"Canned Heat Canned Heat is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its interpretations of blues material and for its efforts to promote interest in this type of music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 ""Canned Heat Blues"", a song about an alcoholic who had desperately turned to drinking Sterno, generically called ""canned heat"" (from the original 1914 product name Sterno Canned Heat), After appearances at the Monterey and Woodstock festivals"
"of these three members also played with the band at Woodstock. Canned Heat have collaborated with many blues artists, recording and helping them to regain some notoriety. Notable names include: Canned Heat Canned Heat is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its interpretations of blues material and for its efforts to promote interest in this type of music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 ""Canned Heat Blues"", a song about"
"Bluesberry Jam Bluesberry Jam was a blues rock band active in the 1960s. They were for a time geographically as well as chronologically similar to Pacific Gas & Electric and Canned Heat. Their musical styles were also similar. They are also notable for the calibre of musicians that passed through their ranks. Among the members of the band were future Canned Heat drummer Adolfo ""Fito"" de la Parra and legendary guitarist Ted Greene and Charlie Allen, future front man of Pacific Gas & Electric. Another notable member was Frank Cook who was with Canned Heat and would end up in"
"He then released the follow-up ""Stone Soul Booster"" b/w ""Sandy"" under the name ""Buzzie"". When Smokey moved to California in 1974, Johnson remained in Detroit and later had a short-lived stint as Harold Melvin & The Blue-Notes’ musical conductor. In 1996, Terry Johnson and the surviving Flamingos were awarded the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award and in 2001, Terry Johnson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Flamingos. Shortly after, he re-focused his energy on touring as Terry Johnson's Flamingos, establishing the group as a mainstay of casinos and major concert package tours. In"
"grandson of his employer. Note: the reverse of ""Mercury Boogie"" was by Sidney Maiden. K. C. Douglas K. C. Douglas (November 21, 1913 — October 18, 1975) was an American rural blues singer and guitarist. His given names were initials only. Born in Sharon, Mississippi, Douglas moved to Vallejo, California in 1945 to work in the naval shipyards, and by 1947 was playing on the San Francisco/Oakland blues scene. Douglas was influenced by Tommy Johnson, who he had worked with in the Jackson, Mississippi area in the early 1940s, and whose ""Canned Heat Blues"" he adapted on his album, ""Big"
"K. C. Douglas K. C. Douglas (November 21, 1913 — October 18, 1975) was an American rural blues singer and guitarist. His given names were initials only. Born in Sharon, Mississippi, Douglas moved to Vallejo, California in 1945 to work in the naval shipyards, and by 1947 was playing on the San Francisco/Oakland blues scene. Douglas was influenced by Tommy Johnson, who he had worked with in the Jackson, Mississippi area in the early 1940s, and whose ""Canned Heat Blues"" he adapted on his album, ""Big Road Blues"". The K. C. Douglas Trio's first recording was ""Mercury Boogie"" (later renamed"
"on the song, and wrote the lyrics based on an old Blind Willie Johnson blues song called ""It's Nobody's Fault but Mine"", first recorded in 1928 and covered by Nina Simone in 1969. ""Candy Store Rock"" was inspired by 1950s rock 'n' roll. ""Hots On For Nowhere"" was written about Plant's time in Malibu, while Page played the Stratocaster on the track. The closing number, ""Tea For One"", was a slow blues written by Plant about the problems he faced being separated from his family, and was an attempt to update their earlier ""Since I've Been Loving You"" from ""Led"
"chart hit and one of their best-known songs. With his record company's encouragement, Chicago blues musician Floyd Jones recorded a song titled ""On the Road Again"" in 1953. It was a remake of his successful 1951 song ""Dark Road"". Both songs are based on Mississippi Delta bluesman Tommy Johnson's 1928 song ""Big Road Blues"" (Canned Heat took their name from Johnson's 1928 song ""Canned Heat Blues""). Johnson's lyrics include: ""Well I ain't goin' down that big road by myself ... If I don't carry you gonna carry somebody else"". Jones ""reshaped Tommy Johnson's verses into an eerie evocation of the"
"was based on Johnson's ""Cool Drink of Water Blues""), and the country singer Hank Williams. Johnson was a talented composer, blending fragments of folk poetry and personalized lyrics into set guitar accompaniments to craft striking blues compositions such as ""Maggie Campbell"". To enhance his fame, Johnson cultivated a sinister persona. According to his brother LeDell, he claimed to have sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in exchange for his mastery of the guitar. This story was later also associated with Robert Johnson, to whom Tommy Johnson was unrelated. Johnson remained a popular performer in the Jackson area"
