Canned Heat
By Nick Castro
Canned Heat is one of the most famous blues rock bands from the 60's. They managed to maintain a sense of authenticity far above their peers, due in large part to the musical savvy of group founders Bob Hite and Alan Wilson, who were both historians of the blues genre as well as avid collectors of 78s. Hite would host, while still a teen, meetings of record collectors at his Topanga Canyon home. Many of the friends who hung out there would soon start jam sessions as well, experimenting with jug band music and blues. Many of people who would rotate through the ranks of the Hite house were associated with seminal bands of the era, such as Henry Vestine, who played with Mothers of Invention, and Kenny Edwards, who... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock
- City Of Origin:
- Los Angeles, ,California United States
- Formed Date:
- 1965
