Drummer reacts to "Boogie" & "Going up the Country" (Live at Woodstock) by Canned Heat

As always, thank you to our alpha patron Joel for another banger from woodstock. Do they grow these blues bands on trees?? Good lord. Everyone was playing the blues back then.. this was awesome. I love how the vocalist is a hype man as well as a killer vocalist. The guitarist was amazing too... what a moment in time! What I would give to be there!
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[@mikefitznb1]

woodstock 69 will never be repeated

[@craigreid7178]

My generation didn't just look cool, we WERE cool!!! Change was coming fast and hard and it was so exciting. We had a core principle of living in love and peace and being there for one another. I was 22 in '69 and I was a musician. I was in the thick of it although I never got into drugs or alcohol. Canned Heat was the epitome of freedom, joy, music, movement and loving. The music truly was the sound track of my generation.

[@kevindayton9757]

I was 13 in '69 and also a musician... DID get into drugs & alcohol and had a blast playing clubs (6-7 nights a week) until I was 24... WILD TIMES... Music was/is the soundtrack of my life. LOVED "Cosmo's Factory" by this band....

[@yankeeboyno7]

@@kevindayton9757 Cosmo's Factory was Credence Clearwater Revival

[@kevindayton9757]

@@yankeeboyno7 🙂I told you I "DID" do the drugs & alcohol... Wow, huh... serves me right for commenting when baked. BUT... it WAS a GREAT album though!

[@sonnymaupin9267]

Man if you havent heard "On the Road Again" you havent heard Canned Heat

[@mimiwiz1]

Growing up in the 60s & 70s was fantastic! Music was incredible, concerts with outstanding live musicians, raw talented singers, and appreciative fans. Artists were diverse

[@michaeldowson6988]

Yeahhh, but Vietnam?

[@tomTom-lb5cu]

Best music ever I agree. I always have my Boise headset on as I mow my lawn just play on you tube, Vietnam era music lots of CCW too

[@bobschenkel7921]

"Goin' Up The Country" is one of the best segments from the movie "Woodstock", it shows a lot of the unique aspects of the event, including the nuns hanging out. Just a lot of young beautiful people getting together in a way that almost can't happen anymore. Changes I guess. Canned Heat was one of the best bands of the era.

[@waltpapke5502]

Thanks for this,saw Canned Heat in 1971 they boogied for 20 plus minutes plus all their other hits.We grew up in the greatest time of music and I love seeing your reaction to my generations tunes

[@user-tf7on9ez4r]

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was never dull and the music reflected the times beautifully

[@lynnieiapichino1121]

Even the nuns appreciated the best music!☮️💙

[@larrymcleod3618]

Canned Heat must be contender for the best name for a blues band ever

[@tomTom-lb5cu]

Love the going up the country play it full blast with my truck windows up anytime I need a spiritual lift. It works. Great 60’s music . Woodstock music and just the atmosphere seemed so cool.

[@suzie4417]

I have loved Canned Heat since the late 60’s, have always loved blues/boogie music!! They had such a cool vibe & were an absolute blast at Woodstock 👍☮️💟☮️💟☮️😎

[@gracedv]

I love these guys. So naturally warm and authentic. At least 2 of them died way too young.

[@alrivers2297]

Yes, Alan Wilson is part of the 27 club

[@AP-gb3eh]

We found our people through music. We who are old will tell you it’s a waste to beat yourself up over the past. ( easy to say ) Focus on what brings you joy,

[@ModTrash]

One of my all time favourite bands. I was lucky enough to see them when I was 17.

[@charlesharris2749]

"Heard that before....." ZZ TOP copped it.

[@jeffgale5307]

" You know what I'm talking about" ......La Grange

[@dragon-ed1hz]

So did Norman Greenbaum..."Spirit in the Sky."

[@guitgas]

And Canned Heat copped it from John Lee Hooker. C'est la vie. How many songs "borrowed" the Bo Diddley beat?

[@2dashville]

And the vocal sounds a lot like L.A Woman. The cadence and phrasing.

[@gl2700]

Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson on the slide in Boogie and the vocalist in Up the Country. They made a record with John Lee Hooker. Ah, sizzle!

[@johnsilva9139]

Album called Hooker'n Heat I believe.

[@victoriataylor6741]

I saw Canned Heat in 1969 along with several other bands. They were the last to play & people started leaving. Being the 14 year old hippie I was (and still am), I jumped up & sat my ass on the stage while they played. Good times! Great days!

