Carl Wilson

As a founding member of the Beach Boys, Carl Wilson and his band directly informed the pop culture landscape and rock & roll trends of the '60s, '70s, and beyond. His earliest contributions to the group were lead guitar, harmony vocals, and the select lead vocal here and there, but after his oldest brother Brian Wilson's stepped away from touring in 1965, Carl effectively took over as the band's on-stage director and general leader, guiding them through multiple decades of success both on tour and on the radio. In addition, he acted as producer on tracks in a run of Beach Boys...