"a club in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Jimmy Wilson, a blues singer famous for his 1953 hit ""Tin Pan Alley."" Soon afterward, Wilson offered Nolen a job in his band. He took Nolen back to Los Angeles, California to play in a studio band with popular southern California players Monte Easter (trumpet) and Chuck Higgins (tenor saxophone). During this period Nolen recorded his own commercially unsuccessful singles, mostly for King Records' Federal subsidiary, on which he both sang and played period-inspired blues songs. In 1957 Nolen began to play for Johnny Otis, replacing the ailing Pete ""Guitar"" Lewis. He was the"
"the group also included Rick Durrett formerly of the band The Coven on keyboards. Tom Marshall later suffered deteriorating health and personal circumstances, being homeless since the 1980s. Frank Petricca became a commodity broker. Charlie Allen died on 7 May 1990, aged 48. Schwartz died on November 3, 2018, at the age of 77. Pacific Gas & Electric (band) Pacific Gas & Electric was an American blues rock band in the late 1960s and early 1970s, led by singer Charlie Allen. Their biggest hit was the gospel-tinged ""Are You Ready?"" in 1970. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California,"
"Terraplane Blues ""Terraplane Blues"" is a blues song recorded in 1936 in San Antonio, Texas, by bluesman Robert Johnson. ""Terraplane Blues"" was Johnson's first single and it became a moderate regional hit, selling 5,000 copies. Johnson used the car model Terraplane as a metaphor for sex. In the lyrical narrative, the car will not start and Johnson suspects that his girlfriend let another man drive it when he was gone. In describing the various mechanical problems with his Terraplane, Johnson creates a setting of thinly veiled sexual innuendo. The guitar parts in ""Terraplane Blues"" are similar to those in Johnson's"
"Johnson character in the film plays a number of songs originally recorded by the blues musician Skip James and accompanies the Soggy Bottom Boys, a band consisting of the film's three main protagonists plus Johnson, on ""Man of Constant Sorrow"". The story of Johnson's selling his soul to the devil was first told by his brother, LaDell Johnson, and reported by David Evans in his 1971 biography of Johnson. This legend was subsequently attributed to the blues musician Robert Johnson. Victor Records, 1928, Memphis, Tennessee Paramount Records, 1929, Grafton, Wisconsin Tommy Johnson (musician) Tommy Johnson (January 1896 – November 1,"
"his qualifying speed for the Daytona 500. Mid-week, NASCAR determined that the then unknown substance was Sterno. When the highly regulated NASCAR fuel was added, the Sterno would liquefy, giving the car an added octane boost. There are many instances of people drinking Sterno to become intoxicated, i.e. as a form of surrogate alcohol. Since the alcohol it contains is denatured, Sterno is poisonous. Bluesman Tommy Johnson alludes to the practice in his song ""Canned Heat Blues"" recorded in 1928. The blues band Canned Heat derived their name from the song. The practice is said to have become popular during"
"Brothers Band. One blues rock performer, Jimi Hendrix, was a rarity in his field at the time: a black man who played psychedelic rock. Hendrix was a skilled guitarist, and a pioneer in the innovative use of distortion and audio feedback in his music. Through these artists and others, blues music influenced the development of rock music. Santana, which was originally called the ""Carlos Santana Blues Band"", also experimented with Latin-influenced blues and blues rock music around this time. At the end of the 1950s appeared the bluesy Tulsa Sound merging rock'n'roll, jazz and country influences. This particular music style"
"and Taylor. For much of the 1990s and 2000s, de la Parra was the only member from the band's 1960s lineup. He wrote a book about the band's career, titled ""Living the Blues"". Larry Taylor, whose presence in the band has not been steady, is the other surviving member from the earliest lineups. Mandel, Walter Trout and Junior Watson are among the guitarists who gained fame for playing in later editions of the band. Canned Heat was started within the community of blues collectors. Bob Hite had been trading blues records since his early teens and his house in Topanga"
"and in the 1980s his brother Stevie Ray Vaughan broke through to mainstream success with his virtuoso guitar playing, as did ZZ Top with their brand of Southern rock. Texas blues Texas blues is a style of blues music. It usually has more jazz- or swing-influences than other blues styles. Texas blues began to appear in the early 1900s among African Americans who worked in oilfields, ranches and lumber camps. In the 1920s, Blind Lemon Jefferson innovated the style by using jazz-like improvisation and single string accompaniment on a guitar; Jefferson's influence defined the field and inspired later performers. During"
