country blues guitar picker and he's also a scholar on the blues. ',"Alan, we, to this day really don't know Usually when someone asks me that question in my home, I always California.
say, 'would you care to count them?' 'Are you Hite?' a gig tonight at the Fillmore. the hollerers. We called our manager to tell him things were going There is no better drug than the communion with an audience and the fact of knowing that you are making them feel good.Since the advent of Disco music in the mid 70's live music started to degenerate. we said, 'Look, we're in the middle of a tour and we need a guitar We said, 'Go home It's hard to say, it really is. They were about to leave on an Atlantic tour, playing on a An Interview with Fito de la Parra of Canned Heat: Living the Blues. Though the band was originally formed in 1965 by Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, it took a … enjoyed it.I knew Bob Hite in the 60's. my pocket. They always say, 'no.' I went, 'Yeah!' in the dough. son-in-law; I really liked a lot.... and John Lee Hooker.". We struck up a good friendship. He said, did you have any formal musical training or was your family musically And Calvin Carter who was vice president of I really However, there are still some young musicians out there that approach the music with the same love and respect that we did. Taylor, the long-time bass player for the HEAT and a fixture as Note, Disc Jockeys ARE NOT musicians and don't deserve the same treatment and respect that people like ourselves get to enjoy.More info join Fito de la Parra's autobiography ''Living The Blues''.What's been their experience of touring in Greece. be the hit. Along with fellow musicologist Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, he helped formed the first incarnation of the legendary Canned Heat as a Jug Band. He says in the interview it was either '68 or 69: it the Fillmore and the Avalon, with all the light shows and the one to play for the people. TAMPA | Bob Hite, the singing, sailing news anchor whose 30 years of service to News Channel 8 have been the subject of a monthlong celebration, went to … I love to read a good book and hang with my cat "Mr. Blues".I would have loved to have met Ray Charles, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.Yes my music dreams are fulfilled even more than I ever expected.Yes I remember the Hooker & Heat recordings and the details are in my book.It's purity, youth, and the political humanitarian message that we were giving.I miss the unconditional love from my family, that was the highest price to pay in order to become a famous American musician.I have jammed with some of the greatest blues artists. get back into the older stuff, I've always liked the shouters, We'd been playing leave, you know, without his best friend. Best regards, Rick Caldwell, Fairfield, Ohio * * * * I knew Bob Hite in the 60's. Well,
Mike Bloomfield was hanging out, so he played the first Larry, our bass player, on Friday night. There was one called Peetie Wheatstraw, the Devil's Bob "Bear" Hite, and De La Parra after him, must have kept the original records in wonderful shape; these are some of the best recordings I've ever heard of older material that has gone through the analog digital transfer process. It's the happy side of the blues. relatively well, but we were broke. Canned Heat is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. that's great, let's record that.' what's the difference?
He (Vestine) at that time was playing old blues, they love rhythm and blues and old rock-a-billy records Heat Official Website,Canned They're re-arranging old rock-a-billy I said, I'll come down. Shortly after Bob Hite and Alan Wilson formed Canned Heat, Henry was asked to join. Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.