Hans Olson, born July 3, 1952, in San Bernardino, California, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known as one of the best "harp-in-a-rack" players in the world. At the age of 12, he began playing music and was performing gigs by the age of 13. In 1967, he started his music career as the lead singer in a rock and roll band and performed solo gigs in coffee shops. He moved to Arizona in 1969 and recorded his debut album, Western Winds, with the Phoenix label Joplin Records in 1973. In 1980, the musician toured coast-to-coast with Dave Mason, and his album Hans Olson Sings the Blues (1980) reached number 3 on the local Tower Records sales chart. He also sang the opening and closing theme song for the television series Evening Shade in 1990. Throughout his career, he toured and performed with notable artists including the Allman Brothers Band, Tom Waits, and ZZ Top.
