Roger "Hurricane" Wilson
| Roger "Hurricane" Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Roger Wilson |
| Born |
July 27, 1953 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Electric blues |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer, songwriter, music educator, radio DJ, music journalist, broadcaster, record label owner |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Labels | Hottrax Records, BlueStorm Records |
| Website | Official website |
Roger "Hurricane" Wilson (born July 27, 1953) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has also worked as a music educator, radio DJ, music journalist and broadcaster. In addition he is an advisory board member of the Georgia Music Industry Association, and an International Blues Challenge judge. To date he has released over a dozen albums. Wilson started playing professionally in 1972, and he has jammed with Les Paul, Hubert Sumlin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins, Roy Buchanan, Savoy Brown, Magic Slim, Michael Burks, and Charlie Musselwhite. He has also shared the stage with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Little Milton, John Mayall, Marcia Ball, Delbert McClinton, Taj Mahal, Leon Russell, and Edgar Winter.
Les Paul once commented about Wilson, "this guy plays some great blues!"
Wilson was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Wilson's family relocated to Keansburg, New Jersey, when Roger was one year old, before the town was badly damaged in September 1960 by Hurricane Donna. He attended his first guitar lesson in January 1963, at age nine. Later on, Wilson started taking trumpet lessons in order to join his elementary school marching band, although he would have preferred to play the drums. In February 1964, Wilson witnessed the Beatles make their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. Wilson acquired his first electric guitar, and for the next two years he played in various garage bands. With no local high school alternative, Wilson travelled to Woodward Academy (formerly the Georgia Military Academy) in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1967.
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