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Canned Heat is an American blues and rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. [4] ... In July 1969, just prior to Woodstock, Hallelujah, ...
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.
While Canned Heat played at Woodstock in August 1969, Vestine was invited to New York City for session work with avant-garde jazz musician Albert Ayler. That session work resulted in two releases on the Impulse label: Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe and The Last Album (both released 1969)
The "rural hippie anthem" became the unofficial theme song for the Woodstock Festival where Canned Heat performed at sunset on August 16, 1969. Although Canned Heat's live performance was cut from the original theatrical release of the Woodstock film, they were featured in the 25th-anniversary "Director's Cut". [15]
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a music festival held on a 600-acre (2.4-km 2) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969.Thirty-two acts performed during the sometimes rainy weekend in front of nearly half a million concertgoers.
Notes: This was the site of the original Woodstock Festival and held on the 40th anniversary of the first day, Friday August 15, 1969. Blind 15-year-old musician Conrad Oberg opened up the show. Jocko Marcellino from Sha Na Na performed a song backed by Canned Heat. Gary Duncan guested with Jefferson Starship.
Woodstock Two is the second live album released of the 1969 Woodstock Festival concert. ... Canned Heat – "Woodstock Boogie" – 13:48 ...
The Best of Canned Heat (1994). [10] The group performed "Going Up the Country" at the Woodstock music festival in August 1969 and the song is used in the Woodstock film [3] and appears on the original soundtrack album. [14] The song was also included in the soundtrack for the 2010 skateboarding video game Skate 3. [15]