Wilson performing at Woodstock.

Alan "Blind Owl" Christie Wilson (July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970) was the leader, singer, and primary composer in the American blues band Canned Heat. He played guitar and harmonica and wrote most of the songs for the band. Wilson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Topanga Canyon, California of what his autopsy reports as a barbiturate overdose. While some colleagues maintained that he had committed suicide, he left no note and there is no conclusive evidence to support this. He performed at two of the greatest concerts of the 1960s, the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969. His unique high tenor vocals made him instantly recognizable among other vocalists of the era, and are clearly heard on the film (Woodstock, which chose Canned Heat's "Going Up the Country" as the unofficial theme tune to Woodstock). Image File history File links Blindowleee. ... Image File history File links Blindowleee. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... Canned Heat is a blues-rock/boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Governor Deval Patrick (D) Area  - City  89. ... This article is about a town in Los Angeles County. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia. ... A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i. ... Rather than surrender to US soldiers, the Mayor (Bürgermeister) of Leipzig Germany, committed suicide along with his wife and daughter on April 20, 1945. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Poster promoting the festival The Monterey International Pop Music Festival took place from June 16 to June 18, 1967. ... See also: 1960s in music. ... Woodstock may refer to: Woodstock Music and Art Festival, a 1969 U.S. rock festival which inspired a 1970 Warner Bros. ... // Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... Woodstock (subtitled 3 Days of Peace & Music) is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival in 1969. ...

After Eddie 'Son' House's 'rediscovery' in 1964, Alan Wilson taught him how to play again the songs House had recorded in 1930 and 1942 (which he meanwhile had forgotten). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. ... See also: 1929 in music, other events of 1930, 1931 in music and the list of years in music. // Events The BBC Symphony Orchestra is formed. ... See also: 1941 in music, other events of 1942, 1943 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings Albums released Holiday Inn - Bing Crosby Top hit records Blues In the Night by Woody Herman Dont sit under the Apple Tree - Andrews...

He used to sleep outside, so he could be closer to nature and often carried plant samples around with him in his pockets. He loved to read books on botany and ecology. Pinguicula grandiflora Example of a Cross Section of a Stem [1] Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Wilson was a fanatical conservationist. In 1969, he wrote and recorded a song, "Poor Moon", which expressed concern over potential pollution of the moon. He wrote an essay called 'Grim Harvest', about the coastal redwood forests of California, which was printed as the liner notes to the Future Blues album by Canned Heat. Conservation can be confused with conversation and vice versa. ... Future Blues is a 1970 album by Canned Heat. ...

On the double album Hooker 'N' Heat (1970), John Lee Hooker is heard wondering how Wilson is capable of following Hooker's guitar playing so well. Hooker was known to be a difficult performer to accompany, partly because of his disregard of song form. Yet Wilson seemed to have no trouble at all following him on this album. Hooker concludes that "you [Wilson] musta been listenin' to my records all your life". Hooker N Heat is a double album released by blues-rock band Canned Heat and blues legend John Lee Hooker. ... See also: other events of 1970 list of years in music 1970s in music // Charles Wuorinen, aged 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. ... John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... The structures or musical forms of songs in popular music are rarely through-composed. ...

In July 2007, Wilson's biography, "Blind Owl Blues", by music journalist Rebecca Davis Winters, was published.

Alan Wilson Discography

• Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions, w/ Son House 1965
• Guitar Vol.4: The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party, w/ John Fahey 1966
• Vintage Heat Canned Heat 1966, Janus Records
• Canned Heat Canned Heat 1967, Liberty Records
• Fred Neil w/ Fred Neil 1967, Capitol Records
• Boogie with Canned Heat Canned Heat, 1968, Liberty Records
• Living the Blues Canned Heat, 1968, Liberty Records
• Woodstock w/ Canned Heat, 1969, Warner Bros. Records
• Hallelujah Canned Heat, 1969, Liberty Records
• Slim's Got His Thing Going On w/ Sunnyland Slim, 1969 World Pacific Records
• Cookbook: Their Greatest Hits Canned Heat, 1970
• Live at the Kaleidoscope 1969 Canned Heat, 1971, (Originally released as Live at Topanga Corral), Wand Records
• Future Blues Canned Heat, 1970, Liberty Records
• Live '70 Concert in Europe Canned Heat, 1970
• John The Revelator: The 1970 London Sessions w/ Son House, 1970, Vequel Records
• Hooker 'N' Heat Canned Heat w/ John Lee Hooker, 1971, Liberty Records
• Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories w/ John Fahey, 1992, Takoma Records
• Other Canned Heat Complimations e.g. The Boogie House Tapes Vol.I and II.

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External links

• Alan Wilson site
• Lyrical and structural analysis of an Alan Wilson song based on earlier folk blues recordings.