Post by Steve on Jul 15, 2020 3:00:17 GMT
Carl Dean Wilson (21 December 1946 - 6 February 1998)
Years Active: 1961 - 1998
Associated Acts: The Beach Boys, Beckley-Lamm-Wilson
Vocal Range: F2 - A5
{Vocal Summary}Lead guitarist and low tenor singer of The Beach Boys. Utilized almost solely as a backup singer until the mid-60's, when his voice was suddenly brought to attention on tracks like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations". This was for good reason, as his voice was absolutely heavenly. His ballad singing was, dare I say it, better than even Brian's, and yet he could handle frenetic rock and funk numbers like "Wild Honey" and "It's About Time" with great ease. He also possessed a solid and soothing lower register, albeit one that was not frequently used. Musical talent aside, he was also the cog that held the entire band together, and his death fractured pretty much for good any chance the band had of reconnecting for a long period of time (50th reunion not withstanding). One of my favorite voices of all time; he is missed greatly.
Significant High Notes:
A5: "Surf's Up"
G5: "Wild Honey"
F♯5: "Friends", "Soulful Old Man Sunshine"
F5: "Country Air", "I Was Made to Love Her" studio and vocal insert sessions, "It's About Time", "Maybe I Don't Know", "Passing Friend", "Surf's Up", "Time"
E5: "Angel Come Home", "Brian's Back", "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" single version, "Disney Girls (1957)", "Endless Harmony", "Forever" live Central Park 1971, "Goin' South", "Hold On Dear Brother", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "Never Learn Not to Love", "Wild Situation"
E♭5: "California Feelin'", "Deirdre", "Got to Know the Woman", "Heaven", "It's Not Too Late", "It's Trying to Say", "Slip On Through", "Soulful Old Man Sunshine", "Take a Load Off Your Feet", "Tell Me Why", "A Thing or Two", "What You Do to Me"
D5: "All This is That", "Bright Lights", "California", "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" single version, "Country Air", "Everybody Wants to Live", "Forever", "Good Timin'", "Here Comes the Night" L.A. (Light Album) version, "It's About Time", "Maybe I Don't Know", "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)", "She's Mine", "'Til I Die", "What You Gonna Do About Me?", "Wild Honey"
C♯5: "At My Window", "Baby Blue", "Chasin' the Sky", "Crocodile Rock", "Deirdre", "Do It Again", "Forever" Summer in Paradise version, "It's Gettin' Late", "Lonely Days", "The Night Was So Young", "Of the Times", "Sumahama", "Under the Boardwalk", "What You Do to Me", "You're Still a Mystery"
C5: "All I Wanna Do", "Be With Me", "Bluebirds over the Mountain", "Cuddle Up", "Don't Go Near the Water", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Feel Flows", "Feel the Spirit", "Forever", "Heaven", "Here Comes the Night" L.A. (Light Album) version, "Hold Me", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "I Was Made to Love Her", "If I Could Talk to Love", "Long Promised Road", "Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)", "One More Night Alone", "Passing Friend", "The Right Lane", "Rockin' All Over the World", "Shortenin' Bread" Adult/Child version, "Student Demonstration Time", "This Whole World", "'Til I Die", "What You Gonna Do About Me?", "Wild Honey"
B4: "All This is That", "Angel Come Home", "Baby Blue", "Brian's Back", "Bright Lights", "California", "Chasin' the Sky", "Cool, Cool Water", "Country Air", "Goin' On", "He Come Down", "H.E.L.P. Is On the Way", "Here She Comes", "How She Boogalooed It", "I Can Hear Music", "It's Gettin' Late", "Life in Motion", "Love to Say Dada", "Of the Times", "Run Don't Walk", "She's Mine", "That Same Song", "Time to Get Alone", "The Trader", "Today", "What More Can I Say?"