[@UFOS4]

Joel is the coolest. Love the Woodstock documentary and still watch it when I need some of that happy magic. Time for Ten Years After doing “I’m Going Home” at Woodstock.

[@bglions2001]

makes me happy to see this generation digging what I grew up on 🙂

[@bglions2001]

this is why we hated disco, long live rock n roll!!

[@williamward446]

I had the great good fortune to have seen them several times, always in small venues... The best was during a snowstorm in Detroit at the Eastown Theater... Hardly anybody showed up, and because of the snow, they decided to play all night... They rocked and boogied with John Lee Hooker until 4:30 in the morning... Only about 400 people in the theater...

[@Stretchgood366]

Bob Hite had one of the worlds largest blues collections which he left to the Library of Congress when He passed.

[@johnsilva9139]

Great. I had once heard he had over 15,000 '78rpm records. I actually have wondered what became of them.

[@user-mk5xc4ye9t]

Alan Wilson with his trademark falsetto sang lead in Goin' up. A musical genius and world-class harmonica player among other things. Bob "Bear" Hite was the blues shouter. Fito de la Parra was a frenetic drummer when he did solos. A childhood friend of Carlos Santana in Mexico. Henry Vestine was the original lead guitar, the lead here was Harvey Mandel. Heat was all about the spontaneous boogie. They were born to boogie. Canned heat is sterno. Hardcore skid row-types used to filter the alcohol and drink it, often going blind in the process. Supposedly the band took its name from an old blues number "Canned Heat Blues'. If you're drinking canned heat your at the bottom of the bottom

[@dragon-ed1hz]

Ry Cooder was also their guitarist for a while.

[@Pahdopony]

Blind Owl

[@mstewart109]

This was a huge hit for them. I remember it on the radio

[@ronturner9850]

I’d never heard a song like this before and the flute intro just hooked me, and many others, straight away… then that voice and the rest of the sound coming in was overwhelming (and I’d been overwhelmed by the Beatles Stones Who Kinks and many others before this). Just a unique sound that sounds as fresh and warming as hearing it that first time.

[@goonbelly5841]

The "Boogie" riff is from the song "Boogie Chillun" by John Lee Hooker.

[@michaelkeefe8494]

Canned Heat did a double album collaboration with John Lee called "Hooker and Heat" that was awesome... Trying to get the old man a late payday off the Woodstock crowd. I think it worked.

[@UFOS4]

⁠@@michaelkeefe8494I have that album on cassette. Good sounds, love some John Lee!

[@user-uh3nn9sm1j]

One of the best road trip songs ever!!!!!!

[@2dashville]

Late sixties I was in 4th grade. My parents opened a restaurant that was connected to an old gas station. Found a box of STP stickers of different sizes. I stuck them suckers on everything. I’m probably the one that put it on his guitar.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Aren't thorns our sentry patrolling the tower of self? We loved one another, took the thorns in stride ☮️

[@user-cx1no9mf9d]

I saw them in about 1969 they were the headliners Lee Michaels and CCR opened for them. What a show !

[@stephenmichael8837]

A great great band bob “the Bear” vocals amazing Larry “the Mole” Taylor on Bass Is world class.

[@user-mo6tz6oh9i]

Besides gathering for the incredible music at Woodstock, young people there mostly refrained from violence towards each other. It was all about peace and love. I wish it could be peace and love more now. Take care, Lee.

[@christinemccann6088]

The singer on Going UP The Country was sung by Alan Wilson. The Video was of part of the Woodstock scene.

[@user-oe9hj9yl7m]

Grace Slick just off stage in the white top. Canned Heat played very early in the morning and were followed by the Airplane

[@johnsilva9139]

Thought that was Grace. I remember her saying something like "this is the breakfast show" ( I know that's not quite it ) when The Airplane came on at about 8am following the Canned Heat set.

[@johnnyfrederick01]

« You’ve seen the heavy groups. Now you’re gonna hear mornin maniac music”

[@spibach]

@@johnsilva9139 Actually Canned Heat play early Saturday evening about 10 hours before The Jefferson Airplane.

[@jimnicosia5934]

We still look and dress like that everyday where I live. 😊

[@brotherbob3569]

Canned Heat are still bringing the boogie. Fido is the only remaining member but they still kick but. My Mistake is my favorite Alan Wilson song.

[@Richard2003]

We were lucky unless we got drafted

[@shelleybleu4903]

On the road again. Listen to this song

[@mackbeasley526]

Thank you, it was indeed a magical time and we are well aware that the Boomer generation was blessed with the absolute best times of the USA. Everything was a groove, the music, the women and the cars. I am fortunate to have lived during these days. Dude, get out, don't take any of it heart. As Bugs Bunny said ... "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive."

[@elisabethaxelsson4736]

A great group , love it .

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson is a white boy who was one of the most authentic and conversant interpreters of the blues. He was instrumental in helping Son House reattain his “magic” and taught him how to play his songs again. Mind you, he was only 22 years old. Canned Heat also did a peerless collaboration with John Lee Hooker, titled Hooker 'n Heat (1971), where Hooker, in the studio chatter, marvels at Wilson’s ability in the recording session.

[@elnorleeper7277]

Saw them in 1968. They opened for the Doors. Awesome!

[@gracedv]

Wow! What City?

[@elnorleeper7277]

It was in Frankfurt Germany

[@dragon-ed1hz]

"You know you got that boogie in you, baby, and you know it's gotta come out." --Bob "The Bear" Hite

[@phroso7486]

This is the studio version of Going Up the Country it was used at the beginning of the Woodstock film. The rest of the film was all live performances. Canned Heat did play it live at the concert and audio is available ...somewhere.

[@glenndespres5317]

Wavy Gravy ridin’ the tractor pulling the kids around.

[@mikefannon6994]

Yesterday was Wavy's birthday - 88 years young!

[@glenndespres5317]

@@mikefannon6994 Great to know this! ☮️

[@deborahgardner9489]

Awesome throwback! When I was in high school (1971-72) I was involved in Junior Achievement and our company decided to sell lighters housed in aluminum soft drink and beer cans (remember, this is the early 70’s😂). Anyway, we named the company “Canned Heat”! Sold a ton of those lighters!

[@loisrogers9042]

"Goin Up the Country " is my favorite 😍

[@L33Reacts]

Yeah I loved that song! Such a good track. I love the guitarists voice!

[@ralpholson7616]

Alan Wilson's brother, Dave, and I have been best friends for 65 years. Unfortunately, he had just turned 15 and I was still 14 at the time of Woodstock. His mother would not let us go. Dave's father and older sister went along with my older brothers.

[@johnsilva9139]

That's really nice to hear. Cool.

[@jasonralph4286]

L33 just be thankful for your blessings every day. You're doing life and I'm sure you have a lot to be thankful for. Keep on keepin on!

[@theeloquentbaby]

Fun to hear and see. Canned Heat, pretty new to me. Hippies… and nuns! I’ve heard Goin Up the Country before… Interesting…! Thank you, Lee and Joel.

[@terrygarcia897]

Saw them 1974. Wichita falls. Tx. Second concert my first concert April wine 1973.

[@dougieyou]

Nobody puts the Boogie in Boogie like Canned Heat !!!!. The first time I saw them on t.v. I thought to myself:" they ain't the prettiest or stylish guys Iv'e ever seen but man they sure make me feel good." You should try their "Fried Hockey Boogie" it's a real treat....

[@spibach]

This version of 'Going Up The Country" is the studio version with Henry Vestine on guitar. It was not recorded at the festival. Henry got in a fight with Larry Taylor about a week before Woodstock and quit the band temporarily and was replaced by Harvey Mandel. Twenty years later Henry and I were housemates in Eugene, Oregon and we both played guitar in The Vipers in the 90s.

[@edwardhubschman3610]

I was there. It was electric! Canned Heat was a great blues band.

[@petervandervlies6427]

Wow,really? Did you see The Who? And Jimi Hendrix? If so ,must have been awesom. Hello from the Netherlands. 👊😁

[@edwardhubschman3610]

@@petervandervlies6427 Actually, it was an unusual circumstance. Family obligations required that I attend for only one day, Saturday. So I saw Canned Heat, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead, John Sebastian, Santana, Mountain and a few lesser known acts. At the time I had to leave, about 2:00 AM, Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janice Joplin fronting) was being introduced. It was awesome, though I was in a bit of a fog (quite buzzed).

