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Alan C.Wilson: Photo by Steve LaVere - From Living The Blues by: Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra

Welcome to the tribute page for the forgotten voice of Woodstock;  Alan Wilson was a true student of the Blues and eastern Indian music, and his subsequent research and teachings played an essential role in the blues revival of the 1960s.  He helped lead to the rediscovery of Son House, and he helped House recall and recover his bottleneck skills by presenting him with exact note-for-note recreations of his original late-20’s and early 30’s recordings  in 1964. Wilson also helped rediscover Robert Pete Williams, and Bukka (Booker) White. This webpage will chronicle his accomplishments and provide accurate answers to the many questions and rumors about the composer of “Going Up The Country”.                                                                                              - blindowl.net staff

RECENT SITE UPDATES:

3/28/2006: Uploaded.

3/25/2006: The links page has been corrected and updated.

3/24/2006: The Induction page has been updated again for 2007, Cheers to the Sex Pistols!

3/23/2006: The Discography has been updated to include current reissues of the original out-of-print albums.

2/28/2006: We appreciate the continued support from everybody, and will continue to have a link to Canned Heat’s Messageboard in one form or another... stay tuned.

6/23/2005: NEW INTERVIEW POSTED: “Look Back To The Future” an interview with Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson by Pete Welding from Down Beat Magazine Vol.35 Issue #12

 

BLUES NEWS YOU CAN USE:

3/19/2006: Two For The Blues (Sat. 8-10PM CST) radio host Dave Leucinger interviews Hurricane Katrina bloggers and survivors with updates from the Garden district inderluding with Zydeco and Louisiana Blues on 89.9 FM WORT. You can hear the webstream with winamp 5.2, or go to www.wort-fm.org.

3/15/2006: February issue of Future Blues posted online at Maximum Ink.

3/02/2006: Willie Kent, the legendary blues bass player of Willie Kent and The Gents lost his battle with cancer on March 2. He was 76 Years Old. With thirteen albums to his name, and the W.C. Handy Award winner for bast bass player for 10 years running he was a stalwart performer on the Chicago Scene. Often, he would team up with “Bombshell” Bonnie Lee for a rollicking evening of house-stomping tunes. www.williekentblues.com

2/20/2006: We are now linked up to the Madison Blues Society, a nonprofit organization located in Madison, WI U.S.A., promoting blues awareness among people young and old. In addition to supplying material to the surrounding Public Libraries in the state of Wisconsin, MBS hosts an annual Blues picnic, and is currently working with local community centers and schools to provide blues education for youngsters. Head to their webpage at www.madisonbluessociety.com, or simply click the banner to the left to visit their site!

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