Author appearances
Rebecca Davis is available for book signings, radio interviews, and other appearances. For scheduling information, please fill out the site contact form and you'll receive a reply via phone or email. Read more about Rebecca here.
Sample Blind Owl Blues online
Read a portion of Blind Owl Blues online at Google Books.
Review copies are available on a limited basis. Please fill out the site contact form with information on your organization or publication.
Review copies are available on a limited basis. Please fill out the site contact form with information on your organization or publication.
Reviews
Barry Melton, musician and former guitarist for Country Joe and the Fish, says:
"With extraordinary bravery, Rebecca Davis Winters peels away the layers of Alan Wilson’s troubled life and gives context to the remarkable contribution he made to the music we love... 'Blind Owl Blues' is a remarkable work, by a remarkable author, about a remarkable human being. It is well worth reading." Continue reading here...
Lindsay Planer, musicologist, radio producer, and reviewer at AllMusic.com, says:
"Her thorough research uncovers the man behind the music, detailing what made The Owl such an enigmatic and ultimately tragic figure. Ms. Davis' empathy and passion is palpable and comes through upon every page." Read more here.
Rock historian Chuck Hinson says:
"Rebecca takes this bio and brings it to life in a way that many authors only wish they could. Believe me -- this is a book you'll cherish ... and read again and again!" Read his three-part review here, here and here.
John Fahey, pioneering American guitarist and a colleague of Wilson, said:
"I can think of no one better than Rebecca to document and commemorate Al's life."
"With extraordinary bravery, Rebecca Davis Winters peels away the layers of Alan Wilson’s troubled life and gives context to the remarkable contribution he made to the music we love... 'Blind Owl Blues' is a remarkable work, by a remarkable author, about a remarkable human being. It is well worth reading." Continue reading here...
Lindsay Planer, musicologist, radio producer, and reviewer at AllMusic.com, says:
"Her thorough research uncovers the man behind the music, detailing what made The Owl such an enigmatic and ultimately tragic figure. Ms. Davis' empathy and passion is palpable and comes through upon every page." Read more here.
Rock historian Chuck Hinson says:
"Rebecca takes this bio and brings it to life in a way that many authors only wish they could. Believe me -- this is a book you'll cherish ... and read again and again!" Read his three-part review here, here and here.
John Fahey, pioneering American guitarist and a colleague of Wilson, said:
"I can think of no one better than Rebecca to document and commemorate Al's life."
Media
Read an interview with Rebecca Davis on the Grrrl Beat blog.
Hear an interview with Rebecca Davis, hosted by Greg Martin of the Kentucky Headhunters on his Lowdown Hoedown radio show.
Alan Wilson scholars Russ and Sue Montney were interviewed with Rebecca Davis on KAFM 88.1 in Grand Junction, Colorado during a conference on Alan Wilson's music. Watch videos of the studio interview here.
Hear an interview with Rebecca Davis, hosted by Greg Martin of the Kentucky Headhunters on his Lowdown Hoedown radio show.
Alan Wilson scholars Russ and Sue Montney were interviewed with Rebecca Davis on KAFM 88.1 in Grand Junction, Colorado during a conference on Alan Wilson's music. Watch videos of the studio interview here.
