Henry Charles Vestine was born in 1944 in a Maryland suburb of Washington D.C. Wilson wore thick glasses and got the nickname “Blind Owl.” Fito de la Parra remembers “Without the glasses, Alan literally could not recognize the people he played with at two feet, that’s how blind the ‘Blind Owl’ was.” It was from James he learned high-pitched blues singing which he later employed while singing “On The Road Again” and “Going Up The Country”. At the 1964 Newport Folk Festival, Alan Wilson was able to interact with bluesman Skip James. Alan Wilson was invited to come on stage and accompany Hurt. In 1964, blues legend Mississippi John Hurt performed at Cafe Yana in Cambridge (MA). Inspired by Little Walter (“My Babe”), Wilson began to play the harmonica. But in 1959, at the age of sixteen, Wilson turned his attention to the blues after he heard The Best of Muddy Waters album. He was part of a high school jazz ensemble and played trombone. Plump into his twenties, Hite was nicknamed “The Bear.” Alan Christie Wilson was also born in 1943, in Arlington, Massachusetts. ![]() ![]() His record collection of 78 RPMs grew to over 15,000, which he liked to sing along with. He took an interest in blues, rhythm & blues and rock ‘n roll by the early 50s. ![]() Robert Ernest Hite was born in 1943 in Torrence, California.
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