Classic blues musician Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson always seemed serene and at peace while performing on stage. But in reality, he spent his life struggling to silence the demons in his mind.

Alan Wilson, guitarist, singer ... took his own life. Known as "Blind Owl" due to his poor eyesight, Wilson founded the quintessential boogie group in 1965 in Los Angeles with other blues lovers.

They haven’t been since September 1970, when Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson – guitarist, co-founder and the band’s beating musical heart – died in mysterious circumstances near their lead ...

Park. Emerged in 1966, Canned Heat was founded by Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite. Hite took the name “Canned Heat” from a 1928 recording by Tommy Johnson. They were ...

Yet they still managed some star-crossed magic. By 1973, co-frontman Alan “Blind Owl" Wilson had already tragically passed, an overdose victim at just 27. Stepping in, however, with Bob “The Bear" ...

In 1966, Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite, both blues historians and record collectors, formed the country blues and rock band Canned Heat. Completing the classic lineup was ...

The list is long and revered, Jose Feliciano whose slightly mournful southern Los Angeles Latino rock still sets my left foot tapping, Alan “Blind Owl” Christie Wilson who helped lift Canned ...