Remembering - Dec 28: ***1983 – Dennis Wilson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Beach Boys) (b. 1944) Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American drummer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band The Beach Boys, alongside his brothers, Brian and Carl, cousin, Mike Love, and Al Jardine. Wilson was a member of the band from its formation until his death in 1983. In 1977, he released a solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue, to widespread critical acclaim. Dennis Wilson was also the only regular surfer of the group, and his personal life exemplified the beach lifestyle that the groups early songs often celebrated. Dennis Wilson starred alongside James Taylor and Warren Oates in the critically acclaimed film Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) as The Mechanic. On December 28, 1983, shortly after his 39th birthday, Wilson drowned at Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, after drinking all day and diving in the afternoon to recover items he had thrown overboard at the marina from his yacht three years prior. As non-veterans of the Coast Guard and Navy are not allowed to be buried at sea unless cremated, Dennis burial was possible due to the intervention of President Reagan. O:) https://youtube/watch?v=er1LsKPXLj8
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