Remembering Bob "The Bear" Hite ; Songwriter, , Guitarist, Blues Harp
Hite, who sang Canned Heat to blues-boogie fame after a breakout performance at Woodstock, would die on April 5, 1981, after being put into the back of a van on the way to de la Parra's home.
CANNED HEAT US rock group in 1969 with Bob Hite centre Stock Photo
Canned Heat were one of the hardest living and hardest working bands of the late sixties and through the seventies. Led by the inimitable Bob "The Bear" Hite.
From Left Bob Hite, Larry Taylor and Alan Wilson of Canned Heat
"His trash is strong." The Bear brushes off his bandmate's advice. "This shit ain't even gonna get me high," he boasts. Hite doesn't take a little taste of the smack. Instead, he grabs the vial and snorts up its entire contents. Within seconds, all 300lbs of Bob Hite is crashing to the floor. He begins turning blue, the first sign of an OD.
A portrait of Bob Hite of Canned Heat at Kralingen Festival in June
Canned Heat live in the program "Playboy after dark". Bob Hite - vocals, Alan Wilson - slide,harp, vocals, Henry Vestine - guitar, Larry Taylor - bass, Fito.
Bob "The Bear" Hite of Canned Heat, holding up a bottle of Danish
The Story Of Canned Heat's 'Big Bear' Bob Hite Remembering the singular voice of Bob Hite, Canned Heat's lead singer who passed away on this day in 1981, whose nickname was "The Bear"..
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On September 3, 1970, on the eve of Canned Heat's European tour, Alan Wilson was found dead in his sleeping bag on the hillside behind Bob Hite's house. The cause of death was determined to be a barbiturate overdose, though it is unclear whether it was accidental or a suicide.
Bob "The Bear" Hite of Canned Heat posed backstage in the dressing
Bob Hite steered Canned Heat through still more personnel changes during the 1970s, but the band lost its major-label backing after 1974. Parra took the band into its fourth decade after Hite's death in 1981. Vestine, the last active member from the original lineup, died of respiratory failure after completing a tour with Canned Heat in 1997.
Photo of CANNED HEAT and Bob HITE; Portrait of Bob 'Bear' Hite News
The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home. Been Here? 52 Want to Visit? 310 Weifinder (Atlas Obscura User) Among the secluded homes of the.
Canned Heat Bob Hite1973 Amsterdam
"Uncanned! - The Best of Canned Heat" (EMI Legends of Rock and Roll Series) 2 CD set is very good. Don't know if it's still in print, but this is a fine collection. Also, on a Canned Heat related note, the book Blind Owl Blues (The Myterious Life and Death of Blues Legend Alan Wilson) by Rebecca Winters, is a great read for those interested in Canned Heats greatest music, which was mostly.
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Bob "The Bear" Hite was a songwriter and vocalist for the blues-rock band Canned Heat before he died from a drug overdose in 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Bob Hite was proficient in vocals, the flute, and the harmonica, and he left a lasting legacy on blues and rock 'n' roll. How Bob Hite Died
Woodstock 1969 Canned heat, Woodstock performers, Woodstock 1969
Hallelujah is the fourth album by Canned Heat, released in 1969. It was re-released on CD in 2001 by MAM productions with four bonus tracks. It was the last album to feature classic lineup mark 1, as Vestine left the band prior to Future Blues . Track listing Side One "Same All Over" (Canned Heat) - 2:51 Bob Hite - lead vocals Alan Wilson - guitar
The Day Canned Heat Frontman Bob Hite Overdosed Between Sets
Can you list the top facts and stats about Bob Hite? Robert Ernest Hite (February 26, 1943 - April 5, 1981) was the co-lead vocalist of the American blues and rock band Canned Heat, from 1965 to his death in 1981. His nickname was "The Bear".
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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. But few bands boogied as hard as they did - as these classic anthems prove.
Canned Heat Bob Hite 1973 Amsterdam
Bob Hite Robert Ernest Hite (February 26, 1943 - April 5, 1981) was the co-lead vocalist of the American blues and rock band Canned Heat, from 1965 to his death in 1981. His nickname was "The Bear". Biography
Portrait of American lead singer of Canned Heat, Robert Ernest "Bob
On April 5th, 1981, at the Palamino in Los Angeles, gargantuan vocalist, Bob Hite, collapsed and died of a heart attack and on October 20th, 1997, Henry Vestine died in Paris, France following the final gig of a European tour. Last year, original bass player, Larry "The Mole" Taylor passed away following many years of battling cancer.
Canned Heat Bob Hite1973 Amsterdam
Jimmy Savile chats with Bob Hite of Canned Heat between acts.