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Los Angeles, United States (1965 – present)
Canned Heat is a blues-rock/boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its own interpretations of blues material as well as for efforts to promote the interest in this type of music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson (1943 – 1970) and Bob Hite (1943 – 1981), who took the name from Tommy Johnson’s 1928 Canned Heat Blues, a song about an alcoholic who has desperately turned to drinking Sterno, generically called “canned heat”.
After appearances at Monterey and Woodstock, at the end of the ’60s the band had acquired worldwide notoriety with a lineup consisting of Bob Hite, vocals, Alan Wilson guitar, harmonica and vocals, Henry Vestine (1944 – 1997) or Harvey Mandel on lead guitar, Larry Taylor on bass, and Adolfo De La Parra on drums.
Since the early ’70s numerous personnel changes have occurred and today, in the fifth decade of the band’s existence, Fito de la Parra is the only original member from the glorious epoch. He has authored a book about the band’s career. Larry Taylor, whose presence in the band has not been steady, is the other surviving member from the earliest lineups. Harvey Mandel, Walter Trout and Junior Watson are among the guitarists who gained notoriety for playing in later editions of the band. British blues pioneer John Mayall has frequently found musicians for his band among former Canned Heat members.
Early lineups
Since the early ’70s numerous personnel changes have occurred and today, in the fifth decade of the band’s existence, Fito de la Parra is the only original member from the glorious epoch. He has authored a book about the band’s career. Larry Taylor, whose presence in the band has not been steady, is the other surviving member from the earliest lineups. Harvey Mandel, Walter Trout and Junior Watson are among the guitarists who gained notoriety for playing in later editions of the band. British blues pioneer John Mayall has frequently found musicians for his band among former Canned Heat members.
Early lineups
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Uncanned! The Best of Canned Heat
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nisselly wrote:
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VK1990 wrote:
Fried Hockey Boogie
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ventuura wrote:
Marie Leveau ♥
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Nord-Sud wrote:
Super titre!
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ritesofspring wrote:
love it
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kenttech wrote:
Rickenbacker Sounds!
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oldstonersrock wrote:
Hey Stoopid! Get off the drugs. Speed kills!!!!
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Druid66 wrote:
Early Seventies rock/funk guys. That blues harp in "On the Road Again" sends shivers right up one's spine.
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malnine wrote:
Brilliant
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Lord_Angsaar wrote:
blind owl - that was delightful!
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luisritx wrote:
Let's boogie!
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boomkaos wrote:
I think you should start listening the first 3 albums: Canned Heat, Boogie with Canned Heat and Hallelujah. My favorites albums are: Vintage, Historical Figures And Ancient Heads, Canned Heat Blues Band and Friends In the Can.
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KeiONN wrote:
I can not explain why I like this band!
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mzingg3 wrote:
which album should i start with? im digggin "im so tired"
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lihei wrote:
Gr8 boogie
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Kiese89 wrote:
don`t forget to boogie! [2]
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DarkElement wrote:
Bullfrog blues, on the road again... :-)
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mrshankly_ wrote:
i must assume d boon of the minutemen liked this band. his vocal style has got some canned heat in it at times
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Znas_mene wrote:
great band!I really love the hamonic playing,it so orginal!
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GUITARFRENCHIE wrote:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/farewell-to-sanity/id432173339 CHECK THIS OUT IF YOU DIG GOOD OL' ROCK'N'ROLL! TAKE CARE,FRENCHIE.
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Byron Bay Bluesfest 2012
Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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News
CANNED HEAT IN TOP 50 BANDS OF ALL TIME FROM L.A. - From L.A.TIMES MAGAZINE
16 Jun 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/cannedheat
FITO
Himself asked me to say Have you Voted Yet for CANNED HEAT in
Top 50
L.A. Bands - FITO said Please LET'S WORK TOGETHER Every Boy
Girl Woman
And A Man and make Canned Heat NO1 in Loving Memory
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CANNED HEAT IN TOP 50 BANDS OF ALL TIME FROM L.A. - From L.A.TIMES MAGAZINE
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LucioBona, steviebin, NilsMartinOyo and 22 other people added Canned Heat to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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