- Real name
- Ronald Lee Wilson
- Born
- June 26, 1944
- Died
- May 12, 1989
- Country
- United States
- IPI
-
00033044230
2 works
- Affiliation
- BMI
- Comments
- American musician and recording artist from Los Angeles, California. 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.
- Member of
-
The Surfaris [US1] Drummer
Artist
Ronald Lee "Ron" Wilson
Songs written by Ronald Lee "Ron" Wilson
Original songs
Title | Written by | Originally by | Original date | Covered by |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wipe Out | Bob Berryhill, Patrick Connolly, Jim Fuller, Ronald Lee "Ron" Wilson | The Surfaris [US1] | December 1962 | Covered by (87 artists) |