who died in the beach boys
exists and is an alternate of . Two of the original Beach Boys, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson, are dead. Dennis Wilson died in a drowning accident in 1983, and Carl Wilson died of cancer in 1998. The other original members of the band (Brian Wilson, Alan Jardine, Mike Love and David Marks) are still alive, as are three members who joined the group later (Bruce Johnston, Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar).