List of Canned Heat band members

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 lead guitar, Larry “The Mole” Taylor on bass and Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra on drums, the bands current line-up includes De la Parra, singer, guitarist and harmonicist Dale Wesley Spalding (since 2008), bassist Rick Reed, and guitarist/keyboardist Jimmy Vivino (since 2019).[1]

## History

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Both Wilson and Hite were avid blues historians and record collectors, they chose the name Canned Heat from “Canned Heat Blues", a 1928 song by Tommy Johnson. The bands first rehearsal included Mike Perlowin on lead guitar, Stu Brotman on bass and Keith Sawyer on drums, Perlowin and Sawyer soon left and were replaced by Kenny Edwards and Ron Holmes respectively.[1] Henry Vestine attended the bands first gig, and soon after asked to join the band and third guitarist, soon replacing Edwards after the band decided to go back to two guitars.[1] Frank Cook replaced Holmes as the bands drummer at around the same time.[1]

After a run of infrequent gigs, the band disbanded in August 1966,[1] before reforming for a one off gig that November, this gig got the interest of agents for the William Morris talent agency, who got the band a record contract. Stuart Brotman departed in early 1967, he was replaced by Mark Andes and then by Samuel Larry Taylor in March that year.[1] After releasing their self titled debut album in July, the band replaced Cook with Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra. De la Parra became an official member on December 1, 1967.[1] Vestine departed in late July 1969 after tensions with Taylor. He was temporarily replaced by Mike Bloomfield, and then by Harvey "The Snake" Mandel. Taylor and Mandel both departed in 1970 to joined the Bluesbreakers, they were replaced by Antonio de la Barreda and the returning Vestine respectively.[1]

On September 3, 1970, Alan Wilson committed suicide at age 27. The band had to continue due to contractual reasons, Wilson was replaced by Joel Scott Hill. In 1973 the line-up expanded, included Hite, Vestine and De la Parra alongside James Shane on rhythm guitar and vocals, Ed Beyer on keyboards, and Hite’s brother Richard on bass.[1] After a change in management in 1974, Vestine, James Shane and Ed Beyer quit the band.[2] Replacing the departed were pianist Gene Taylor and guitarist Chris Morgan. In 1976 Taylor departed,[3] and was replaced by guitarist Stan Webb (of Chicken Shack)[4] on a temporary basis before Mark Skyer joined.

Mark Skyer, Chris Morgan and Richard Hite all quit the band in 1977, Richard Exley quickly joined as bass player and the band continued as a three piece, until Exley left in 1978.[5] The band was revived with Larry Taylor returning on bass and new members Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann (guitar) and Ronnie Barron (piano). Barron was soon replaced by Jay Spell after an argument with Taylor.[6] Mike Halby replaced Mann during recording, Taylor also left and was replaced by Jon Lamb, who joined alongside Henry Vestine who returned to the band.[7] After a difficult tour in 1980, Jay Spell also left the band and was not replaced, after the next tour Jon Lamb also left, He was replaced by Ernie Rodriguez.

On April 5, 1981, Bob Hite died of a heroin overdose.[8][9] The band again had to continue due to contractual reasons, Hite was replaced by singer and harmonica player Rick Kellogg.[10] Vestine again departed after a fight with Rodriguez, he was replaced by Walter Trout.[11] The incarnation continued until 1984 when Mike Halby departed after a dispute with De la Parra. In 1985, Trout departed to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Vestine returned to take his place, joining alongside James Thornbury (slide guitar, harmonica and lead vocals) and Skip Jones (bass).

In 1987, Larry Taylor and Ronnie Barron both returned. Vestine and Barron were soon ousted by Taylor, they were both replaced by Junior Watson in 1988. A new line-up appeared in 1990, with Mandel back in the fold and Ron Shumake joining on bass alongside Taylor. After a few tours, Mandel left the band with Becky Barksdale stepping in for a few tours in 1992. Smokey Hormel also played one gig before departing alongside Taylor after friction with De la Parra.[12]

Vestine and Watson made their returns to the lineup. In 1995, frontman James Thornbury left the band after ten years on amicable terms, Robert Lucas replaced him in the line-up. Mandel returned in 1996 with Shumake departing soon after, Mark "Pocket" Goldberg temporarily took the vacant bass spot, before Greg Kage joined permanently. Larry Taylor also returned on second bass.

