Dennis Wilson, December 28, 1983

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
Length: 03:00

Nearly thirty years on, a surprising good look for the "bad" Beach Boy. Read the full description.

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Playing: Dennis Wilson, December 28, 1983
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman

Who_died_today_blue2_small Nearly thirty years on, a surprising good look for the "bad" Beach Boy.

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Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Farewell My Friend	Dennis Wilson	Pacific Ocean Blue.	Caribou Records	2008	02:25
Holy Man (Instrumental)	Dennis Wilson	Pacific Ocean Blue.	Caribou Records	2008	04:24
Do You Wanna Dance	The Beach Boys	20 Good Vibrations .	Capitol Records	1999	02:19