Ronald Lee Wilson (June 26, 1944 – May 12, 1989) was an American musician and recording artist, best known as an original member and drummer of The Surfaris, an early surf music group of the 1960s. Wilson's energetic drum solo on "Wipe Out" (a #2 US/#5 UK hit) made it the best-remembered instrumental song of the period.
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The Surfaris
American surf rock band
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Bob Berryhill
American musician
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Jim Fuller
American musician, singer, songwriter, Surf musician
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The Original Surfaris
American band
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The Bel-Airs
band
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The Ventures
American instrumental rock band
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Montrose
California-based hard rock band
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Insect Surfers
American band
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Dennis Wilson
American musician (1944-1983)
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The Breeders
American alternative rock band
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The Pyramids
American surf band
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Ronnie Montrose
American rock guitarist, songwriter
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Alex Van Halen
American musician, rock drummer
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The Tarantulas
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Micky Waller
British musician
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Rainbow
English rock band
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Home Grown
band that plays pop punk
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Sugarloaf
band
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John Macaluso
American musician
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Josh Freese
session musician
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Carl Wilson
American musician; original member of The Beach Boys (1946-1998)
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Russ Kunkel
American musician
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The Lively Ones
band
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David Marks
American musician
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Gary Usher
American musician
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Jim Messina
American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer
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Blondie Chaplin
South African musician; member of The Beach Boys
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Hot Tuna
American blues-rock band, spin-off of Jefferson Airplane
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Bruce Johnston
American singer, musician
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Craig Goldy
American rock musician
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Jimmy Bain
Scottish bassist, songwriter
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Taylor Hawkins
American musician, rock drummer
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Dewey Martin
Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield
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Canned Heat
American rock band
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Toy Dolls
English punk rock band
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The Trashmen
surf rock band
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Gamma
American band
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Al Jardine
American musician, singer, songwriter
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Ernest Tubb
American singer and songwriter of country music (1914-1984)
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American rock band
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Skyhooks
Australian band
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Anton Fig
American musician
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Tatsuya Yoshida
Japanese drummer
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Peter Criss
American drummer
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Cracker
band
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Rings of Saturn
American deathcore band
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Mike Keneally
American musician
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Union
American rock group formed in 1997
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Player
American rock band
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Gary Grainger
English musician