On October 20, 1997, Vestine died of cancer following the final gig of a European tour.[13] Taylor and Watson subsequently left the band. By 2000, Robert Lucas had departed and the lineup was completed by Dallas Hodge (vocals, guitar),[14] John Paulus (guitar) and Stanley "Baron" Behrens (harmonica, saxophone, flute). Paulus was replaced by Don Preston for dates in 2005.[15] Lucas returned to Canned Heat in late 2005, alongside Barry Levenson. Lucas left again in the fall of 2008. He died, age 46, on November 23, 2008, at a friend's home in Long Beach, California; the cause was an apparent drug overdose. Also, former bassist Antonio de la Barreda died of a heart attack on February 17, 2009.

From late 2008 to the Spring of 2010 the lineup included Dale Spalding (guitar, harmonica and vocals), Barry Levenson (lead guitar), Greg Kage (bass), and classic lineup hold-over and band leader de la Parra on drums. Mandel and Larry Taylor toured with Canned Heat during the summer of 2009 on the Heroes of Woodstock Tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. In 2010, Taylor and Mandel officially replaced Kage and Levenson, and as of 2012, this lineup (de la Parra, Taylor, Mandel, and Spalding) continued to tour regularly.

In October 2012, during a festival tour in Spain, France and Switzerland, Randy Resnick was called to replace Mandel who had to quit the tour due to health issues. Resnick played two dates, October 4 and 5, but had to return home for prior commitments. De la Parra was able to get Paulus to fly in from Portland to finish the tour. On September 7, 2013, Paulus once again substituted for Mandel at the Southern Maryland Blues Festival. In 2014, he officially replaced Mandel. On August 19, 2019, longtime bass guitarist Taylor died after a twelve-year battle with cancer.[16] Former drummer Frank Cook died on July 9, 2021, aged 79.[17] Since 2019 the bands line-up has included Rick Reed on bass and Jimmy Vivino on guitar, keyboards and vocals.[18]

## Members

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### Current members

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Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

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| Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra[19][20] | 1967–present  |

* drums
* vocals

| all releases except Canned Heat (1967) and Vintage (1970)

| Dale Wesley Spalding | 2008–present  |

* vocals
* guitar
* harmonica
* bass

| none to date
| Rick Reed  | 2019–present  | bass

| Jimmy Vivino |

* guitar
* keyboards
* vocals

### Former members

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Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

|
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|
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| Bob "The Bear" Hite | 1965–1981 (until his death) |

* vocals
* harmonica
* flute
* guitar
* bass

* all releases until Kings of the Boogie (Dog House Blues) (1981)
* King Biscuit Flower Hour (1995)
* Live at Turku Festival (1995)
* Live at Montreux 1973 (2011)
* Christmas Album (2007)

| Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson | 1965–1970 (until his death) |

* guitar
* harmonica
* vocals
* piano

| all releases until Live at Topanga Corral (1971)
| Stuart Brotman  | 1965–1966  | bass  | Vintage (1970)
| Keith Sawyer  | 1965  | drums  | none
| Mike Perlowin  | 1965 (died 2021) | guitar

| Kenny Edwards | 1965 (died 2010)
| Ron Holmes  | 1965 (temporary) | drums

| Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine |

* 1965–1969
* 1970–1974
* 1980–1981
* 1985–1988
* 1992–1997 (until his death)

| guitar  |

* all releases until Hallelujah (1969)
* Vintage (1970)
* and from Hooker 'n Heat (1971) to The New Age (1973)
* Kings of the Boogie (Dog House Blues) (1981)
* Boogie up the Country (1987)
* Internal Combustion (1994)
* Live at Turku Festival (1995)
* Canned Heat Blues Band (1996)
* Christmas Album (2007)
* Live at Montreux 1973 (2011)

| Frank Cook | 1965–1967 (died 2021) | drums  | Vintage (1970)

| Mark Andes | 1966–1967  | bass  | none

| Larry "The Mole" Taylor[21] |

* 1967–1970
* 1978–1980
* 1987–1992
* 1996–1997
* 1999
* 2010–2019 (until his death)

