I know the Bear tried to keep it going, and who can blame him. Canned Heat was a special band. But it was Alans voice, songs, swagger and style of guitar playing that contributed to their unique style… Long live the Owl!
Special guest was Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown who sang “Please Mr. Nixon”; he also played guitar, fiddle, and harmonica. He was awesome, but the 1973 footage was badly edited, apparently with a chainsaw.
Special treat to see Clarence here! I saw him live at Atlanta Underground around '91 and then a Nashville club in '92 with my future wife.Very talented and pure entertainment.
I know a guy who was a guitarist later for canned heat. Not in this video. I never knew canned heat. They were a few years before my time. Now that I’m older and tracked this down, I gotta say, damn, these guys were really really good. Some serious blues. They can sing. I’m feeling the warmth of that canned heat.
Alan "blind owl" Wilson was the reason for so much blues sounding out through canned heat. i could try and qoute the singer, Bob "bear" Hite for saying of blind owl "with genius it's often they are brilliant in one thing while also ignoring everything else." or words to that effect. blind owl lived the blues pretty much from the moment he first heard it. i reckon today we'd have diagnosed him as autistic, filled him full of chemicals and then who knows maybe he would never have picked up an instrument. the great John Lee Hooker who was known for playing as fast as he could, deliberately to leave other musicians behind him once said that blind owl was the only player he ever met who could keep up with him on harmonica. of course this was all back in the late sixties/early seventies but even today harmonica players struggle to imitate him until we figure out he used to retune the four draw hole. harmonica customising usually stopped at swapping out the nails for screws making them easier to clean before that. genius, gone far too soon if not for knowing a little of the pain he was in... rest well in Peace Brother blind owl and Thank You.
0:17 - 3:52 On The Road Again 4:03 - 10:30 Please Mr Nixon 10:30 - 13:53 Unknown song (crazy harmonica jamming and audience interaction) 14:17 - 18:40 Cover of Ooh Poo Pah Doo by Jessie Hill (insane guitar solos) 19:20 - 22:51 Cover of Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore by B.B King 23:32 - 26:18 Unknown song 26:22 - 28:39 Let's Work Together 29:01 - 30:26 Rock & Roll Music (cut-off)
To me, Canned Heat will always be the Blind Owl and The Bear and The Sunflower and The Mole and Fito. It's not the same for me outside of that lineup. A good blues band with some talented members passing through, Walter Trout comes to mind and he really is a phenomenal guitar player well worth checking out. But I love the magic of the 5 guys that made Boogie With Canned Heat
Not sure if this is you cutting from the original live scenes, but I highly recommend you post the original cut without interruption. The live cut should be posted for all to enjoy without cutting away from the footage. Please show the footage in it's entirety.
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I had to stop . at 1 minute it was just a dead carcus coming back alive. It smells so bad that the. Buzzerds from hinkley and garrettsville ohio dont wamt to smell it. And thats bad
