Ron Wilson (drummer)

Ron Wilson
Birth nameRonald Lee Wilson
Born(1944-06-26)June 26, 1944
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMay 12, 1989(1989-05-12) (aged 44)
Placer County, California, U.S.
GenresSurf music
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums

Ronald Lee Wilson (June 26, 1944[citation needed] – 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 one of the best-known instrumental songs of the period.