Blues great Robert Lucas; the mountainous blues singer renowned for his soul-wrenching bottleneck blues guitar and earth-shattering barrelhouse vocals passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2008 from an apparent drugs overdose. He was an accomplished solo performer, releasing seven albums; four of which were on the Audio Quest label. Lucas was Canned Heat’s lead singer from 1994-2002 and 2005-2008, He was the featured performer on Canned Heat’s “Boogie 2000”, “Canned Heat Blues Band” and the “Canned Heat Christmas Album”. We are terribly saddened by his premature passing, and offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends.

Rest in Peace, Brother. 


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NOVEMBER 2008 - NEW RELEASE!

     The Boogie House Tapes Vol.3 - The brand new double-disc release on Ruf Records is now available in CD format! It is the last in the trilogy of newly released classic material, featuring the classic lineup, returning heat alumni, and cameos by Curtis Mayfield, The Chambers Brothers, and Wolfman Jack. It is available internationally, and can be yours for just $12 plus shipping through our MERCHANDISE PAGE.


Available as a SPECIAL HOLIDAY RELEASE: Canned Heat’s Christmas Album!

     Boogie with Canned Heat to their remakes of several timeless Holiday classics! The 2007 lineup re-records X-mas for the blues fanatics of the world. The original Christmas song with the Chipmunks is included, as are both versions of Christmas Blues with Dr. John!, Guaranteed to give the listener a truly Boogie Christmas!

Available for just $12 plus shipping on our
MERCHANDISE PAGE.


OCTOBER 2008:

     Canned Heat welcomes Dale Spalding into the fold! A New Orleans musician who moved in the wake of Katrina to Austin, TX, Dale regularly works with the musicians who define the Texas blues scene. He tours and records regularly, and has appeared with Dave Alvin, James Cotton, Marcia Ball, Ruthie Foster, Papa Mali, Otis Rush, Pinetop Perkins and Redd Volkaert, and is presently a member of Austin’s premier blues band “Little Elmore Reed”. Spalding has also had the honor of recording with Ray Charles and Poncho Sanchez.

In 2007, Spalding met the great blues drummer, Fito de la Parra, and after playing numberous gigs together, Fito invited him to join his legendary blues rock band "Canned Heat", and as their newest member is on the road in the US and Europe.

Head to the Biography Page to read Dale’s full Bio.


GOLDMINE MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS FITO: 10/12/2007:

     Canned Heat is featured in issue #710 of Goldmine Magazine, a record collectors magazine with an international following. Peter Lindblad interviews Fito de la Parra about the early days of the band through the present day. To read the feature, CLICK HERE.


September 3, 2007: Canned Heat performed at the 40th Anniversary of the Summer Of Love in Golden Gate Park. The crowds were massive, the spirit of Woodstock was in the air, and Fito was interviewed by Reuters news agency in a story entiltled “Wistful over Lost Dreams at Summer Of Love Fest. CLICK HERE to read the full story.


     Fito opens his personal scrapbooks for the Photos page! It will be updated regularly and it will contain photos from the past and present Canned Heat members and other photos that we get from fans and friends.

For lovers of Classic Rock, Blues and Boogie Music we offer a good collection of CDs, Tapes, a Book, T-Shirts at the MERCHANDISE page. Keep an eye on the website for our tourdates and new releases, and:
DON'T FORGET TO BOOGIE!
Apostle of the Boogie - Fito de la Parra