mine is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ... Do You Wanna Dance? was a single which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Youve Got to Hide Your Love Away is a song by the English 1960s rock band The Beatles. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pacific Ocean Blue is Dennis Wilsons only solo album, released in 1977. ...

Even though Wilson had managed to taste some success from his recordings off albums such as Friends, 20/20 and Sunflower, his music was still very much under rated and under promoted. With the release of Pacific Ocean Blue, Dennis proved that he was not just a drummer, but that he could write lyrics and music, produce as well as performing the album tracks. Despite this, Dennis knew that Brian was still the main man in The Beach Boys: “Brian Wilson is The Beach Boys. He is the band. We’re his messengers. He is all of it. Period. We’re nothing. He’s everything.” Friends is the only studio album release by The Beach Boys in 1968. ... 20/20 is the sole 1969 album release by The Beach Boys, and their last studio album to be released with Capitol Records for the next seventeen years. ... Sunflower is The Beach Boys twenty-first official album release and their first under their contract with Reprise Records. ...

Growing Influence

From 1968, Dennis became The Beach Boys' second most important composer. His major composing debut was "Little Bird," the flip side of "Friends", though he had helped Brian write a few songs dating back to 1963. Friends is a song written by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ...

Dennis had further composing triumphs on later Beach Boys albums such as 20/20 (1969), Sunflower (1970), Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" (1972), Holland (1973) as well as others. Sunflower included the track "Forever". Not only popular with fans, it also earned him some much sought praise from brother Brian and father Murry. The album included three other songs written by Dennis but interestingly they were not meant to be on the album. As Stephen Desper states in Adam Webb's book 'Dumb Angel': 20/20 is the sole 1969 album release by The Beach Boys, and their last studio album to be released with Capitol Records for the next seventeen years. ... Sunflower is The Beach Boys twenty-first official album release and their first under their contract with Reprise Records. ... Carl And The Passions - So Tough is the twenty-third official album released by The Beach Boys, and was released in 1972. ... Holland is the sole 1973 studio release by The Beach Boys. ... Forever is the title of a song written by Dennis Wilson and his close friend, Gregg Jakobson. ...

Although Dennis prior to [the release of Sunflower] had worked independently and recorded a whole bunch of songs, he selected a number that he wanted to submit to the Beach Boys to see if they would include them on Sunflower. At the time Sunflower was due and first submitted to Warner Brothers...it was rejected and Warner Brothers felt that the Beach Boys' effort was not up to par so they sent them back to the studio for a few months to get new songs recorded before they'd even consider the album. Dennis had a lot of these [his] songs in the can already almost finished. So they started considering more and more of these songs because they were almost ready and they could get this album out and get some income.

From mid 1971 to late 1974, Dennis was prevented from drumming by a hand injury and at live concerts assumed frontman duties with Mike Love (exacerbating, according to bandmate Al Jardine, the already considerable tension between them). The 1973 Beach Boys In Concert LP features Dennis alone on the front cover -- but none of his songs, which were highlights of the band's early '70s shows, were included. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and songwriter who was one of the lead singers and lyric writers of The Beach Boys. ... Alan Jardine is a founding member of the Beach Boys, their occasional lead vocalist, and one of their guitarists. ...

During the three year recording hiatus following Holland, Dennis' voice deteriorated markedly (some claim from an injury sustained in a 1974 fight, others from alcohol use). By then his onstage antics (including streaking) occasionally disrupted the Beach Boys' live shows, but the era is generally considered to be his prime. Holland is the sole 1973 studio release by The Beach Boys. ...

In 1974, concurrent with the success of the '60s hits compilation Endless Summer Dennis reassumed his role behind the drums, and the group -- much to Dennis' chagrin -- became more and more of an oldies act. The artistic progress shown by Dennis and younger brother Carl was discarded in favor of a nostalgic image of 'America's Band'. Endless Summer is a pop compilation album by surf rock band The Beach Boys, released on June 24, 1974 (see 1974 in music). ...

A late fan favourite comes from L.A. (Light Album) with "Baby Blue," a song co-written with Carl, and intended for the unfinished Bamboo project. L.A. (Light Album) is the last album by The Beach Boys in the 1970s, and their first as part of their contract with CBS Records (now Sony Music). ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ...

Charles Manson

The story goes that in 1968 Dennis Wilson was driving along through Malibu when he noticed two hitchhikers. He picked them up and dropped them off at their destination. Later on, Dennis noticed the same two girls hitchhiking. This time he pulled over and took them to his home. Dennis then went away to a recording session and when he returned at three o'clock in the morning he was met by a stranger, Charles Manson. When he walked into his home, there were about a dozen people occupying his home, most of them female. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ...

