Canned Heat

Canned Heat was a Los Angeles blues-rock band formed by blues record collectors Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, named after Tommy Johnson's 'Canned Heat Blues.' Wilson was a serious blues scholar who had studied with Son House and Mississippi John Hurt, and the band's early albums featured authentic interpretations of Delta and country blues alongside boogie-rock originals. Their hits 'On the Road Again,' 'Going Up the Country' (adapted from Henry Thomas's 'Bull Doze Blues'), and 'Let's Work Together' brought blues-based music to the Woodstock generation. Wilson's harmonica and falsetto vocals channeled the spirit of pre-war blues, and the band's appearance at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock festivals was significant in popularizing the blues revival.