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28 de sept. de 2021 · "Blind Owl" and "The Bear" first met each other in 1965 through a mutual acquaintance and another key figure for the story of "Canned Heat" – Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine, a guitar player...
19 de oct. de 2018 · Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson and Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite may have died 11 years apart, but they embody the dark side of the 60s as much as Jimi, Janis or any other casualty of the era. The difference is that they had no posthumous lustre bestowed on their reputation.
Four lineups of Canned Heat in 1970, 1976, 1979, 2000 and 2018. Canned Heat is an American blues rock band founded by Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite in 1966, the bands classic line-up consisted of Wilson on slide guitar, vocals and harmonica, Hite on vocals and harmonica, Henry “The Sunflower” Vestine on ...
9 de ene. de 2015 · Canned Heat were one of the greatest American bands of the 60s and 70s – and certainly the most doomed. Frontmen Al ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson and Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite both died tragically young, and the band fell apart in a miasma of drugs, alcohol and mismanagement.
4 de jul. de 2020 · The band’s first incarnation was in 1965, when Wilson and Hite were joined by Frank Cook and Henry Vestine from Washington. Their original bass player was Stuart Brotman who later emerged in...
27 de dic. de 2008 · Owl and Bear writers’ favorite albums of 2008. 1. Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight The Scottish brothers Hutchison gave us catharsis, creepiness, and cacophony in 2008, and we loved every minute of it—especially the two shows that they played in San Diego.
History. Evolving in tandem with the Olympia, Washington-based riot grrrl movement led by feminist bands such as Bikini Kill, Huggy Bear called themselves "girl-boy revolutionaries", both in reference to their political philosophy and the gender makeup of their band.
