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Al Wilson

real name Alan Christie Wilson

Al Wilson is credited on 1,299 releases across 257 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,299

Credits

257

Albums

7

Decades active

347

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Biography

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Alan "Blind Owl" Christie Wilson was founding member, occasional lead vocalist, and primary composer in the American blues band Canned Heat. He played guitar and harmonica, and wrote most of the songs for the band.
Born: July 04, 1943 in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Died: September 03, 1970 in Topanga, California from a barbiturate overdose. (aged 27)

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Credited work

1,299 releases · 257 albums · active 1965–2024

  • Performance · 2,894
  • Other credits · 360
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Woodstock Festival · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · I.D. Sound

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