* bass
* guitar
* vocals

* Canned Heat (1967)
* Boogie with Canned Heat (1968)
* Living the Blues (1968)
* Hallelujah (1969)
* Future Blues (1970)
* Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe (1970)
* Live at Topanga Corral (1971)
* Reheated (1988)
* Burnin’ Live (1991)
* Internal Combustion (1994)
* King Biscuit Flower Hour (1995)
* Canned Heat Blues Band (1996)
* Boogie 2000 (1999)
* Friends in the Can (2003)
* Christmas Album (2007)

| Mike Bloomfield | 1969 (temporary) (died 1981) | guitar  | none

| Harvey "The Snake" Mandel |

* 1969–1970
* 1990–1992
* 1996–1999
* 2010–2014

* Future Blues (1970)
* Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe (1970)
* Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (1971) one track
* Internal Combustion (1994)
* Friends in the Can (2003)

| Antonio de la Barreda  | 1970–1972 (died 2009) | bass  |

* Hooker 'n Heat (1971)
* Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (1971)
* Live at Turku Festival (1995)

| Joel Scott Hill  | 1970–1972 (died 2016) |

* guitar
* vocals

* Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (1971)
* Live at Turku Festival (1995)

| Richard Hite  | 1972–1977 (died 2001) |

* bass
* guitar
* vocals

* The New Age (1973)
* One More River to Cross (1973)
* Human Condition (1978)

| James Shane  | 1972–1974  |

* guitar
* bass
* vocals

* The New Age (1973)
* One More River to Cross (1973)
* Live at Montreux 1973 (2011)

| Ed Beyer  | keyboards

| Chris Morgan  | 1974–1977 (died 2024) | guitar  |

* Hooker 'n Heat, Live at the Fox Venice Theatre (1981)
* Human Condition (1978)

| Gene Taylor | 1974–1976 (died 2021) |

* keyboards
* guitar

| none

| Stan Webb | 1976  |

* guitar
* vocals

| Mark Skyer  | 1976–1977  |

* Hooker 'n Heat, Live at the Fox Venice Theatre (1981)
* Human Condition (1978)

| Richard Exley  | 1977–1978  | bass  | none

| Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann | 1978–1980 (died 1986) | guitar  | King Biscuit Flower Hour (1995)
| Ronnie Barron |

* 1978
* 1987–1988 (died 1997)

| keyboards  |

* Hooker 'n Heat, Live at the Fox Venice Theatre (1981)
* Internal Combustion (1994)

| Jay Spell  | 1978–1980 (died 2010) |

* piano
* vocals

| Christmas Album (2007)
| Mike Halby  | 1978–1984 (died 2008) |

* guitar
* vocals

* Kings of the Boogie (Dog House Blues) (1981)
* Boogie Assault (1991)

| Jon Lamb  | 1980  | bass  | none
| Ernie Rodriguez  | 1980–1985  |

* bass
* vocals

* Kings of the Boogie (Dog House Blues) (1981)
* Boogie Assault (1991)

| Richard Kellogg  | 1981–1985 (died 2008) |

* vocals
* harmonica

| Walter Trout | 1981–1985  |

* guitar
* vocals

* Boogie Assault (1991)
* Friends in the Can (2003)

| James Thornbury  | 1985–1995 (died 2017) |

* vocals
* guitar
* harmonica

* Boogie up the Country (1987)
* Reheated (1988)
* Burnin’ Live (1991)
* Internal Combustion (1994)

| Skip Jones  | 1985–1987  | bass  | none
| Junior Watson |

* 1988–1990
* 1992–1997

* guitar
* vocals

* Reheated (1988)
* Burnin’ Live (1991)
* Internal Combustion (1994)

| Ron Shumake  | 1990–1996 (died 2014) | bass  | Internal Combustion (1994)
| Becky Barksdale  | 1992  | guitar  | none
| Smokey Hormel
| Robert Lucas |

