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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".
This incarnation of Canned Heat without Bob Hite was nicknamed the "Mouth Band" by Vestine and was a huge hit in Australia, especially with the biker crowd. [35] Under the management of "The Push", the band toured the States playing biker bars and began work on a video known as "The Boogie Assault" , starring Canned Heat and various members of ...
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.
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.
Canned Heat. Bob Hite – vocals, harmonica (on track 8) Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica, whistling (on track 2) Henry Vestine – lead guitar, public service announcement (on track 4), bass (on track 11) Larry Taylor – bass, guitar (on track 11) Fito de la Parra – drums; Additional Personnel. Ernest Lane – piano (on track 1)
Bob Hite and Alan Wilson started Canned Heat with Kenny Edwards as a second guitarist, but Vestine was asked to join. The first notable appearance of the band was the following year when they played at the Monterey Pop Festival .
Boogie with Canned Heat includes the top 10 hit "On the Road Again", one of their best-known songs. "Amphetamine Annie", a warning about the dangers of amphetamine abuse, also received considerable airplay. "Fried Hockey Boogie" was the first example of one of Canned Heat's boogies, or loose jams. When released on CD in 2005, six tracks ...
Historical Figures and Ancient Heads is the eighth album by Canned Heat, released in 1971. It was the first album not to feature original member and songwriter Alan Wilson who had died the previous year, and their bassist Larry Taylor, who had left to join John Mayall's band. Featuring new guitarman Joel Scott Hill and Little Richard on "Rockin ...