Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Robert Ernest Hite (February 26, 1943 – April 5, 1981) was the co-lead vocalist of the American blues and rock band Canned Heat, from 1965 to his death in 1981. His nickname was "The Bear". His nickname was "The Bear".
The band's name was taken from Tommy Johnson's 1928 song "Canned Heat Blues", about an alcoholic who turned to drinking the cooking fuel Sterno. Originally beginning as a jug band, Canned Heat initially consisted of Hite on vocals, Wilson on bottleneck guitar, Mike Perlowin on lead guitar, Stu Brotman on bass, and Keith Sawyer on drums.
The music and attitude of Canned Heat attracted a large following and established the band as one of the popular acts of the hippie era. Canned Heat appeared at most major musical events at the end of the 1960s, performing blues standards along with their own material and occasionally indulging in lengthy "psychedelic" solos.
Cause of death Kris Kelmi Autograph: 63: January 1, 2019 ... Canned Heat: 77: August 19, 2019: ... Radio disc jockey and band manager from Steppenwolf, ...
According to Canned Heat drummer Adolpho "Fito" de la Parra, Vestine frequently used methamphetamine and heroin during his tenure with the band. Combined with other band members' substance abuse, this created difficulties for the group. During this period Vestine also developed an intense interest in Harley Davidson motorcycles. [4]
Samuel Lawrence "Larry" Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis. [1] He was the younger brother of Mel Taylor, long-time drummer of The Ventures.
Canned Heat is an American blues rock band founded by Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson and Bob "The Bear" Hite in 1965. The band's classic line-up consisted of Wilson on slide guitar, vocals and harmonica, Hite on vocals and harmonica, Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine on lead guitar, Larry "The Mole" Taylor on bass and Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra on drums.
Future Blues is the fifth album by American blues and rock band Canned Heat, released in 1970.It was the last to feature the band's classic lineup, as Larry Taylor and Harvey Mandel had both departed by July 1970, prior to its release to record with John Mayall and songwriter Alan Wilson died shortly after on September 3, 1970.