Alan Wilson – 04/07/43 – 03/09/70 Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson (centre), was lead vocalist of Canned Heat, wrote ‘Going Up The Country’ the unofficial theme to Woodstock and performed at two of the 1960’s legendary concerts; The Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock. He was found dead in Topanga Canyon, California, after according to autopsy reports, a barbiturate overdose. Some cried suicide but with no suicide note or conclusive evidence, this claim has been dismissed.

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