Roger "Hurricane" Wilson

Twenty-five years ago he taught hundreds of people how to play guitar. In 1972 he began playing professionally. He jammed with Roy Buchanan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins, Lucky Peterson, Charlie Musselwhite, and Carl Weathersby. He shared the stage doing shows with B.B. King, Taj Mahal, Roomful of Blues, Dickey Betts, Leon Russell, Edgar Winter, Snooky Pryor, Bobby Rush, W.C. Clark, Bernard Allison, and Walter Trout. Now the Hurricane follows his own forecast. From festival to juke joint, he plays over 250 nights a year. With 4 CDs on the market, and tours throughout the US, Canada, and the UK, this storm stays in perpetual motion.

Chicago bluesman, Carl Weathersby says, “Hurricane plays all kinds of guitar…all good!”

Vocalist Francine Reed says, “Roger Hurricane Wilson is a force to be paying real close attention to.”

Atlanta blues guitarist, Luther “Houserocker” Johnson refers to Roger as “Fingers” Wilson. Johnson says “I can hear what he’s playin’ but I sho’ can’t see it!”

…“seamlessly and dynamically ranging from a pounding rain of notes to a simmering soulful whisper.” --Blues Revue, 2001

…“his guitar sings in rich and ringing tones, melodic and strong and thoughtful.” --Blues Access

…“takes no prisoners to his approach to blues/rock.” --Living Blues Magazine

…“Hurricane Wilson is solid energy. His fireballs of jams and encores defy language. He not only lays down the law, but he writes it with an agile blues formula.” --Oxford Town, Oxford Mississippi

…“solos with the same fire of Jimmy Page, Robin Trower, and the 70’s blues gods.” --Blues Revue, 1999

…“his emotional cutting edge vocals perfectly express the message in the lyrics.” --Texas Blues Magazine

…“his own style is raucous enough to keep bar crowds in a perpetual sweat.” --Atlanta Journal Constitution

"Blues In The Schools" Educational Program by Roger "Hurricane" Wilson