

And that good-heartedness carried on to the stage as well, making Canned Heat concerts some of the most fun during the ’60s and ’70s. Alan Christie Wilson was born to John Wilson and Shirley Brigham in the Boston suburb of Arlington, MA on July 4 1943. He had absolutely no problem with fans coming up to him on the street and sometimes even made the first move toward them to say hello. He was extremely shortsighted and this gave him his nick-name of ‘Blind Owl’ as he played guitar on the coffee-house scene around Boston. Although he was an intimidating hulk of a man, Hite couldn’t be nicer to his friends, fans and strangers. Commemorating Woodstock 50th anniversary, Alan 'Blind Owl' Wilson sings lead and plays harmonica on his well-known composition On The Road Again (Enhanced). Alan Christie Wilson was born in 1943 in Boston Mass. Canned Heat endeared themselves to both the psychedelic rock fans and the blues crowd by not only kicking ass at Woodstock AND Monterey, but by producing and recording with John Lee Hooker. In the early ’60’s, “The Bear” and fellow record junkie Alan Wilson got together and formed a band to play an electrified boogie version of the great blues albums they had collected. In 1969 he recorded the song “Poor Mo on”, which raised concerns about possible pollution of the moon.Just the fact that he worked in a record store as a teen is enough for Bob Hite to get honored here, but he was also the lead singer of blues rock band, Canned Heat.

1 person has recommended Alan Join now to view. His theoretical knowledge, coupled with years of practical experience, means he is often in demand for preaching. The Massachusetts born Wilson became a musician, and specifically a serious blues enthusiast and student, at a young age. Alan is a great public speaker, with an ability to engage the audience and encourage his audience. In the weeks and months following his passing, the bad news kept coming. He often slept in the open air, just to be closer to nature. Canned Heat co-founder, guitarist, harmonica virtuoso, and singer Alan Blind Owl Wilson was a casualty of the times. Alan 'THE BLIND OWL' Christie Wilson of CANNED HEAT (OFFICIAL). He like d read ing books on botany and ecology. 'Blind Owl Blues' is the only book length biography of Canned Heat founder Alan Wilson, 1943-1970. Wilson also wrote «On the Road Again», the second most popular song of Canned Heat. Which West Coast band did Alan ' Blind Owl ' Wilson and Bob ' The Bear ' Hite form in the mid - sixties A.SH Alan ' Blind Owl ' Wilson and Bob ' The.

In the band Canned Heat Wilson made two world famous concert of the era of 1960- s: Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and one of the most colorful festivals of rock music – Woodstock in 1969. : This is exciting the Boogie House Tapes Vol.3 has been released, and features a good amount of new material featuring the Blind Owl. As the drummer of Canned Heat, Fito de la Parra, wrote in his book “without glasses Alan literally could not recognize who played on the distance of two feet from him, so” blind owl ” it was. Blind Owl Blues is the groundbreaking story of Canned Heat founder Alan 'Blind Owl' Wilson. He put the guitar right on the big wedding cake, as he didn’t s ee it. 'Blind Owl Blues' is the only book length biography of Canned Heat founder Alan Wilson, 1943-1970. There was a case during a speech at a wedding party. Now, Poor Moon, Going Up the Country, and On the Road Again are among the delights on the new 20-song, two-CD set, The Blind Owl, a. Wilson got the nickname “Blind Owl ” because of a significant degree of farsightedness. Along with Wilson’s Poor Moon, the point of the cover was to reflect Wilson’s growing environmentalism and concern that humans would soon be polluting the moon as well as the earth. Do you know why was he called “Blind Owl”?
