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On December 28, 1983, Beach Boy Dennis Wilson died.
Hat tip, This Day in Music
1983 - Dennis Wilson
Having made two successful dives below a friend’s yacht to find items he’d drunkenly thrown off his own boat three years before, The Beach Boys Dennis Wilson took one last dive into the Pacific and never returned from the boat moored in Marina Del Rey, California. With the help of President Reagan he was given a burial at sea, normally reserved for Naval personnel. Dennis was the only genuine surfer in The Beach Boys.
Having made two successful dives below a friend’s yacht to find items he’d drunkenly thrown off his own boat three years before, The Beach Boys Dennis Wilson took one last dive into the Pacific and never returned from the boat moored in Marina Del Rey, California. With the help of President Reagan he was given a burial at sea, normally reserved for Naval personnel. Dennis was the only genuine surfer in The Beach Boys.
Dennis Wilson
Wilson in 1968
Background information
Birth name: Dennis Carl Wilson
Born: December 4, 1944; Inglewood, California, U.S.
Origin: Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Died: December 28, 1983 (aged 39); Marina del Rey, California, U.S.
Years active: 1961–1983
Formerly of: The Beach Boys, the Four Speeds
Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys, and his personal life exemplified the "California Myth" that the band's early songs often celebrated. He was also known for his association with the Manson Family and for co-starring in the 1971 film Two-Lane Blacktop.
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Wilson in 1968
Background information
Birth name: Dennis Carl Wilson
Born: December 4, 1944; Inglewood, California, U.S.
Origin: Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Died: December 28, 1983 (aged 39); Marina del Rey, California, U.S.
Years active: 1961–1983
Formerly of: The Beach Boys, the Four Speeds
Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys, and his personal life exemplified the "California Myth" that the band's early songs often celebrated. He was also known for his association with the Manson Family and for co-starring in the 1971 film Two-Lane Blacktop.
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Thu Dec 28, 2023: On this day, December 28, 1983, Beach Boy Dennis Wilson died.
Thu Dec 28, 2023L He was really cute
Thu Dec 28, 2023: Can confirm.