* 1995–2000
* 2005–2008 (died 2008)

* vocals
* slide guitar
* harmonica

* Canned Heat Blues Band (1996)
* Boogie 2000 (1999)
* Christmas Album (2007)

| Mark "Pocket" Goldberg  | 1996  | bass  |
| Greg Kage  | 1996–2010  |

* bass
* vocals

* Canned Heat Blues Band (1996)
* Boogie 2000 (1999)
* Friends in the Can (2003)
* Christmas Album (2007)

| Paul Bryant  | 1997–2000  | guitar  | none

| John Paulus  |

* 2000–2005
* 2012 (substitute)
* 2013–2019

* guitar
* bass
* backing vocals

| Friends in the Can (2003)

| Stanley "The Baron" Behrens  | 2000–2005  |

* saxophone
* flute
* harmonica
* vocals

| Friends in the Can (2003)

| Dallas Hodge[22] |

* vocals
* guitar

| Don Preston | 2005  | guitar  | none
| Barry Levenson | 2006–2010  | Christmas Album (2007)

| Randy Resnick | 2012 (substitute) | none

## Timeline

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## Line-ups

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Period  | Members  | Releases

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1965  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Stuart Brotman – bass
* Mike Perlowin – guitar
* Keith Sawyer – drums

| none
1965  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Stuart Brotman – bass
* Kenny Edwards – guitar
* Ron Holmes – drums

1965  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Stuart Brotman – bass
* Kenny Edwards – guitar
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Ron Holmes – drums

1965–1966  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Stuart Brotman – bass
* Frank Cook – drums
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar

* Vintage (1970)

1966–1967  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Frank Cook – drums
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Mark Andes – bass

| none
1967  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Frank Cook – drums
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass

* Canned Heat (1967)

1967–1969
Classic line-up #1  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums

* Boogie with Canned Heat (1968)
* Living the Blues (1968)
* Hallelujah (1969)
* Live at Topanga Corral (1971)

1969–1970
Classic line-up #2  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar

* Future Blues (1970)
* Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe (1970)

1970  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Antonio de la Barreda – bass

* Hooker 'n Heat (1971) with John Lee Hooker

1970–1972  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Antonio de la Barreda – bass
* Joel Scott Hill – guitar, vocals

* Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (1971)
* Live at Turku Festival (1995)

1972–1974  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Ed Beyer – keyboards
* Richard Hite – bass, guitar, vocals
* James Shane – guitar, bass, vocals

* The New Age (1973)
* One More River to Cross (1973)
* Live at Montreux 1973 (2011)

1974–1976  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Richard Hite – bass
* Chris Morgan – guitar
* Gene Taylor – keyboards, guitar

| none
1976  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Richard Hite – bass
* Chris Morgan – guitar
* Stan Webb – guitar

1976–1977  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Richard Hite – bass
* Chris Morgan – guitar
* Mark Skyer – guitar

* Human Condition (1978)
* Hooker 'n Heat, Live at the Fox Venice Theatre (1981)

1977–1978  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Richard Exley – bass

| none
1978  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Ronnie Barron – keyboards
* Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann – guitar

1978–1980  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann – guitar
* Jay Spell – keyboards
* Mike Halby – guitar

* King Biscuit Flower Hour (1995)

1980  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Jay Spell – keyboards
* Mike Halby – guitar
* Jon Lamb – bass

| none
1980  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Mike Halby – guitar
* Jon Lamb – bass

1980–1981  |

* Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals
* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Mike Halby – guitar
* Ernie Rodriguez – bass

* Kings of the Boogie (Dog House Blues) (1981)

1981  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Mike Halby – guitar
* Ernie Rodriguez – bass
* Richard Kellogg – vocals, harmonica

