Blind Owl I hope you have found peace in the after life. Almost 50 years later after your untimely passing. We Blues fans are still just coming to grips with your talent.
Sir Allen Blind Owl Wilson+ Pigpen Are Uniquely Musicians that Loved To Entertain Others- seeing the Dead LIVE Was A Gift that me carrying in my Heart- Soul+ Mind- plus going to Topanga Corral Was A Treat that Left Your Whole Body+ Mind Twirlin Forever Me Be Grateful Thanks
alan had a masters in music theory, dude could play any instrument he wanted, could play along anyone he wanted first try, if he stuck around he could have been bigger than jimi hendrix
Alan had a scholarship to Boston U, but quit his music major shortly after. Never got a Masters. He was out of there fast - wanted to play music not study it.
Thanks for this gem-I`ve never heard it before.No surprise to hear Alan was a talented pianist-he had great all round music talent.The song is evocative of "London Blues".
@@garymelnyk7910 Fito is still keeping Canned Heat alive and is still playing small venues. He is a decent drummer who could have joined any number of blues bands after Bob Hite died. But he chose too carry on with different incarnations of Canned Heat (some good and some not so good) The guy is a 'class act' as far as I'm conserned.
It is just one man singing - one and the same man playing piano - and one kind of Blues -- that is all together : the holy Trinity of real folk MUSIC (like the 1941 plantation recordings of Muddy Waters), no stylish band is needed; the rhythm, words and music come out of a single person.
i read about him, said he had trouble with the ladies plus he was literally blind as a bat. some peoples candles burn harder and faster than others and he was one of them... a true legend, he was so masterful in his craft it consumed him. literally the only blues guy that can make me cry from his harmonic voice to his, piano, guitar, harmonic skills...
@@11hoosier11 back then it was a sign of weakness- people felt ashamed of not being strong enough to overcome their inner demons- today people run to help when they burn their toast and they fall all to pieces over it-
I never even knew Blind Owl played piano! The tune and vocal sounds like one of Skip James recordings i think Skip played piano occasionally? Beautiful music.🙂
Yes so fine. Blind Owl was one of those musicians who seemed to kind of get overlooked. It didn't appear he sought much attention. And had he died a little bit earlier, he would have been a member of the group that rockers have been dying to get into for over 50 years; mournfully the 28 Club.
Does anyone knows the actual name of this amazing song? Blind Owl was one of the best. I mean to me he’s jamming with the greatest blues artists in heaven right now. What a dude.
I wish i could know his spiritual views. something about this man pulls hard on the heart strings....left early, as if too fragile for this garbage world of woe.
It’s sad because I think if he had lived a little longer he would have had a long term relationship. He was only 27 and a lot of sensitive, kind guys don’t find long-term girlfriends until they’re older. Such a loss and so sad that he had sadness and loneliness. It really bothers me.
Thank you for this post. Alan's vocal is so strong and distinctive on this cut. But who is on piano? It has such a reflective, late night sound... this is a real treat to hear. TY for sharing!
+rrCHRISxx in a world full of soulless creatures, Canned Heat w/ Alan Wilson is one of the few musical places you can go to escape the bullshit. Alan was pure, no nonsense.
@askinovic Thank You...I knew Alan played some piano but hadn't heard him do much. Do you have any idea when and where this was recorded? Cambridge, L.A., elsewhere? This is a such a treasure...please post more if you have anything else you can share!!
EastonFaith&Wars Definitely falsetto, his natural voice can be heard in interviews, and tone is much lower. That's the beauty of Alan Wilson ..... He always sang falsetto.
I swear I hear Ray Charles in his vocals. brother Ray was deep in the blues back in the day .before he had a hit. Alan Wilson HAD to have listened to early Ray. shows what taste he had .
I just transcribed the words to this song the night before last (7/4/21). Does anyone know where I can submit them (& possibly "get some sort of [even] *partial credit*) for working out the words to Blind Owl's beautiful song? (If not, it's OK; it's was sort of a labor of love & I just really like to do this kind of thing...). But/And it would be very cool if make the chord chart to this song. I just figured out the Bass notes on my JazzBass 15 minutes ago & I'm excited that I could "play Bass'" to Blind Owl's great slow blues piano & singing. I worked out the metronome setting on July 4th; & I think i remember it bein between m.m. 82 & m.m. 84. (He slowed down in some parts [or speeded up in others]). Thanks everyone who loves Alan's music as much (or more) than even I do. And thanks to whoever recorded this & thanks to the person or persons who posted this video here. The song starts on F#. It has a 4 Bar Intro & then seems to start at the '4' if I'm not mistaken...
Alan ? The prince of the 60's and 70's ? no dude, he was the black sheep of the flock : no success with girls, no social adaptation. Morrison and Hendrix was prince/king of these years ( sorry for my english )
