List of Canned Heat band members

This is a list of members from American rock band Canned Heat. Members of the bands classic eras are in bold.

Current members

Larry "The Mole" Taylor^[1] – bass, guitar, vocals (1967–70, 1978–80, 1987–92, 1996–97, 2010–present)
Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra^[2]^[3] – drums, vocals (1967–present)
Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar (1969–70, 1990-1992, 1996–99, 2010–present)
Dale Wesley Spalding – guitar, harmonica, bass, vocals (2008–present)

Additional personnel

John Paulus – guitar (2000–2006; additional personnel - 2013, 2014–present)

Former members

Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals, harmonica, guitar (1965–1981; died 1981)
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals (1965–1970; died 1970)
Stuart Brotman – bass (1965–1966)
Mike Perlowin – guitar (1965)
Keith Sawyer – drums (1965)
Kenny Edwards – guitar (1965; died 2010)
Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine – guitar (1965–1969, 1970–1974, 1980–1981, 1985–1988, 1992–1997; died 1997)
Frank Cook – drums (1965–1967)
Mark Andes – bass (1966–1967)
Antonio de la Barreda – bass (1970–1972; died 2009)
Joel Scott Hill – guitar (1970–1972)
Richard Hite – bass, guitar, vocals (1972–1977; died 2001)
James Shane – guitar, bass, vocals (1972–1974)
Ed Beyer – keyboards (1972–1974)
Chris Morgan – guitar (1974–1977)
Gene Taylor – keyboards, guitar (1974–1976)
Mark Skyer – guitar (1976–1977)
Richard Exley – bass (1977-1978; additional personnel 1978)
Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann – guitar (1978–1980; died 1986)
Ronnie Barron – keyboards (1978, 1987–1988; died 1997)

Jay Spell – keyboards (1978–1980; died 2010)
Mike Halby – guitar (1980–1984; additional personnel - 1978-1980; died 2008)
Jon Lamb – bass (1980)
Ernie Rodriguez – bass (1980–1985)
Richard Kellogg – vocals, harmonica (1981–1985; died 2008)
Walter Trout – guitar (1981–1985)
James Thornbury – vocals, guitar, harmonica (1985–1995; died 2017^[4])
Skip Jones – bass (1985–1987)
Junior Watson – guitar (1988–1990, 1992–1997)
Ron Shumake – bass (1990–1996; died 2014)
Becky Barksdale – guitar (1992)
Smokey Hormel – guitar (1992)
Robert Lucas – vocals, guitars, harmonica (1995–2000, 2005–2008; died 2008)
Tim "Bird" Pigeon - slapbass (1996; died 1997)
Greg Kage – bass (1996–2010)
Paul Bryant – guitar (1997–2000)
Stanley "The Baron" Behrens – saxophone, flute (2000–2005)
^[5]Dallas Hodge – vocals, guitars (2000–2005)
Don Preston – vocals, guitar (2005)
Barry Levenson – guitar (2006–2010)

Additional personnel

Ron Holmes – drums (1965)
Clifford Solomon – saxophone (1974)
Jock Ellis – trombone (1974)
Stan Webb – guitar (1976)
Mark "Pocket" Goldberg – bass (1996)
Adam "Slutbugg" Heidenreich – bass (August 2012)
Jacob Montreal – keyboards (Grafton/Park River Supergig '96)
Tim "Bird" Pigeon – slapbass (Grafton/Park River Supergig '96)

