Originally released in 1968 on the Liberty record labelEmerging in 1966, Canned Heat was founded by Alan 'Blind Owl' Wilson and Bob 'The Bear' Hite - Hite took the name'Canned Heat' from a 1928 recording by Tommy Johnson.They gained international attention with their performances at the1967 Monterey Pop Festival and at the original Woodstock Festival. They were joined by Henry 'The Sunflower' Vestine, aformer member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Larry 'The Mole' Taylor, an experienced session musician, and Adolfo'Fito' de la Parra, who had played with T-Bone Walker and Etta James amongst othersCanned Heat's unique blend of modern electric blues, rock and boogie has earned them a loyal following and influenced manybands during the past 35 years.
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