HANS OLSON: Best Of - Volume 1

Hans Olson

Best Of - Volume 1

© 2000 Hans Olson (642973708820)

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Veteran solo acoustic Country Blues songwriter, singer, guitar and Harmonica "in a neck rack"

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HANS OLSON is a veteran performing musician with 40 years in the music business. He began his career as a lead singer in a Rock & Roll band in Southern California in 1967. By 1970, Hans had developed a very unique and powerful solo act.
He plays an amplified acoustic guitar and harmonica. He is known as one of the best "harp-in-a-rack" players in the world.
Hans' singing is very powerful. His voice is comfortable singing many styles of music ranging from mellow folk ballads to growling boogie blues.
Hans' songwriting is one of his most notable assets. He has recorded over 70 of his songs on his 13 independent record releases.
Hans has been a full time performing musician since 1972. He tours all over the world, but most of the time he travels the highways in Arizona where he has an amazing reputation of being a solo act that can rock a nightclub all night long..
Hans plays music in a wide variety of styles influenced by artists such as:
Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Burdon,
Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones,
John Lee Hooker, John Hammond and Tom Waits.

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  • author: gypse

    i met hans at tony's new yorker in 1983. he is the one of the best blue's singers. i encourage anyone to get his music and if you have a chance to hear him live, like this friday, july 3rd, for his birthday bash at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix, you will not be sorry. Happy Birthday Hans...:) i remember staying up lot's of all nighters around the fire in scottsdale with you and mary and ken and just laughing and singing and having a blast. hope to see you soon. :) gypse

  • Hans Olson
    author: Danny Berg

    Hans is the Best, I have known Hans for more than 20 years, and his music make feel better than any music I have in my colection. There is no other Blues Artist that makes me feel this way, I own all of Hans albums and I wish there were more available. You Wish is my favorite Hans Song of All Time, Evrytime Hans played Tony's I yelled out You Wish, He must have got sick of me...and with Arizona coming a close second for a second favorite . The rest all take third place to none..... Rock on Hans... From a former Tony's New Yorker Employee..Now living in Montana Hans you are the best and will always be the best... Thank for all your music. Danny

  • One of the best
    author: Eric Krzepisz

    This is one of the best CD I ever had

  • Not like anyone else
    author: Ron Pray

    Hans music reminds me so much of John Lee Hooker. They have a way of stripping down a song right to the bone and saying what they feel. I get chills when I crank this stuff up and just sit back. I've been a Hans olson Fan since 72' when I saw him singing and playing his guitar in a park back in Ariz. I also own the recordings Kachina and Arizona. Can't wait until the rest of his collection is released. It's gonna happen!

  • Wonderful work. You have what it takes.
    author: Lonnie Blake

    Hello Hans, My sister Julie Botkin was your back up singer back in 1975 are so when you recorded Arizona what are you doing to night. Sorry to say she past away when she was about 24 in a small airplan chistmas day in Mexico. It was such a shame. It would be a better world if she were alive today. Would you consider playing at the Palms Theater in Winters California? Lots of artists sing there like Chris Smithers. Or at the Power House Pub in Folsom California. I just herd Led Zepagain play there. They were really good.

  • Best of - Volume 1 is not all acoustic
    author: Hans Olson

    This album is a collection of material from Hans Olson albums as far back as 1973..there's many different styles, not just solo acoustic. Blues, folk, electric rock, country

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