{"title":"Al Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan \"Blind Owl\" Christie Wilson was a founding member, occasional lead vocalist, and primary composer in the American blues band Canned Heat. He played guitar and harmonica, and wrote most of the songs for the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn on July 04, 1943 in Arlington, Massachusetts, Al Wilson's musical journey began at an early age. His immense talent as a musician led him to become an integral part of Canned Heat, where he contributed his soulful vocals and captivating songwriting skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTragically, Al Wilson's life was cut short on September 03, 1970 in Topanga, California due to a barbiturate overdose at the young age of 27. Despite his untimely demise, his legacy lives on through his timeless music that continues to inspire generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"searching-for-the-dolphins-the-complete-soul-city-recordings-and-more-1967-1971","title":"Searching For The Dolphins - The Complete Soul City Recordings and More 1967 - 1971","description":"\u003cp\u003ea 'lost masterpiece' of 1960s soul, by one of the finest vocalists of his generation, finally gets a long-overdue uk cd release. al wilson's 'searching for the dolphins' was one of the first albums to spotlight the work of renowned songwriter jim webb. it includes one of the eareliest versions of webb's 'by the time i get to phoenix' and the original version of 'do what you gotta do', which jim wrote especially for al. also featured is al's northern soul classic 'the snake' - as recently featured on uk tv in a campaign for a new alcoholic beverage lambrini. as well as the complete original 'dolphins' album, ace's expansion also contains all of al's non album a's and b's for soul city records -including another northern soul favourite 'now i know what love is' - and his subsequent recording home of carousel \/ bell records. with the exception of 'the snake', we believe that none of these recordings have been on uk cd before. al wilson went on to become one of the must successful soul hitmakers of the mid 70s with hits like 'show and tell' and 'i've got a feeling'. as the recordings on this cd prove, the talent was there long before the big hits arrived and we're very proud to add it to the kent catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438157730123,"sku":"294910","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"weighing-in-i5aic6","title":"Weighing In","description":"","brand":"Reel Music","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50481600495947,"sku":"2018502","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/product_id._1c76f052_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727541818"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_cff35cc5_thumbnail_4096_b28ba811-eedb-4288-a64e-eb6ef59ef88d.jpg?v=1726938990","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/al-wilson.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}