Alex Wilson
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Canadian sprinter (1907-1994)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 49
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1971-11-21
Discography
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There are two artists with this name. 1. Alex Wilson is a Blues guitarist who picked up the guitar at five years old and never put it down. Immersed in the Milwaukee blues scene, Alex was surrounded, and influenced by such local luminaries as Stokes, Lee Gates, Jim Liban and Milwaukee Slim. Alex formed his own garage band at thirteen. By seventeen he began to dig deep into the blues, learning the songs and styles of masters such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hen
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Quebec
- Place of death
- Mission
- Occupation
- sprinter
- Educated at
- University of Notre Dame
- Participant in
- 1928 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Canada
- Mass
- 66
- Image
- Alex Wilson (1928).jpg
- Height
- 178
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- date of birth
- 1907-12-01
- date of death
- 1994-12-09
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
- end of work period
- 1932-00-00
- different from
- Alex Wilson
- Commons category
- Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter)
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