(9-20-12)
THE BLUES HAD A BABY AND IT WAS BORN BLIND...Commentators
often cite the domino like deaths of 60's Rock Gods Jimi, Janis, and Jimbo as
somekinda generational benchmark. If this is indeed the case then for a lot of
us this sad march of doom actually began with the death (9/3/'70) of musician,
conservationist, Blues scholar , and one of a kind character ALAN "BLIND OWL"
WILSON of Canned Heat. Blind Owl's amplified bottleneck guitar, combined with
the heavy psychedelic blues guitar of the late Henry "Sunflower" Vestine,
created a sonic stew that sounded both ancient and modern at the same time. Add
to that mix Blind Owl's own personally revealing songs and you have a great
original sound and vision that seemed to disappear from the scene along with
Wilson. Also featuring the late Bob "The Bear" Hite, Larry "The Mole" Taylor,
and Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra, the classic Heat lineup was close enough to the
Blues to make it feel real while being wise enough to have a sense of humor
about it ( these were some funny-ass hippies!). Canned Heat were the first and
last white ( Fito aside) band to make the word "boogie" cool.
IG
CONNECT: The STOOGES and The Heat both shared the same Grande Ballroom stage
back in April of '69. SIC ' EM, STOOGES!!
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