Lineups

1965	1965	1965	1965 – 1966
Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Stuart Brotman – bass Mike Perlowin – guitar Keith Sawyer – drums	Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Stuart Brotman – bass Kenny Edwards – guitar Additional personnel Ron Holmes – drums	Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Stuart Brotman – bass Kenny Edwards – guitar Henry Vestine – guitar Additional personnel Ron Holmes – drums	Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Stuart Brotman – bass Henry Vestine – guitar Frank Cook – drums
1966 – 1967	1967	1967 – 1969 Classic line-up #1	1969 – 1970 Classic line-up #2
Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Henry Vestine – guitar Frank Cook – drums Mark Andes – bass	Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Henry Vestine – guitar Frank Cook – drums Larry Taylor – bass	Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Henry Vestine – guitar Larry Taylor – bass Adolfo de la Parra – drums	Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Larry Taylor – bass Adolfo de la Parra – drums Harvey Mandel – guitar
1970	1970 – 1972	1972 – 1974	1974 – 1976
Bob Hite – vocals Alan Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Henry Vestine – guitar Antonio de la Barreda – bass	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Henry Vestine – guitar Antonio de la Barreda – bass Joel Scott Hill – guitar	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Henry Vestine – guitar Ed Beyer – keyboards Richard Hite – bass James Shane – guitar Additional personnel Clifford Solomon – saxophone Jock Ellis – trombone	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Richard Hite – bass Chris Morgan – guitar Gene Taylor – keyboards, guitar
1976	1976 – 1977	1977 – 1978	1978
Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Richard Hite – bass Chris Morgan – guitar Additional personnel Stan Webb – guitar	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Richard Hite – bass Chris Morgan – guitar Mark Skyer – guitar	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Richard Exley – bass	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Additional personnel Richard Exley – bass
1978	1978 – 1980	1980	1980
Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Ronnie Barron – keyboards Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann – guitar Larry Taylor – bass	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann – guitar Larry Taylor – bass Jay Spell – keyboards Additional personnel Mike Halby – guitar	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Jay Spell – keyboards Mike Halby – guitar Jon Lamb – bass Henry Vestine – guitar	Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Mike Halby – guitar Jon Lamb – bass Henry Vestine – guitar
1980 – 1981	1981	1981 – 1984	1984 – 1985
Bob Hite – vocals Adolfo de la Parra – drums Mike Halby – guitar Henry Vestine – guitar Ernie Rodriguez – bass	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Mike Halby – guitar Henry Vestine – guitar Ernie Rodriguez – bass Richard Kellogg – vocals, harmonica	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Mike Halby – guitar Ernie Rodriguez – bass Richard Kellogg – vocals, harmonica Walter Trout – guitar	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Ernie Rodriguez – bass Richard Kellogg – vocals, harmonica Walter Trout – guitar
1985 – 1987	1987 – 1988	1988 – 1990	1990 – 1992
Adolfo de la Parra – drums Skip Jones – bass James Thornbury – guitar, harmonica, vocals Henry Vestine – guitar	Adolfo de la Parra – drums James Thornbury – guitar, harmonica, vocals Henry Vestine – guitar Ronnie Barron – keyboards Larry Taylor – bass	Adolfo de la Parra – drums James Thornbury – guitar, harmonica, vocals Larry Taylor – bass Junior Watson – guitar	Adolfo de la Parra – drums James Thornbury – guitar, harmonica, vocals Larry Taylor – bass Harvey Mandel – guitar Ron Shumake – bass
1992	1992	1992 – 1995	1995 – 1996
Adolfo de la Parra – drums James Thornbury – guitar, harmonica, vocals Larry Taylor – bass Ron Shumake – bass Becky Barksdale – guitar	Adolfo de la Parra – drums James Thornbury – guitar, harmonica, vocals Larry Taylor – bass Ron Shumake – bass Smokey Hormel – guitar	Adolfo de la Parra – drums James Thornbury – guitar, harmonica, vocals Ron Shumake – bass Henry Vestine – guitar Junior Watson – guitar	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Ron Shumake – bass Henry Vestine – guitar Junior Watson – guitar Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica
1996	1996	1996 – 1997	1997 – 1999
Adolfo de la Parra – drums Henry Vestine – guitar Junior Watson – guitar Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica Harvey Mandel – guitar Additional personnel Mark "Pocket" Goldberg – bass Jacob Montreal – keyboards (Grafton/Park River Supergig '96) Tim "Bird" Pigeon – slapbass (Grafton/Park River Supergig '96)	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Henry Vestine – guitar Junior Watson – guitar Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica Harvey Mandel – guitar Greg Kage – bass	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Henry Vestine – guitar Junior Watson – guitar Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica Harvey Mandel – guitar Greg Kage – bass Larry Taylor – bass	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica Harvey Mandel – guitar Greg Kage – bass Paul Bryant – guitar
1999 – 2000	2000 – 2005	2005 – 2006	2006 – 2008
Adolfo de la Parra – drums Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica Greg Kage – bass Paul Bryant – guitar	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Greg Kage – bass Stanley "The Baron" Behrens – saxophone, flute Dallas Hodge – vocals, guitars Don Preston – vocals, guitar John Paulus – guitar	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Greg Kage – bass John Paulus – guitar Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Greg Kage – bass Robert Lucas – vocals, guitar, harmonica Barry Levenson – guitar
2008 – 2010	2010 – present
Adolfo de la Parra – drums Greg Kage – bass Barry Levenson – guitar Harvey Mandel – guitar Dale Spalding – guitar, harmonica, vocals Larry Taylor – bass, guitar, vocals	Adolfo de la Parra – drums Harvey Mandel – guitar Dale Spalding – guitar, harmonica, vocals Larry Taylor – bass, guitar, vocals Additional personnel John Paulus – guitar (2013, 2014–present)

Timeline

References

↑ Kurutz, Steve. "Biography: Larry Taylor". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
↑ "Canned Heat on Stage". Times Herald-Record. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
↑ Eder, Bruce. "Canned Heat – Biography". allmusic. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
↑ "James Thornbury". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
↑ Hodge, Dallas. "index". Dallashodge.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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[1] Kurutz, Steve. "Biography: Larry Taylor". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.

[2] "Canned Heat on Stage". Times Herald-Record. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

[3] Eder, Bruce. "Canned Heat – Biography". allmusic. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.

[4] "James Thornbury". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[5] Hodge, Dallas. "index". Dallashodge.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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 Human Condition Kings of the Boogie (Dog House Blues) Reheated Internal Combustion Canned Heat Blues Band Boogie 2000 Friends in the Can Christmas Album
Live albums	Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe Live at Topanga Corral
Collaborative albums	Hooker 'n Heat Memphis Heat Gate's on the 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)"
Other songs	"Spoonful" "Got My Mojo Working" "Pretty Thing" "Dimples" "Talk to Me Baby (I Can't Hold Out)" "Evil Is Going On" "Goin' Down Slow" "Catfish Blues" "Dust My Broom" "Help Me" "The Hunter" "Mean Old World" "Pony Blues" "Terraplane Blues" "Big Fat (The Fat Man)" "I Wish You Would" "It Hurts Me Too" "That's All Right (Mama)" "Bring It On Home" "Killing Floor" "Meet Me in the Bottom" "Driftin' Blues" "Boogie Chillen No. 2" "That's All Right" "Shake, Rattle and Roll" "Night Time Is the Right Time" "Chicken Shack Boogie" "Take Me to the River"
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