Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson
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Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson was an American blues-rock musician, singer, and harmonica player best known as a founding member of the band Canned Heat and for his distinctive high tenor vocals and slide guitar work.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
guitarist
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harmonica player ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Canned Heat
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John Lee Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | John Lee Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fullName | Alan Christie Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
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boogie rock ⓘ electric blues ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Robert Johnson
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Skip James NERFINISHED ⓘ Son House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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harmonica ⓘ slide guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive high tenor vocals
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harmonica playing ⓘ reviving interest in Delta blues ⓘ slide guitar work ⓘ |
| memberOf | Canned Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | 1960s blues revival ⓘ |
| nickname | Blind Owl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration | Hooker 'n Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Change My Ways
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Childhood's End NERFINISHED ⓘ Going Up the Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Human Condition NERFINISHED ⓘ My Time Ain't Long NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Road Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Was NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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harmonica player ⓘ musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | 27 Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBand | founding member of Canned Heat ⓘ |
| vocalType | high tenor ⓘ |
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