"late 1960s, Blues rock bands such as Canned Heat (from Los Angeles), Creedence Clearwater Revival (from El Cerrito, California), and the Band (Canadian, though drummer Levon Helm was a native of Arkansas) were under the influence of Southern blues, boogie and country music. The Allman Brothers Band, based in Macon, Georgia, made their national debut in 1969 and soon gained a loyal following. Their blues rock sound on one hand incorporated long jams informed by jazz and classical music, and on the other hand drew from native elements of country and folk. They were also contemporary in their electric guitar"
"to anyone needing shelter. The Topanga Corral was a nightclub that featured an eclectic mix of performers, including then Topanga locals Canned Heat, Spirit, Little Feat, Spanky and Our Gang, Taj Mahal, Emmylou Harris, Bob Denver, Neil Diamond and Russ Tamblyn. Etta James, Windance, Neil Young, and Crazy Horse, Geronimo Black, and many others. It is rumored that Jim Morrison was inspired to write ""Roadhouse Blues"" about the drive up Topanga Canyon Boulevard to The Corral. Later in the 1970s, after being destroyed by fire and rebuilt, the club featured many up and coming bands from the L.A. punk scene."
"American Blues American Blues were an American 1960s Texas-based garage rock band, who played a psychedelic style of blues rock music influenced by the 13th Floor Elevators. They are most notable for including two future members of the band ZZ Top in their ranks, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. From 1966 to 1968, they played the Dallas-Fort Worth-Houston circuit and headlined in three clubs all called ""The Cellar"", in Dallas at clubs such as ""The Walrus"" on Mockingbird Lane, and in Houston at ""Love Street Light Circus Feel Good Machine"" on Allen's Landing, as late as 1968. Around 1968 the"
"Blind Lemon Jefferson Lemon Henry ""Blind Lemon"" Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929) was an American blues and gospel singer, songwriter, and musician. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the ""Father of the Texas Blues"". Jefferson's performances were distinctive because of his high-pitched voice and the originality of his guitar playing. His recordings sold well, but he was not a strong influence on younger blues singers of his generation, who could not imitate him as easily as they could other commercially successful artists. Later blues and rock and"
"Willie Johnson (who was principally a gospel singer), Big Mama Thornton, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and T-Bone Walker, as well as Melvin Jackson, Alger ""Texas"" Alexander, Little Hat Jones, Buster Pickens, Johnny ""Guitar"" Watson, and Goree Carter. Freddie King, born in Gilmer, was active from the 1950s to the mid-1970s. By the 1970s, Texas blues had lost much of its original popularity, but was eventually revived by the blues rock stylings of artists like John Nitzinger, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, ZZ Top, Bugs Henderson, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds, who set the stage for a 1980s blues revival led by Stevie"
"Pacific Gas & Electric (band) Pacific Gas & Electric was an American blues rock band in the late 1960s and early 1970s, led by singer Charlie Allen. Their biggest hit was the gospel-tinged ""Are You Ready?"" in 1970. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1967, by guitarist Tom Marshall, bassist Brent Block, lead guitarist Glenn Schwartz (formerly of The James Gang) and drummer Charlie Allen, who had previously played in the band Bluesberry Jam. When it became clear that Allen was the best singer in the new group, he became the front man, and Frank"
"Texas blues Texas blues is a style of blues music. It usually has more jazz- or swing-influences than other blues styles. Texas blues began to appear in the early 1900s among African Americans who worked in oilfields, ranches and lumber camps. In the 1920s, Blind Lemon Jefferson innovated the style by using jazz-like improvisation and single string accompaniment on a guitar; Jefferson's influence defined the field and inspired later performers. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, many bluesmen moved to cities including Galveston, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas. It was from these urban centers that a new wave of"
"Blues Hall of Fame in 1980. Blind Lemon Jefferson Lemon Henry ""Blind Lemon"" Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929) was an American blues and gospel singer, songwriter, and musician. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the ""Father of the Texas Blues"". Jefferson's performances were distinctive because of his high-pitched voice and the originality of his guitar playing. His recordings sold well, but he was not a strong influence on younger blues singers of his generation, who could not imitate him as easily as they could other commercially successful"
