Dennis Carl Wilson was born on the 4th December 1944, in Inglewood, California USA, and was a musician, singer, songwriter, best recognized for being one of the founding members of the band The Beach Boys, releasing 24 studio albums with them. He was also known as a solo artist, but released only one studio album. His career was active from 1961 to 1983, when he passed away.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Dennis Wilson was? According to authoritative sources, it was estimated that the total size of Dennis’ net worth was over $10 million at the time of his death, accumulated largely through his successful involvement in the music industry, although another source came from his appearance in a film.
Dennis Wilson Net Worth $10 Million
Dennis Wilson is the middle son of Audree Neva and Murry Gage Wilson, who was a well-known musician and businessman; his brothers were Brian and Carl. Other information about his early life and education is unknown in the media.
Dennis’ musical career began in 1961, when he co-founded a rock band called The Beach Boys together with his brothers Brian and Carl, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. The band manager became their father Murry, and the band’s debut album was released through Capitol Records in 1962, entitled “Surfin’ Safari”, and in the following year, they released three more albums – “Surfin’ U.S.A.”, “Surfer Girl”, and “Little Deuce Coupe”, all of which proved to be huge accomplishments, as they were eventually certified gold and platinum, which added a considerable amount to his net worth.
The names of the albums references that the band developed the surfing culture, but the only actual surfer in the band was Dennis. At the beginning, he was in the position of the drummer, and soon he became also a vocalist, who sang such hits as “Do You Wanna Dance?” and “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”. In 1968, came out his first big composition came out entitled “Little Bird”, and he continued to line up success after success on the next studio albums. Dennis released with the band 24 studio albums, including “Friends” (1968), “20/20” (1969), “Sunflower” (1970), and he wrote such hit singles as “All I Want To Do” (1969), “Slip On Through” (1970), and “Forever” (1971), among others, all of which increased his net worth by a large margin.
Apart from his career as a part of the band, Dennis was also known as a solo artist, who released his debut solo project entitled “Dennis Wilson & Rumbo” in 1970, which consisted of such songs as “Sound Of Free”, “Lady”, etc. In 1977, his debut studio album “Pacific Ocean Blue” was released via Caribou Records, peaking at No. 16 on the US chart, increasing further his wealth.
Thanks to his accomplishments, Dennis was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Beach Boys in 1988.
If to talk about his personal life, Dennis Wilson was married five times, and had four children. His first wife was Carol Freedman (1965-1968), with whom he had a daughter; his second wife was Barbara Charren (1970-1974), with whom he had two sons; he was married two times to actress Karen Lamm, and his last wife was Shawn Marie Love, with whom he had a son. He also somehow managed to spend one short part of his life living with the notorious Manson family. Dennis was addicted to drugs and alcohol, and he passed away from accidental drowning at the age of 39, on 28 December 1983, in Marina del Rey, California.
