Died On This Date (September 3, 1970) Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson / Canned Heat
themusicsover Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson
July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970
Member of the 27 Club
Alan Wilson was the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist for blues rock band, Canned Heat. Formed in 1965 by Wilson and and fellow record junkie, Bob Hite, Canned Heat played an electrified boogie version of the great blues recordings they had collected. Canned Heat endeared themselves to both psychedelic rock fans and the blues crowd by not only kicking ass at the Woodstock AND Monterey festivals, but by producing and recording with John Lee Hooker on the outstanding, Hooker ‘n’ Heat. Alan Wilson died of a drug overdose on September 3, 1970. He was 27 years old.
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