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Carl Wilson

1946 - 1998

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Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their lead guitarist, the youngest sibling of bandmates Brian and Dennis, and the group's de facto leader in the early to mid-1970s. He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death. Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures, Wilson's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing singer, but he performed lead vocals on several of their later hits, including "God Only Knows" (1966), "Good Vibrations" (1966), "Wild Honey" (1967), "Darlin'" (1967), "I Can Hear Music" (1969) and co-lead vocals with his brother Brian on "Surf's Up" (1971) which failed to chart as a single but is often regarded as one of the band's best songs.Unlike other members of the band, he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group's critical and commercial peak in the mid-1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Wilson is the 692nd most popular singer (up from 798th in 2019), the 4,118th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,249th in 2019) and the 213th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carl Wilson ranks 692 out of 4,381. Before him are Niall Horan, Heidi Brühl, Manolo Escobar, Pat Boone, Lorde, and Ava Max. After him are Howie Dorough, Lenny Kuhr, Alexis Korner, Q-Tip, Aaliyah, and Jimin.

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Among people born in 1946, Carl Wilson ranks 296. Before him are Murray Head, Sue Lyon, Ibn Warraq, Stephen Rea, Adam Michnik, and Ewa Kłobukowska. After him are Dick Wolf, Jeff Wall, Patty Duke, Anatoliy Byshovets, Leszek Miller, and Vincent Pastore. Among people deceased in 1998, Carl Wilson ranks 122. Before him are Jorge Pacheco Areco, Sani Abacha, Joan Hickson, Olivier Gendebien, Åke Seyffarth, and Moshood Abiola. After him are Mahbub ul Haq, Klaus Tennstedt, Nino Ferrer, Mancur Olson, Vladimir Demikhov, and Richard Hamming.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Wilson ranks 4,118 out of 20,380. Before him are Judith Miller (1948), McCoy Tyner (1938), Linda Yaccarino (1963), Big Boss Man (1963), Andrew Cunanan (1969), and Leonard Adleman (1945). After him are Eric Roth (1945), Sewall Wright (1889), Patrick Wayne (1939), Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850), Chrissie Hynde (1951), and John Ashbery (1927).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Carl Wilson ranks 213. Before him are Christopher Cross (1951), Jennifer Rush (1960), Richard Cheese (1965), Miley Cyrus (1992), Pat Boone (1934), and Ava Max (1994). After him are Howie Dorough (1973), Q-Tip (1970), Aaliyah (1979), Chubby Checker (1941), Frankie Valli (1934), and Percy Sledge (1941).

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