It was the year 1969 that the infamous Tate/LaBianca murders occurred. Charles Manson had briefly become Dennis Wilson's protégé before the murders, and the trauma of this episode affected Dennis for his remaining 14 years. He rarely discussed his involvement with the Manson 'Family' and he usually became upset whenever the subject was talked about. (The "Fear is nothing but awareness" quote above was influenced by Manson, and was from a pre-murders magazine article in which Dennis lauded him as "the Wizard.") In one interview however he brought it up. "I guess it's time to talk about it. You see, when I knew Manson it was no big thing. We were friends; we lived together. That was long before the murders. And we'd talk every night, just like you and me. We'd really talk about important things." The interviewer went on asking the question "Do you know why Manson organized those murders?", Dennis responded "I know why Charles Manson did what he did. Someday, I'll tell the world. I'll write a book and explain why he did it. Over the years, people have always wanted to know what happened, what my relationship with Charlie was. We were just friends." Dennis did not testify at Charles Manson's trial as he went on to explain "I didn't testify at the trial. I couldn't. I was so scared. You know, the writers really raked me over the coals for not testifying." For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Movie Role

He starred alongside James Taylor and Warren Oates in the critically acclaimed film Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) as "The Mechanic". The film is often discussed alongside other anti-Western Existentialist road movies of the era, such as Easy Rider and Vanishing Point. It depicts "The Driver" (Taylor) and "The Mechanic" driving aimlessly across the United States in their '55 Chevy surviving through money made street drag racing. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... Warren Oates (July 5, 1928 - April 3, 1982) was an American character actor. ... Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 road movie starring James Taylor, Dennis Wilson, Laurie Bird, and Warren Oates. ... Existentialism is a philosophical movement emphasizing individualism, individual freedom, and subjectivity. ... In general, road movies are a genre of movies in which the action takes places during a road journey. ... Wyatt, Mary (Toni Basil), Billy and Karen wandering the streets of a parade filled New Orleans. ... Vanishing Point is a 1971 road movie starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, and an Alpine White 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T with the 440/375 HP engine. ...

Solo career

In 1969, Dennis Wilson released his first piece of solo material. A little known single released under the artist title of 'Dennis Wilson & Rumbo'. The single featured "Sound of Free" on the A-side with "Lady" (also known as "Fallin' In Love") on the B-side. The song was later covered by American Spring and released as the B-side to their single "Shyin' Away." Sound of Free is a song written by Dennis Wilson and released in 1969 with Daryl Dragon as a single under the title of Dennis Wilson & Rumbo. The B-side of the single was Lady. Dennis Wilson: Lead Vocals Categories: | ... Lady is a song written by Dennis Wilson and released in 1969 with Daryl Dragon under the title of Dennis Wilson & Rumbo as the B-side of the Sound of Free single. ... Spring were a 1970s pop music duo (known outside the United States as American Spring), made up of sisters Diane Rovell and Marilyn Wilson, who had earlier been members of girl group The Honeys. ...

Pacific Ocean Blue

Working with a few trusted collaborators including Daryl Dragon (the 'Captain' of The Captain & Tennille) and Manson-era confederate Gregg Jakobson, Dennis managed to pull together a critically acclaimed solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue which was released in 1977. The album matched the contemporaneous Beach Boys band album Love You in sales. A planned 1977 Dennis Wilson solo tour was canceled possibly due to internal politics in the band. Dennis himself panned the album, claiming it had no substance, and looked forward to the release of Bamboo. Many of the albums tracks incorporate his unique piano style, which he continued to develop until his death in 1983. Daryl Frank Dragon (born August 27, 1942, in Los Angeles) is a keyboardist, known as The Captain of the successful 1970s pop musical duo The Captain & Tennille, with his wife Toni Tennille. ... The Captain & Tennille are a husband and wife US pop music duo who achieved success during the 1970s. ... Gregg Jakobson was a good friend of Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys. ... Pacific Ocean Blue is Dennis Wilsons only solo album, released in 1977. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Love You is the 1977 follow-up to The Beach Boys comeback album 15 Big Ones. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bamboo

The first solo album's follow-up, Bamboo, was scuttled by lack of finance and the distractions of simultaneous Beach Boys projects and remains officially unreleased, though often bootlegged. Two songs from Bamboo were lifted for the Beach Boys 1979 L.A. (Light Album) and represent Dennis Wilson's final officially released artistic statements, although he and brother Brian recorded together apart from the Beach Boys in 1980 and 1981. These sessions remain unreleased although one song, "Stevie," has been widely bootlegged. For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... L.A. (Light Album) is the last album by The Beach Boys in the 1970s, and their first as part of their contract with CBS Records (now Sony Music). ... Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California), is an American pop musician, best known as the lead songwriter, bassist, and lead singer of the American rock band The Beach Boys. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dennis claimed in a September 1977 interview that his second solo album was much better than his first album. He was quoted as saying: “The next album is a hundred times what Pacific Ocean Blue is. It kicks. It’s different in a way. I think I have more confidence now that I’ve completed one project, and I’m moving on to another” For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Cocaine Sessions

During Dennis' plunge into drug abuse, he and Brian got together frequently to take drugs. These sessions however spawned a few recording sessions whilst high.

