Re: [Harp-L] Alan Wilson

["Rob Paparozzi" <Chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank You Pete,

This was nice to read and terrific to spend some time on harp-l talking 
about such a monumental Blues Figure from the sixties that never got enough 
attention.

There is much to be learned from listening to to Alan's work and I own all 
those LP's and always enjoyed playing along as I was coming up on years ago 
on the harp.

My favorite Owl song I loved to play on gigs years ago was 
"Parthenogenesis"...like Butterfield & Musselwhite, Owl was always looking 
for ways to present a classic art form in some new 'wrappings' for a Rock 
Generation to listen to...it worked!


That is why Muddy & Hooker had tremendous respect for these men who carried 
the torch to keep the Blues alive for the next generation

Long Live his Music and Spirit,
Rob Paparozzi
www.robpaparozzi.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <the_jukester@xxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 11:41 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Alan Wilson


    There have been few references to Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson's harp 
playing in recent postings, so I thought I would take this opportunity to 
reintroduce his legacy to the forum. While not as much of a household name 
as Paul Butterfield, Rod Piazza, or other younger players who first came to 
prominence in the "blues revival" days of the Sixties, Alan was one of the 
most soulful harp players of this era. In addition to having great tone, a 
wide vocabulary of licks, and extraordinary arranging ability, he was also 
an accomplished guitarist and piano player. A real scholar of the blues, he 
was extremely knowledgeable about a musical form that was unknown to most 
people of his age and cultural background. When interviewed by Pete Welding 
for Down Beat magazine in the late Sixties, he proved to be extremely well 
versed in the historical development of the blues and the range of styles by 
the artists who performed it, dating back to the earliest days of blues 
recording........<snip>

Pete Sheridan
www.petesheridan.net



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