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Results for Canned HeatThe blues-rock band Canned Heat was formed in Los Angeles in 1966 by blues fans Al Wilson and Bob Hite and burst on the national scene with an appearance at the legendary Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. They demonstrated deep knowledge of the blues and showed more authenticity than similar blues bands of the time. Yet somehow, Canned Heat never quite made the big time despite their acclaimed albums and their 1969 appearance at Woodstock. After the untimely death of Wilson in 1970, the band released a string of albums that pleased their few loyal fans but escaped mainstream attention....more
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by Denise Sullivan•September 3, 2008•
Before the shame of "Boogie Oogie Oogie", the boogie had seen some very good years—from the roaring ’20s and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, up till the ’70s when consummate rocker Marc Bolan of T. Rex claimed he was Born to Boogie.
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by Bill Wasserzieher•June 4, 2008•
"Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse," the classic punk credo spoken by John Derek to Humphrey Bogart in Knock on Any Door (1949), has proved to be a handy epitaph for a number of deceased musicians, each of whom seems destined to be brought back from the dead in a pop biography. Ex-Byrd and Flying Burrito founder Gram Parsons is the latest to get the between-the-covers treatment.
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by Denise Sullivan•March 12, 2008•
When I set out to take on the matter of cover songs, I thought I'd be seeking uncomplicated answers to simple questions like: Is there such a thing as a definitive version of a song? Who decides these things? And why do we care?
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2/8/2008
[quote user="samba"] I'm from D.C. and saw Grin many times,was in the same social circles as them. Nice surprise to...
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2/6/2008
I'm from D.C. and saw Grin many times,was in the same social circles as them. Nice surprise to see them show up in the...
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10/31/2007
I now see that this page is a place to suggest changing a review or concert description. In today's Vault, where Canned...
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10/31/2007
[quote user="Avon"]I now see that this page is a place to suggest changing a review or concert description. In today's...
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10/31/2007
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[quote user="Avon"]I now see that this page is a place to suggest changing a review or concert...
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