gam@tektronix.UUCP (Gregory Muth) (01/05/84)
I am not a Beach Boys fan, but saw a news story about Brian Wilson and
his death. This is what I gathered from it.
Brian Wilson was the original DRUMMER for the Beach Boys. He was the
one who gave the band their name. He quit the band and made a solo album
in '80 or '81. His reason for quitting was a lack of new material. He had
recently rejoined the band, but I don't know if he played with them last
summer or not...ss@wivax.UUCP (Sid Shapiro) (01/06/84)
Where do you get your information? I thought it was Dennis (the
drummer) Wilson who just died, not Brian. Although it was Brian who
left the group for a while. As a bit of trivia, I understand the
Dennis was the only Beach Boy who really surfed.
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(617)649-9731david@randvax.ARPA (David Shlapak) (01/09/84)
Hey folks, BRIAN Wilson was the creative force behind the Beach
Boys during their greatest period (1963-68), after which he began
drugging, vegging, and mantra-ing in and out of the real world.
He is, as far as I know, alive and as well as can be expected.
He is/was alos a KEYBOARD player.
DENNIS Wilson, the drummer and Brian's brother, is the one who
recently bought it in Marina Del Rey (which is a helluva place to die,
if you ask me).
Lost on a surfin' safari, I remain
--- das