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The death of frontman Bob Hite was a devastating blow that most thought would end the career of Canned Heat; however, de la Parra kept the band alive and would lead it back to prosperity over the next few decades.
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.
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".
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.
Vestine toured with Canned Heat in Australia [5] and Europe, where the band had a popularity that far surpassed the recognition they got in the United States. When he returned to Eugene he would play with The Vipers, a group of veteran Eugene blues musicians who perform throughout the Northwest. He continued to record including sessions with ...
Record producer and band manager from Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, Mott the Hoople, Procol Harum and The Clash: 38: August 28, 1981: South London, England: Prescription drug overdose Sandra Tilley The Velvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas: 35 or 36: September 9, 1981: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Complications from brain surgery Helen Humes: 68 ...
Bernie Pearl, Luke and the Locomotives, The Confessors, Canned Heat Musical artist Robert Lucas (July 25, 1962 – November 23, 2008) was an American blues musician, singer, guitarist and harmonica player, who became the front man for the group Canned Heat in the mid-1990s and was also a solo artist.
He then became Canned Heat's permanent drummer. [4] He would stay with Canned Heat until being replaced by Fito de la Parra. [5] Due to the position vacant in Bluesberry Jam, Cook then became their new drummer. [6] He later became a member of Pacific Gas & Electric. However, he had an interest in managing the band rather than being its drummer.