Christine McVie

Dennis was also romantically involved with Christine McVie. His relationships with women tended to be passionate and tumultuous; he had just divorced his third wife for a second time before he and Christine fell wildly for each other in 1979 while Fleetwood Mac was making the Tusk album. Christine referred to the drummer as "a multifaceted jewel...Dennis has thrown me into the deep end, literally and figuratively." For two years, the couple more or less commuted between Wilson's ketch at Marina del Rey and Christine's house in Coldwater Canyon-- they had even made 'definite' plans to marry. Although he was adored by Christine as well as other members of Fleetwood Mac (Dennis and John McVie even used to have drinking contests after Mac gigs), the Beach Boy eventually proved to be too eccentric for Chris to handle. Lindsey Buckingham recalls, "I knew him pretty well. . . . he was a good guy. He was kind of lost, but I thought he had a big heart. I always liked him. He was crazy just like a lot of other people, but he had a really big heart, and he was the closest thing to Brian (Wilson) there was, too. He was halfway there." Christine McVie (born Christine Anne Perfect, July 12, 1943, in Birmingham) is an English singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lindsey Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American guitarist and singer for the musical group Fleetwood Mac. ...

Mick Fleetwood, who had introduced the pair, wrote that Chris "almost went mad trying to keep up with Dennis, who was already like a man with twenty thyroid glands, not counting the gargantuan amounts of coke and booze and pills he was always shoving into himself." He surprised McVie once by having a beautiful heart-shaped garden planted in her backyard; she later learned that he'd charged it to her. Wilson crashed Christine's Rolls Royce so many times that finally the vehicle had to be written off. He would storm through her house in a drunken rage, breaking things, before leaving for a few weeks to get himself together, at which point the two would reconcile yet again. Needless to say, Christine soon tired of this and called an end to the relationship. The couple did not part on very amiable terms and had not seen each other for about two years when she received news of his death; "My secretary called me up at eight in the morning. I knew something was wrong. She said, 'Dennis drowned today.' And my first reaction was to say, 'My God, is he all right?' I still really can't believe it. He just seemed indestructible." Mick Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947 in Redruth, Cornwall) is a British musician best-known for his role as the drummer with the rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. ...

In 1982, Fleetwood Mac released a single, "Hold Me", written by McVie, which was partly about Dennis's relationship to her. Certain elements of the song, particularly the backing vocals, were clearly influenced from Beach Boys songs, particularly "Help Me Rhonda". 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Hold Me is the fourth album by singer Laura Branigan, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). ... Help Me, Rhonda was a single which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. ...

Death

Succeeding years saw his alcohol abuse problem worsen and he possibly became disillusioned by others' neglect of his talent (though he had always shown a blatant disregard for his own physical safety). He continued to record solo intermittently, but never released any more material. Thus, the "other" Beach Boy who has been called genius by some was unfulfilled creatively at the time of his death by alcohol-related drowning at Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, on December 28, 1983, just after his 39th birthday. On the day of his death in 1983, Wilson was quoted as saying "I'm lonesome. I'm lonesome all the time." This article needs cleanup. ... Marina del Rey boat harbor Marina del Rey is a census-designated place and seaside town located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fred Vail, a close friend of Dennis, said that his premature death was most likely inevitable: “I knew that Denny wasn’t the type of guy who would live to be an old man. It just wasn’t in the general scheme of things. He was just constantly challenging the boundaries.”

He left behind a young wife, Shawn Love, the alleged illegitimate daughter of his cousin Mike Love, and their young son, Gage Dennis Wilson (born 1982). He had been previously married four times, to Carole Freedman (with whom he had a daughter, Jennifer and whose son, Scott, he adopted), to Barbara Cherren (with whom he had two sons, Michael and Carl) and (twice) to Karen Lamm, the ex-wife of Robert Lamm. On January 4, 1984 he was buried at sea off the California coast. Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and songwriter who was one of the lead singers and lyric writers of The Beach Boys. ... Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter. ...

Discography

• Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)
• Bamboo (Unreleased) (Recorded 1977-1983)

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References

Further reading

• Adam Webb, Dumb Angel: the life and music of Dennis Wilson. Creation Books, 2001. ISBN 1-84068-051-2
• Jon Stebbins, Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy. ECW Press, 2000. ISBN 1-55022-404-2

See also

• The Beach Boys
• List of Beach Boys songs by singer - Dennis Wilson
• List of songs by Dennis Wilson
• Beach Boys Historic Landmark

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The following is a list of all songs by The Beach Boys divided according to which Beach Boy(s) sang lead vocals: // (Note: Songs recorded after 1985 are, with a few exceptions, excluded) A Thing Or Two – (with Carl Wilson and Mike Love) A Young Man Is Gone – (group vocal... Released songs This list is an attempt to document every song recorded and released under the name of Dennis Wilson, whether on an album, single, compilation or anthology album. ... Beach Boys Historic Landmark Dedicated on May 20th, 2005, The Beach Boys Historic Landmark commemorates the site of the childhood home of the Wilson Brothers and the birthplace of a unique musical and cultural icon, and a worldwide sensation. ...

External links

• Dennymania - Dennis Wilson fan club
• Beach Boys Band