Alan Christie Wilson ( 4 of July, 1943 Boston Massachusetts - † 3 of September, 1970 Topanga Canyon, Californian )

Real name of the legendary singer leader and guitarist, founder of the band Canned Heat met in the artistic scope like Alan " Blind Owl- (Blind Owl) " Wilson . Poosedor musical outstanding of a special talent to interpret music Blues . The same year died that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin .

Brief Biography

Alan Christie Wilson was born in Boston Massachussets the United States, Son of John C. Wilson (personality of the world of the radio) and of Shirley Brigham, in 1943.

Alan owned reluctant an enormous sensitivity since to follow the passages of his father, I am captivated by music, especially by the guitar of which he was an assiduous medical instructor. On a par he owned a great admiration by the nature - especially by Sequoias -. development a special esteem by the black musicians and mainly by Blues, this admiration was translated in serious attempts to reactivate the races of some of them.

Its passage by the musical world was translated in shining activities in Monterrey MGP Festival of 1967 and in Woodstock in 1969 turning it into mythical figure of music MGP.

Mystery

Narrated by the own Bob Hite, Adolph of the Vine and otas friendships near Alan, the sensitivity of Wilson was to flower of skin in many aspects, the special affection to the nature, its habit to conserve seeds or plants in to their reflected it pockets, their lyrical sensitivity was evident. Certain Bob occasion I narrate in an interview that Alan underwent much because of his little popularity between Groupies rejected that it frequently, perhaps in regard to little taken care of the personal one which he used to have before them, exploded in weeping when seeing marginalized, the friendship of his companions of group safeguard was it he removed that it ahead. With several previous attempts by to take off the life, the situation complicaba but, apparently the sessions with their psychiatrist managed to raise intention to him. Nevertheless he was known by all the use that then towards of drugs with recreational aims, Alan consumed some types they. The personality of Alan oscillated in states of deep serenity to one exacerbated excitation.

Despite days before his apparent suicide it seemed to be in the best state of possible intention. Canned Heat had obtained a presentation in Berlin reason why they get ready to start off in a flight that lead allà, but the elements of the group did not find it, - the escapes of Alan were frequent in who it went into in the forest or to walk, to admire the trees, the nature or to spend the night to open field and to observe stars, something very usual in. In that one time it lived in the house of Bob Hite in Topanga Canyon, California. The band had to divide for Germany without the 2 of September of 1970 - they did not find it. The mystery begins here, the police report did not agree with the declarations of Skip Taylor (producing of the band) that declared to be he who found the body of Alan, but the police report does not include it and instead of him the name of another person of name Craig Hope is handled, it informs is becoming that it did not present/display blows and that econtraba naked within sleeping bag with a stock market of red Barbiturate capsules. The opinion of the pathologist indicated presence of 1.9mg of Barbiturates an insufficient amount - but if toxic to indicate an overdose, since of to be intentional the suicide the ingestion of capsules had been massive and the death would have been fast without giving opportunity to the organism to diminish the plans in the stomach and the blood, in addition the report to the pathologist indicated not to have found alcohol plans, something that does not agree with the possible ingestion of gin that at a certain time was considered like helping of its death and that was known by all, including the members of the group. Alan Wilson died in mountains of Topanga Californian Canyon, surrounded by trees and shrubs. I do not leave to message or posthumous note.

Bob Hite and the rest of the group never could completely surpass the lost one of their better friend.

Possible Cause

In the opinion of the Dr. Ross James, head of the department of Forensic Pathology of the Center of Forensic Sciences of the South of Australia, the fact could rather be an accident that origin in a complication broncorespiratoria. The usual habit of barbiturate consumption in those years in combination with the alcohol was common, and at present also it has been, in Adelaida an important number of incidents related to this type of habits is reported which have a fatal outcome. The lack of alcohol presence in the blood of Alan, would indicate that it was not a fast death but was a time interval that allowed to metabolizar the alcohol and the seconal, - perhaps under the effects of been comatose slight until taking it to low levels, combined to the fact that Wilson slept open-cast and of that it could have had effect in his system broncorespiratorio, causing its death.

Discography of Alan

  • Father of the Delta Blues: Complete Sessions 1965, with Are House 1965

  • Guitar Vol.4: The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party, with John Fahey 1966
  • Vintage Heat Canned Heat 1966, Janus Record
  • Canned Heat Canned Heat 1967, Liberty Record
  • Fred Neil w Fred Neil 1967, Capitol Record
  • Boogie with Canned Heat Canned Heat, 1968, Liberty Record
  • Living the Blues Canned Heat, 1968, Liberty Record
  • Woodstock w Canned Heat, 1969, Warner Bros. Record
  • Hallelujah Canned Heat, 1969, Liberty Record
  • Slim's Got His Thing Going On with Sunnyland Slim, 1969 World Pacific Record
  • Cookbook: Their Greatest Hits Canned Heat, 1970
  • Live AT the Kaleidoscope 1969 Canned Heat, 1971, (Originally realized live in Topanga Corral), Wand Record
  • Future Blues Canned Heat, 1970, Liberty Record
  • Live '70 Concert in Europe Canned Heat, 1970
  • John The Revelator: The Sessions in London with Are House, 1970, Vequel Record
  • Hooker “N” Heat Canned Heat with John Reads Hooker, 1971, Liberty Record
  • Old Girlfriends and Horrible Other Memories with John Fahey, 1992, Takoma Record
  • Other Compilations with Canned Heat The Boogie Hosue Vol.
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