[@petervandervlies6427]

@@edwardhubschman3610 lucky man anyway, you saw the original line up from CCR. 💪👊😁

[@spazimdam]

Yeah Canned Heat are the kings of boogie! I remember in the 70s we used to dig the shit out of Refried Boogie by Canned Heat. It came from an album after Woodstock. It was this same boogie riff but the song took up both sides of an album. It was fuckin incredible. And did you notice Fito's hand technique? How he holds the drumstick with the traditional marching band grip but in his right hand rather than the left? An insane drummer.

[@kevinlundgren1169]

OH Yeah , Canned Heat freakin jams !! Going Up The Country was sung by Alan Wilson , and like a year after Woodstock , he OD'd .

[@jeffreythaw3333]

It is true that we had great music in the 1960s...but we also had assassinations, Vietnam, civil strife, Jim Crow, Nixon, and much more. As someone earlier wrote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". Here is the full quote from Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities": "“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”"

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Great band and performance

[@dannymoore6886]

Blind Owl Wilson was a great blues historian and musician. One we lost way too soon due to O.D. A member of the 27 club.

[@JJ8KK]

*On The Road Again* was their best, IMO. Check it out!

[@craigreid7178]

Such a great groove! My band back then used to cover Refried Boogie and some of their other stuff. They were one of a kind.

[@jamesm.3967]

So the roots of this boogie woogie is John Lee Hooker. He is the source of all this good stuff. This set was at 6 a.m. 😮 Alan Wilson sang Going up the Country.

[@carolynschmidt5467]

L33, you know a LOT of stuff. I loved Canned Heat.

[@keithhart3689]

Listen to Work Together something we need in this world today!!!!!!!!

[@user-dq5xx9hi4q]

Nice to see a bit of the movie. It really opens your eyes to what actually happened there.

[@michaelkeefe8494]

Careful L33, Canned Heat's a known gateway to Hot Tuna when it comes to old school trad blues.

[@lauraallen55]

Wouldn't that have been awesome to have been there? I always have thought I was born about 30 years too late lol! I should've been born in the '50s in San Francisco. I'd have for sure been a hippie, flower child or something like that! 🥀🌻🕊☮🤟💌

[@yankeeboyno7]

Unfortunately, I was on probation, so I could not join my friends who went there. (:

[@lauraallen55]

What a drag, man! @@yankeeboyno7

[@Richard2003]

All the younger people think that everyone knew about Woodstock, but I was in high school at the time and I didn't even know about it till I saw something on the news about the traffic jams in New York. The only way to see the performances was when the movie finally came out.

[@roldo23]

"Goin' Up The Country" is a reworking of Henry Thomas' "Bull Dose Blues" by Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson. Thomas accompanied himself on guitar and a sort of pan-flute called "Quills" which is what the flute plays in the Canned Heat version. Thomas was a Texas country blues musician whereas Boogie is a form of the more urban Chicago style which is why the two songs sound so different. So far as I know no one in the band played flute. Al Wilson was a virtuoso blues harp player - check out a track called "Huautla" on "Hallalujah"

[@user-oj9oy7mi1j]

I just love that very unglamorous band, they sure knew how to boogie. ZZ Top had much of the same groove and also the brilliant guitarist Billy Gibbons

[@CH3NO2Semonious]

We were all trying to bring peace and love to everyone. And that really scared the hell out of corporate America. Shortly after the summer of love, new laws were enacted to prevent large gatherings to occur with permits, food could not be brought in to be shared by all, etc. I'm the guy who always brought a couple of kegs of beer to outdoor concerts in my van to give away. (Paper cups, so drink fast!)

[@thomassharmer7127]

You could also try the original version of Going Up The Country by Henry Thomas (1928). He played 'quills' (reed pan pipes) as well as guitar and had a unique style of country blues rooted in early African American music. Canned Heat draws on his sound quite faithfully.

[@michaelkeefe8494]

The Bear and the Blind Owl.

[@mikefannon6994]

Don't forget Feto and Larry the Mole!

[@stephenstrudwick8095]

Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, harmonica player and lead singer for the group's two biggest US hit singles: "On The Road Again" and "Going Up The Country", died in September 1970 at 27 years of age of "acute barbiturate intoxication." So sad, but the band still kept on chugging along. You should check out "On The Road Again" and Canned Heat's other mainstream hit "Let's Work Together", sung by Bob "The Bear" Hite.

[@alvillanueva2525]

"Going Up The Country' is the studio version and also a cover.. Al Wilson on vocals.

