Musician Billy Hinsche of ’60s band Dino, Desi and Billy dies

Musician Billy Hinsche of ’60s band Dino, Desi and Billy dies – New York Daily News Billy Hinsche, who found fame in a 1960s boy band and later toured for years with the Beach Boys and associated acts, is dead. Hinsche, who was 70, died of cancer Saturday, the same day as his 95-year-old mother, friend Lucie Arnaz posted on Instagram.

Hinsche’s sister, Annie, was the first wife of Beach Boy Carl Wilson, and Hinsche joined the Beach Boys as a touring musician from 1971-77 and 1982-96.

Martin was killed in a plane crash in 1987, but Hinsche and Arnaz later teamed with Martin’s brother Ricci as Ricci, Desi and Billy.