Canned Heat
Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR
2 Jul 04
1- ?
2- Bullfrog Blues
3- On The Road Again
4- Bad Trouble
5- ?
6- Bullfrog Blues
7- ?
8- 1.2.3 Here We Go Again
9- ?
10- Boogie Music
11- Let's Work Together
return
Broadcast by KBOO radio. No art.
The pioneers of blues-rock-boogie return to the Waterfront Blues Festival.
Canned Heat was founded in 1966 by blues historians and record collectors
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson and Bob "The Bear" Hite. The band gained international
attention and secured its niche in the pages of rock 'n roll history with
its performances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival (with Jimi Hendrix, Janis
Joplin and The Who) and the headlining slot at the original Woodstock Festival.
Wilson was already renowned for his distinctive harmonica work when he accompanied
veteran bluesman, Son House, on his rediscovery album, "Father of the Blues."
Hite took the name Canned Heat from a 1928 recording by Tommy Johnson. They
were joined by Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine, another ardent record collector
and fret-board wizard, who was a former member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of
Invention. Rounding out the band in 1967 were Larry "The Mole" Taylor on
bass, an experienced session musician, who had played with Jerry Lee Lewis
and The Monkees, and Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra on drums, who had played with
The Platters, The Shirelles, T-Bone Walker and Etta James.
Now, more than 36 years later and with 36 albums to its credit, Canned Heat
is still going strong. Anchored by drummer/band leader Adolfo "Fito" de la
Parra (a member since 1967), Canned Heat carries the boogie-blues it made
famous into the 21st century. Its current lineup, together since the end
of 1999, features Fito on drums, Greg Kage on bass and vocals, Dallas Hodge
on guitar and vocals, John Paulus on guitar and vocals, and Stanley Behrens
on harmonica, flute, saxophone and vocals. They have just completed recording
"Friends in the Can," a project that brings together a number of Canned Heat's
musical friends from the past and present.