Chris Wilson (blues musician)

Chris Wilson
Wilson performing at the East Brunswick Social Club, Melbourne, April 2008
Background information
Birth name	Christopher John Wilson
Born	1956 (age 60–61)
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Blues-rock, rock, country, folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, teacher
Instruments	Guitar, vocals, harmonica, saxophone
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Crawdaddy, Aurora/Mushroom, Black Market, Forge
Associated acts	Sole Twisters, Harem Scarem, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, X, Crown of Thorns, Johnny Diesel, Chris Wilson and The Spidermen
Website	chriswilson.com.au

Christopher John Wilson (born 1956) is an Australian blues musician who plays harmonica, saxophone, guitar and vocals. He has performed as part of the Sole Twisters, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, and fronted his band Crown of Thorns. Wilson's solo albums are Landlocked (June 1992), The Long Weekend (March 1998), Spiderman (2000) and King for a Day (July 2002).

In March 1996 Wilson collaborated with Johnny Diesel in a blues project, Wilson Diesel, which issued an album, Short Cool Ones, composed mostly of "soul and R&B standards". It peaked at No. 18 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Outside his music career Wilson has taught English in various secondary schools in Melbourne for about 20 years.

Christopher John Wilson was born in 1956. He grew up in Alphington, an inner-Melbourne suburb. He completed his tertiary studies, and worked as an English teacher at various Melbourne secondary schools for "some 20 years". He joined Sole Twisters in 1984; the R&B band included Brian Horne, Barry Palmer, his brother Craig Palmer, Jeff Pickard, and Nigel Sweeney. His early influences were Australian blues groups, Chain and Carson.

In September the following year Wilson, on harmonica and saxophone, and Barry Palmer, on lead guitar, joined a neo-Blues group, Harem Scarem, alongside Peter Jones on drums, Charles Marshall on guitar, Christopher Marshall on lead vocals and Glen Sheldon on bass guitar. This line-up recorded their debut studio album, Pilgrim's Progress for Au Go Go Records, which was released in December 1986.