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Canned Heat
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Canned Heat Tell a Friend about this artist
Formed
January 1, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA

Years Active:
60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | Current

 
A hard-luck blues band of the '60s, Canned Heat was founded by blues historians and record collectors Alan Wilson and Bob Hite. They seemed to be on the right track and played all the right festivals (including Monterey and Woodstock, making it very prominently into the documentaries about both) but somehow never found a lasting audience.

Certainly their hearts were in the right place. ...
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Selected Discography:
  Album Title Released Label Price
The Very Best Of Canned Heat



2005 Capitol $6.99
Uncanned! The Best Of Canned Heat



1994 EMI $13.98 2-CD Set
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