List of Canned Heat members
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Canned Heat | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Blues rock |
| Years active | 1965-present |
| Members | Larry "The Mole" Taylor Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra Harvey "The Snake" Mandel Dale Spalding |
The following list details musicians who have been, and still are, members of the American blues rock band Canned Heat. Since the band formed in 1965, 43 different members have passed through the band. The band's current lineup includes bassist Larry "The Mole" Taylor who first joined the band in 1967, drummer Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra who has been with the group since 1967, guitarist Harvey "The Snake" Mandel who first joined the band in 1969 and vocalist Dale Spalding who joined the band in 2008.
Members[edit]
Current[edit]
- Larry "The Mole" Taylor
- Active: 1967–1970, 1978–1980, 1987–1992, 1996–1997, 2010–present
- Instruments: bass guitar, guitar, vocals
- Release contributions:
- Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra
- Active: 1967-present
- Instruments: drums, vocals
- Release contributions: all Canned Heat releases from Boogie with Canned Heat (1968) sans Vintage (1970)
- Harvey "The Snake" Mandel
- Active: 1969–1970, 1990-1992, 1996–1999, 2010–present
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Dale Spalding
- Active: 2008-present
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, bass guitar
- Release contributions:
Touring musicians[edit]
- John Paulus
- Active: 2012-present
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions: none
- Randy 'Rare' Resnick
- Active: October 2012 (Avignon and Bergerac Blues Festivals)
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions: none
Former members[edit]
- Bob "The Bear" Hite
- Active: 1965-1980
- Instruments: lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
- Release contributions: all Canned Heat releases from Canned Heat (1967) to Kings of the Boogie (Dog House Blues) (1981)
- Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson
- Active: 1965-1970
- Instruments: guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Release contributions: all Canned Heat releases from Canned Heat (1967) to Hooker 'n Heat (1971)
- Stuart Brotman
- Active: 1965-1966
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions: Vintage (1970)
- Mike Perlowin
- Active: 1965
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions: none
- Keith Sawyer
- Active: 1965
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: none
- Kenny Edwards
- Active: 1965
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions: none
- Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine
- Active: 1965–1969, 1970–1974, 1980–1981, 1985–1988, 1992–1997
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions: all Canned Heat releases from Canned Heat (1967) to Gate's on the Heat (1974) sans Future Blues (1970)
- Frank Cook
- Active: 1965–1967
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: Canned Heat (1967), Vintage (1970)
- Mark Andes
- Active: 1966–1967
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions: none
- Antonio de la Barreda
- Active: 1970-1972
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions:
- Joel Scott Hill
- Active: 1970-1972
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Richard Hite
- Active: 1972-1977
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions:
- James Shane
- Active: 1972-1974
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Ed Beyer
- Active: 1972-1974
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions:
- Chris Morgan
- Active: 1974-1977
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Gene Taylor
- Active: 1974-1976
- Instruments: keyboards, guitar
- Release contributions:
- Mark Skyler
- Active: 1976-1977
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Richard Exley
- Active: 1977-1978
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions:
- Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann
- Active: 1978-1980
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Ronnie Barron
- Active: 1978, 1987-1988
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions:
- Jay Spell
- Active: 1978-1980
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions:
- Mike Halby
- Active: 1980-1984
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Jon Lamb
- Active: 1980
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions:
- Ernie Rodriguez
- Active: 1980-1985
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions:
- Richard Kellogg
- Active: 1981-1985
- Instruments: lead vocals, harmonica
- Release contributions:
- Walter Trout
- Active: 1981-1985
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- James Thornbury
- Active: 1985-1995
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Release contributions:
- Skip Jones
- Active: 1985-1987
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions:
- Junior Watson
- Active: 1988-1990, 1992-1997
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Ron Shumake
- Active: 1990-1996
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions:
- Becky Barksdale
- Active: 1992
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Smokey Hormel
- Active: 1992
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Robert Lucas
- Active: 1995–2000, 2005–2008
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Release contributions:
- Tim "Bird" Pigeon
- Active: 1996
- Instruments: double bass
- Release contributions:
- Greg Kage
- Active: 1996-2010
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions:
- Paul Bryant
- Active: 1997-2000
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
- Dallas Hodge
- Active: 2000-2005
- Instruments: lead vocals, guitar
- Release contributions:
- Barry Levenson
- Active: 2006-2010
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions:
References[edit]
- ↑ "biography". Cannedheatmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
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