Sep 28, 2021 · "Blind Owl" and "The Bear" first met each other in 1965 through a mutual acquaintance and another key figure for the story of "Canned Heat" – Henry "The Sunflower" …

Alan Christie Wilson (July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970), nicknamed "Blind Owl", was an American musician, best known as the co-founder, leader, co-lead singer, and primary …

Oct 19, 2018 · Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson and Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite may have died 11 years apart, but they embody the dark side of the 60s as much as Jimi, Janis or any other casualty of the era. …

Canned Heat had a big hit with "Let's Work Together" and was the band's only top forty hit to feature the vocals of Bob "The Bear" Hite. The album featured piano by Dr. John and an …

Mar 11, 2016 · Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, guitarist and founding member of Canned Heat, often spent the night there. He loved the outdoors and usually slept out under the stars. On …

Four lineups of Canned Heat in 1970, 1976, 1979, 2000, 2014 and 2024. Canned Heat is an American blues rock band founded by Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson and Bob "The Bear" Hite in 1965.

Jul 4, 2020 · Wilson started out singing country blues in Cambridge, Massachusetts coffee houses, then moved to Los Angeles where he met would‑be disc jockey Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite …

Bob Hite’s husky physique earned him the nickname “The Bear,” while “The Blind Owl” was a fitting reference to Alan Wilson’s nearsightedness. Larry Taylor became “The Mole,” Henry …

Jan 9, 2015 · Frontmen Al ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson and Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite both died tragically young, and the band fell apart in a miasma of drugs, alcohol and mismanagement. But few bands …