Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys was born on this day 1946. Carl was the lead guitarist and sometimes lead singer for The Beach Boys. He sang lead on the magnificent “God Only Knows”, “Good Vibrations” “Darlin'” and “Wild Honey” among other songs. His brother Brian [the genius} and Mike Love seemed to get the most publicity, even brother Dennis the drummer got more publicity for his wild ways but Carl was always a steady, underrrated force in the band. He would die young at the age of 51 of lung cancer in 1998. He was still actively touring with the Beach Boys at the time of his death.