Canned Heat
Top-40 songs "On The Road Again", "Let's Work Together", and "Going Up The Country" became rock anthems throughout the world!
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Friday pricing: $29 House & Balcony; $35 Preferred Front of House; $45 Cabaret Tables
Saturday & Sunday pricing: $35 House & Balcony; $43 Preferred Front of House; $55 Cabaret Tables
This is an advance price - tickets increase by $5 half hour before show time.
All sales final - no refunds! Exchanges may be made for the same show different date only - based on availability. 24 hours notice of original ticket date must be given and there is a $5 per ticket exchange fee. See box office for all policies
Artist Website: cannedheatmusic.com
Videos: "Going Up The Country" live 1970 ; "Let's Work Together" live 1970 ; "On the Road Again"
"Lets Work Together" live 2018
Canned Heat rose to fame because their knowledge and love of blues music was both wide and deep. Emerging in 1966, Canned Heat was founded by blues historians and record collectors Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite. Drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of all phases of the genre, the group specialized in updating obscure old blues recordings. Applying this bold approach, the band attained two worldwide hits, “On The Road Again” in 1968 and “Going Up The Country” in 1969. These were inspired interpretations of the late 1920s blues recordings by Floyd Jones and Henry Thomas.
Canned Heat gained international attention and secured their niche in the pages of rock ‘n roll history with their performances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival (along with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Who) and the headlining slot at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969. Alan Wilson was already renowned for his distinctive harmonica work when he accompanied veteran bluesman, Son House, on his rediscovery album, “Father of the Delta 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 former member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, capable of fretboard fireworks at a moment’s notice. 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 in two of the biggest Latin American bands, Los Sinners and Los Hooligans and then with The Platters, The Shirelles, T-Bone Walker and Etta James.
Canned Heat’s unique blend of modern electric blues, rock and boogie has earned them a loyal following and influenced many aspiring guitarists and bands during the past four decades. Their Top-40 country-blues-rock songs “On The Road Again” ,“Let’s Work Together”, and “Going Up The Country” became rock anthems throughout the world with the latter being adopted as the unofficial theme song for the film Woodstock. Their cover version of Wilbert Harrison’s “Let’s Work Together” was actually their biggest hit as it rose to #1 in 31 different countries around the world.
Members:
Adolfo "FITO" de la Parra
Larry "THE MOLE" Taylor
Harvey "THE SNAKE" Mandel
Dale "KINGFISH" Spalding
The Guitarist that still plays with Canned Heat is John Paulus.
Main Members who have passed away:
Alan "THE BLIND OWL" Christie Wilson
Bob "THE BEAR" Hite
Henry "THE SUNFLOWER Vestine