B♭4: "Cabinessence", "California Calling", "California Feelin'", "Celebrate the News", "Crack at Your Love", "Crocodile Rock", "Darlin'", "Forever", "Givin' You Up", "Good Vibrations", "Heaven", "Help Me Rhonda", "Heroes and Villains", "I Was Made to Love Her", "If I Could Talk to Love", "It's Trying to Say", "Just Once in My Life", "Little Bird", "Marcella", "Maybe I Don't Know", "One More Night Alone", "Our Prayer", "Passing By", "Passing Friend", "Rock and Roll to the Rescue", "Rockin' All Over the World", "San Miguel", "Sunshine", "Tears in the Morning", "Then I Kissed Her", "They're Only Words", "There's No Other (Like My Baby)", "This Whole World", "Vegetables", "What You Do to Me", "Young Blood"
A4: "Add Some Music (To Your Day)", "Aren't You Glad", "Brian's Back", "Bright Lights", "California", "Cool, Cool Water", "Country Air", "Ding Dang", "Girl Don't Tell Me", "God Only Knows", "Good Timin'", "Had to Phone Ya", "Here Today", "Hold Me", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "How She Boogalooed It", "Hurry Love", "I Can Hear Music", "I Do Love You", "It's Gettin' Late", "Kokomo", "Make It Big", "Of the Times", "Oh Darlin", "Rock and Roll Music", "She's Mine", "Soul Searchin'" Made in California version, "Time to Get Alone", "Today", "Too Early to Tell", "The Trader", "Watching the Time", "What More Can I Say?", "Where I Belong", "Wind Chimes" original SMiLE version, "Winds of Change", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone"
G♯4: "4th of July", "Blueberry Hill", "California Dreamin'", "Chasin' the Sky", "Darlin'", "Forever", "Gettin' Hungry", "Givin' You Up", "God Only Knows", "Good Vibrations", "The Grammy", "Happy Endings", "Here Comes the Night" L.A. (Light Album) version, "Heroes and Villains", "I Do Love You", "It's a Beautiful Day", "It's Not Too Late", "It's O,K.", "Let the Wind Blow", "Life is for the Living", "Like a Brother", "Little Pad", "Lonely Days", "Only with You", "Our Sweet Love", "Rock and Roll to the Rescue", "Sheltering Sky", "Sloop John B", "Soulful Old Man Sunshine", "They're Only Words", "Time", "Under the Boardwalk", "You're Still a Mystery"
G4: "Airplane", "Break Away", "Feel Flows", "Friends", "Got to Know the Woman", "He Come Down", "Hey Little Tomboy", "Hurry Love", "I Should Have Known Better", "I Wish for You", "It's About Time", "Just Once in My Life", "Keepin' the Summer Alive", "Kokomo", "Lady Lynda", "Lines", "Long Promised Road", "Maybe I Don't Know", "One More Night Alone", "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", "The Right Lane", "Run Don't Walk", "Santa Ana Winds", "Seems So Long Ago", "Somewhere Near Japan", "Steamboat", "Strange Things Happen", "Time", "This Whole World", "Time to Get Alone", "Today", "Vegetables", "Watching the Time", "What You Gonna Do About Me?", "Without Her", "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone", "Young Blood"
F♯4: "4th of July", "All This is That", "Aren't You Glad", "Baby Blue", "Better Get Back in Bed", "Bluebirds over the Mountain", "Bright Lights", "Can't Wait Too Long", "Chasin' the Sky", "Girl Don't Tell Me", "Givin' You Up", "The Grammy", "Had to Phone Ya", "If I Could Talk to Love", "Island Girl", "Lahaina Aloha", "Let the Wind Blow", "Like a Brother", "The Little Girl I Once Knew", "Little Pad", "Livin' with a Heartache", "Soul Searchin'", "Soulful Old Man Sunshine", "Sweet Sunday Kinda Love", "Tell Me Why", "They're Only Words", "A Thing or Two", "The Trader", "What You Do to Me", "Where I Belong", "Wind Chimes", "With Me Tonight"
Significant Low Notes:
E3: "Don't Fight the Sea", "Girl Don't Tell Me", "God Only Knows", "Good Timin'", "Hushabye", "Summertime Blues", "This Is Elvis", "Without Her", "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone"
E♭3: "Ballad of Ole' Betsy", "Crocodile Rock", "Goin' South", "Heaven", "I'm So Lonely", "It's Over Now", "Little Pad", "Lonely Sea", "Marcella", "The Monkey's Uncle", "The Night Was So Young", "Shut Down"
D3: "Full Sail", "Funky Pretty", "Girl Don't Tell Me", "Good Timin'", "Keepin' the Summer Alive", "Life is for the Living", "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)", "Palisades Park", "Soul Searchin'", "Steamboat", "Surf's Up", "Talk to Me", "Tears in the Morning", "Today", "The Trader"
C♯3: "Chasin' the Sky", "Givin' You Up", "Help Me Rhonda", "In My Room", "Only with You", "Soulful Old Man Sunshine", "Wonderful"
C3: "Angel Come Home", "California Feelin'", "Do You Remember", "Everybody Wants to Live", "Feel Flows", "Lines", "Long Promised Road", "Oh Darlin", "One More Night Alone", "Passing Friend", "Wind Chimes" original SMiLE version, "A Young Man's Gone"
B2: "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring", "What More Can I Say?", "What You Do to Me"
B♭2: "Cabinessence", "Just Once in My Life"
A2: "Good Timin'", "Long Promised Road", "Talk to Me", "Things We Did Last Summer"
G♯2: "The Night Was So Young"
G2: "Angel Come Home", "Everybody Wants to Live", "One More Night Alone"
F♯2: "Chasin' the Sky", "The Trader", "Wonderful"
F2: "Young Blood"
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*Blue marks soft falsetto notes.
*Italics mark non-sung notes.
*Underlines mark notes found in backing vocals.
{Questionable Notes}A5: "Pom Pom Playgirl"
G♯5: "San Miguel"
G5: "Young Blood"
F♯5: "What You Do to Me"
B4: "Palisades Park"
G♯5: "San Miguel"
G5: "Young Blood"
F♯5: "What You Do to Me"
B4: "Palisades Park"
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