Murry Wilson was born on July 2, 1917 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA. He was married to Audree Wilson. He died on June 4, 1973 in Whittier, California, USA.
Of his musicianship, Carlin states that Murry was self-taught on guitar and received piano lessons from his sister, but biographer Timothy White writes that Murry could not play an instrument.
In 1921, the family moved west to Los Angeles, and were initially so impoverished that they camped for two months in a tent on the beach when they arrived.