"1933, styling himself Kokomo Arnold and naming his version ""Old Original Kokomo Blues"". He later explained the song's references ""eleven light city"" referred to a Chicago drugstore where a girlfriend worked and ""Koko"" was their brand name of coffee. Papa Charlie McCoy (using the sobriquet ""the Mississippi Mudder"") changed the reference to Baltimore, Maryland, in ""Baltimore Blues"". This had more name recognition to the Southern blues audience than Kokomo, Indiana. On November 23, 1936, in Room 414 of the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, Robert Johnson recorded ""Sweet Home Chicago"". He changed the character of the song to one"
"1999 album ""Boogie 2000"". In 2000, he left the band for a solo career. Lucas died from what appeared to be a drug overdose at a friends place in Long Beach, California. He was 46 years of age. Robert Lucas (musician) Robert Lucas (1962-2008) was a blues musician, singer, guitarist and harmonica player who became the front man for the group Canned Heat in the mid 1990s and was also a solo artist. Lucas came from a middle-class family, and grew up in Long Beach, California. He took up harmonica at the age of 13. At around 16 he started"
"Norris and Dave Olson. The Palomino also hosted various political fundraising events, most notably for California Gov. Jerry Brown's senatorial campaign in 1982. The club hosted a punk show on December 28, 1992 headlined by Green Day, and featuring Jughead's Revenge, Scared Straight, and Strung Out. After the death of both original owners, Billy and Tommy Thomas (due to congenital cardiac defects), the club struggled with Tommy's wife Sherry, a former Palomino waitress, in charge. The Palomino could not maintain the earlier momentum, as it became economically strapped and was no longer able to attract high caliber acts in such"
"Canyon was a meeting place for people interested in music. In 1965 some blues devotees there decided to form a jug band and started rehearsals. The initial configuration comprised Bob Hite as vocalist, Alan Wilson on bottleneck guitar, Mike Perlowin on lead guitar, Stu Brotman on bass and Keith Sawyer on drums. Perlowin and Sawyer dropped out within a few days, so guitarist Kenny Edwards (a friend of Wilson) stepped in to replace Perlowin, and Ron Holmes agreed to sit in on drums until they could find a permanent drummer. Another of Bob's friends, Vestine (who had been expelled from"
"name from the Panther Burn plantation south of Greenville, Mississippi. The town, in turn, had taken the name in reference to a wild cat whose raids and nocturnal shrieks had so disturbed area residents in the 19th century that they set a canebrake on fire to keep it at bay after all attempts to trap or kill it had failed; the lore of the elusive animal shaking up a sleepy planters' hamlet appealed to the band. The attention Chilton's early presence brought the band led to an increased interest in blues music, along with the already emerging Cramps-influenced rockabilly interest,"
"The Brothers Johnson The Brothers Johnson were an American funk, Motown and R&B band consisting of American musicians and brothers George (""Lightnin' Licks"") and Louis E. Johnson (""Thunder Thumbs""). They achieved their greatest success from the mid-1970s to early 1980s, with three singles topping the R&B charts (""I'll Be Good to You"", ""Strawberry Letter 23"", and ""Stomp!""). Guitarist/vocalist George and bassist/vocalist Louis formed the band Johnson Three Plus One with older brother Tommy and their cousin Alex Weir while attending school in Los Angeles, California. When they became professionals, the band backed such touring R&B acts as Bobby Womack and"
"Charlie Musselwhite Charles Douglas ""Charlie"" Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield, or bands such as Canned Heat. He has often been identified as a ""white bluesman"". Musselwhite was reportedly the inspiration for Elwood Blues; the character played by Dan Aykroyd in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Musselwhite was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi to white parents. In a 2005 interview, he said his mother had told him he was of distant Cherokee"
"... just for fun"". Hendrix chose ""the Blue Flames"" as a nod to Memphis blues singer Junior Parker's backup band (with the accomplished guitarists Pat Hare, succeeded by Wayne Bennett and Mel Brown) and because it rhymed with his stage name, Jimmy James. At first the band was a trio with Hendrix, bassist Randy Palmer and drummer Dan Casey. Soon they added a second guitarist, Randy Wolfe, who Hendrix met at Manny's Music. With two Randys in the band, Hendrix called Wolfe ""Randy California"" and Palmer ""Randy Texas"" after their home states and, according to Roby, he became ""Jimi James"""