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Dennis Wilson

デニス・ウィルソン　/　でにす・うぃるそん

American singer

December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983　・　Inglewood, California, United States

California
singer
drummer
composer

My Take

Dennis Wilson fascinates me as the Beach Boy who actually lived the songs. His brothers wrote the California myth; he surfed it, embodied it, and ultimately gave his life back to the ocean the band sold to the world. As a drummer he was raw rather than refined, but I have always felt his real instrument was vulnerability. There is a melancholy under his work that the band's sunny harmonies never quite conceal, and it makes him the most human figure in that family story. Gone at thirty-nine, he remains, for me, the group's aching, salt-stained heart.

Overview

Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their drummer and the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. The only dedicated surfer in the group, his lifestyle embodied the "California myth" that inspired and was celebrated in many of the band's early songs.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Dennis Wilson
Name (Japanese): デニス・ウィルソン
Reading: でにす・うぃるそん
Born: December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Monkey
Origin: Inglewood, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / drummer / composer / songwriter / pop musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Hawthorne High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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