Carl remembered the numerous years when Wilson's life revolved solely around listening to Four Freshmen records and playing the piano for extensive periods. Dennis portrayed his elder brother as a "freak" who preferred listening to records over activities like baseball. One of Wilson's first forays into songwriting, penned on paper when he was nine, was a reinterpretation of the lyrics to Stephen Foster's "Oh! Susannah". In his 1991 memoir, he recalls writing his first song for a 4th grade school project concerning Paul Bunyan. In a 2005 interview, he said that he began composing original music in 1955, when he was 12.
Carl remembered the numerous years when Wilson's life revolved solely around listening to Four Freshmen records and playing the piano for extensive periods Dennis portrayed his elder brother as a "freak" who preferred listening to records over activities like baseball One of Wilson's first forays into songwriting penned on paper when he was nine was a reinterpretation of the lyrics to Stephen Foster's "Oh Susannah" In his 1991 memoir he recalls writing his first song for a 4th grade school project concerning Paul Bunyan In a 2005 interview he said that he began composing original music in 1955 when he was 12