1981–1984  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Mike Halby – guitar
* Ernie Rodriguez – bass
* Richard Kellogg – vocals, harmonica
* Walter Trout – guitar

* Boogie Assault (1991)

1984–1985  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Ernie Rodriguez – bass
* Richard Kellogg – vocals, harmonica
* Walter Trout – guitar

| none
1985–1987  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Skip Jones – bass
* James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica

1987  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica

* Boogie up the Country (1987)

1987–1988  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Ronnie Barron – keyboards

| none
1988–1990  |

* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Junior Watson – guitar

* Reheated (1988)
* Burnin' Live (1991)

1990–1992  |

* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar
* James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Ron Shumake – bass

| none
1992  |

* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Ron Shumake – bass
* Becky Barksdale – guitar

1992  |

* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Ron Shumake – bass
* Smokey Hormel – guitar

1992–1995  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Ron Shumake – bass
* Junior Watson – guitar

* Internal Combustion (1994)

1995–1996  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Ron Shumake – bass
* Junior Watson – guitar
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica

| none
1996  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar
* Junior Watson – guitar
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Mark "Pocket" Goldberg – bass

1996  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar
* Junior Watson – guitar
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Greg Kage – bass

1996–1997  |

* Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar
* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar
* Junior Watson – guitar
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Greg Kage – bass

* Canned Heat Blues Band (1996)

1997–1999  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Greg Kage – bass
* Paul Bryant – guitar

| none
1999  |

* Larry Taylor – guitar, vocals
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Greg Kage – bass

* Boogie 2000 (1999)

1999–2000  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Greg Kage – bass
* Paul Bryant – guitar

| nonr
2000–2005  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Greg Kage – bass
* Stanley "The Baron" Behrens – harmonica, vocals, saxophone, flute
* Dallas Hodge – vocals, guitars
* John Paulus – guitar

* Friends in the Can (2003)

2005  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Greg Kage – bass
* Stanley "The Baron" Behrens – harmonica, vocals, saxophone, flute
* Dallas Hodge – vocals, guitars
* Don Preston – guitar

| none
2005–2006  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Greg Kage – bass
* John Paulus – guitar

* Friends in the Can (2003)

2006–2008  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Greg Kage – bass
* Barry Levenson – guitar

2008–2010  |

* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass, guitar, vocals
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar
* Greg Kage – bass
* Barry Levenson – guitar
* Dale Wesley Spalding – vocals, guitar, harmonica, bass

| none
2010–2014  |

* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass, guitar, vocals
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar
* Dale Wesley Spalding – vocals, guitar, harmonica, bass
* John Paulus – guitar, bass

2014–2019  |

* Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass, guitar, vocals
* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Dale Wesley Spalding – vocals, guitar, harmonica, bass
* John Paulus – guitar, bass

2019–present  |

* Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums
* Dale Wesley Spalding – vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Rick Reed – bass
* Jimmy Vivino – guitar, keyboards, vocals

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### Bibliography

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* De La Parra, Fito (2000). Living the Blues: Canned Heat's Story of Music, Drugs, Death, Sex and Survival. eBookIt.com. ISBN 0-9676449-0-9.

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Canned Heat

Bob Hite
Alan Wilson
Henry Vestine
Larry Taylor
Adolfo de la Parra
Harvey Mandel

Studio albums|

* Canned Heat
* Boogie with Canned Heat
* Living the Blues
* Hallelujah
* Future Blues
* Vintage
* Historical Figures and Ancient Heads
* The New Age
* One More River to Cross
* Reheated

Live albums|

* Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe
* Live at Topanga Corral

Collaborative albums|

* Hooker 'n Heat

Compilations|

* Let's Work Together: The Best of Canned Heat
* Uncanned! The Best of Canned Heat

Singles|

* "Rollin' and Tumblin'"
* "On the Road Again"
* "Going Up the Country"
* "Let's Work Together (Let's Stick Together)"

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