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Today (December 21st) marks what would have been Beach Boys co-founder and guitarist Carl Wilson's 75th birthday. Carl, who was known for his peaceful nature and flawless tenor vocals, died of cancer on February 6th, 1998 at the age of 51. Although the Beach Boys story is said to start with the Wilson brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl harmonizing with cousin Mike Love at family gatherings, it was Carl's love for guitar-based R&B that separated him from his family. While barely a teen, Carl and fellow Beach Boys co-founder David Marks were taking lessons from local guitarist John Maus later of the Walker Brothers who himself had learned directly from Ritchie Valens. It was Carl and Marks' dual-guitar combo that took the Beach Boys beyond the intricate Four Freshman-style harmonies, which enthralled brother Brian, the casual doo-wop favored by Love, and the acoustic folk stylings of Al Jardine. When brother Brian quit the road after a nervous breakdown in Dec ....
The 1970s sessions that led to the more experimental Beach Boys’ albums ‘Sunflower’ and ‘Surf’s Up’ helped chart the soft-focus sound of dream pop. ....
Saturday (December 4th) marks what would've been the 77th birthday of Beach Boys co-founder and drummer Dennis Wilson. For most of his life, Dennis was overshadowed by his older brother Brian, who wrote most of the group's hits, and by his younger brother Carl, who sang lead on songs such as "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations." As a youngster, Dennis was considered the least musical of the Wilson brothers, but it was his idea for Brian and cousin Mike Love to first write about surfing which resulted in their 1961 debut single "Surfin'." It was the Wilson's mother Audree who urged the group to include Dennis, who was then forced to play drums because, according to legend, he couldn't play anything else. Dennis' good looks and powerful live drumming provided the group with a much-needed boost in the wake of the "British Invasion." Brian Wilson often used direct instances from Dennis' life as the foundation for ....