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Blind Owl Blues : The Mysterious Life and Death of Blues Legend Alan Wilson
Overview
This is the long-awaited story of Alan Wilson, musical genius and co-founder of Canned Heat. Biographer Rebecca Davis journeys through his artistic innovations, tormented personal life, obsessive love of nature, and mysterious death. A key figure in the 1960s "blues revival", Wilson participated in the rediscovery of Son House, and wrote scholarly analyses of House and Robert Pete Williams. He went on to co-found pioneering blues-rock band Canned Heat, becoming an unlikely rock star. Known as "Blind Owl", he was responsible for the hit songs "Going Up the Country" and "On the Road Again".
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780615792989
- ISBN-10: 0615792987
- Publisher: Blind Owl Blues
- Publish Date: March 2013
- Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.58 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.83 pounds
- Page Count: 278
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