Hans Olson

HANS OLSON

Scottsdale, Arizona

WESTERN BLUES and ORIGINAL MUSIC

"Olson managed a delicate blend of the grim boogie blues of John Lee Hooker,
the wistful introspection of Bob Seger and the raw urgency of early Bob Dylan" Joel Selvin
San Francisco Chronicle.

HANS OLSON is a veteran performing musician with over 50 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 100 of his songs on his 17 record releases.

Hans has been a full time performing musician since 1972. He has toured all over the world, but he is now semi-retired and he only plays in the Phoenix Arizona area.

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...

Born July 3, 1952 in San Bernardino, California
Started playing music: 1964
HANS OLSON PLAYS LEE OSKAR HARMONICAS EXCLUSIVELY
Hans lives in Scottsdale, Arizona

HANS OLSON

WESTERN BLUES and ORIGINAL MUSIC

HANS OLSON is a veteran performing musician with over 50 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.

TO SEND E-MAIL DIRECTLY TO HANS use this email address: hansolson@cox.net