[@Markrealguy51]

Lee,I’d love to hear your reaction to a young Mitch Ryder singing Devil With a Blue Dress, CC Ryder ,and Little Latin Lupe Lu..hard nosed early mid 60’s rock! At 73, I still love the tunes

[@davidburton9136]

I don't even remember who I was actually at the Long Beach Arena to see. But the opening act, the Climax Blues Band, I think, had to cancel. As a special surprise substitute...Canned Heat! I'm grateful to have seen them live. Check out "Let's Work Together".

[@michaeldowson6988]

Some good music on The Last Waltz(The Bands' farewell concert) also.

[@blitztim6416]

One thing you can do with people is just listen. People like to be heard. And restrain yourself from speaking too much. Just listen and keep it light. The smartest and wisest people are good listeners.

[@user-oe9hj9yl7m]

Big Bob testing the flooring to its max.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Canned Heat👍

[@edprzydatek8398]

Here's a suggestion; be the first reactor to react to the group Sha Na Na at Woodstock. It should be fun! Nice reaction.

[@dougca7086]

Do not look back at what you did as wasted time because you'll learn from it and it's a part of your life live with it

[@ericarachel55]

to be free is risky but worth it

[@williamstlouis3368]

One of the better bands from the sixties. Listen to Boogie Chillin' #2 with Hooker and Heat. Peace out.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Love the "crabby" Maryland hat.

[@jefffinn1105]

Yeah, poor Al Wilson RIP, another member of Rock's "27 Club". He was also, what we would call today "on the spectrum", no dis intended. He was able to really focus on learning those old blues tunes but had a very hard time relating to folks. Vito (drummer) just retired I think last year, last original member.

[@steveowens2505]

That groove is John Lee Hooker. They did album with him. Also, ELP blues jam on Fanfare for the Common Man was same groove.

[@user-ye2gr6ut7f]

Great comment: padded world 😎

[@KevinRCarr]

Alan (Blind Owl) Wilson does the vocals for Going Up The Country.

[@papercup2517]

Or , as Joni Mitchell put it: "I'm goin dwn to Yasgur's farm Gonna join in a rock n roll band Gonna live out on the land And try and set my soul free... We are stardust, We are golden, And we've got to get ourselves Back to the Garden..."

[@briannewell6064]

Most people forget that there was a war going on and many of us young men were forced to go and fight this unjust war. It wasn't all flowers and beads. Reality check.

[@climber1954]

ahhh the wonderful days before mtv. it didn't matter how you looked, if you were able to play, you could sell albums. 10 years later, you had to look good to get played, with no thought to how well you actually played

[@CPACK1]

It's was great back then for teens, But Vietnam was very sad.

[@mitchellbatchelor1594]

My take is the audio is the studio recording with Woodstock footage.

[@spibach]

You are correct.

[@bella-xp7qd]

The artists had to come and go by helicopter due to the traffic jam. the New York State Police did close the Harriman and Newburgh exits to prevent more people from attending the concert. People just left cars on the roads and walked in. The music 🎶 was played for 24 hrs straight. 3 days of peace and music, and mud,

[@michaelmagnum7132]

I think the Woodstock boogie was recorded but not filmed in full. It was cut. Amazing to see these guys. They don't make music like this anymore. Henry Vestine should have been with the band at Woodstock but some conflict with another member made him leave. Harvey had to replace Henry. Fito is the only original member today. But they still boogie. I saw them in 2010, during the Woodstock revival tour where Larry, Harvey and Fito performed with a new harmonica player and singer, Dale. Unfortunately Larry is gone, RIP, Harvey is not with the band anymore.

[@paulpennell2115]

We had no cell phones, cameras were shity no computers, NO YOU TUBE!!!

[@alrivers2297]

Alan Wilson sings their big hits Going Up Country and On the Road Again. Unfortunately He's Also part of the 27 club. He died the year after this in 70

[@user-oe9hj9yl7m]

The video captures perfectly what the essence and vibe was at Woodstock Lee. A once and only occasion especially with the carnage that came very soon after.

[@ArpiChatvideos]

What carnage? Are you referring to the Manson murders? It had nothing to do with Woodstock. Yes, it was a dream and a short one but it continues to have an impact to this day.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Gotta react to them doing ON THE ROAD AGAIN - with Alan 'the Blind Owl' on vocals with that falsetto. He died in 1970 at just 27 - RIP. The studio cut is better, as you can hear the guitar harmonics intro and outro. Great harmonica riffs, driving bass, high hat and tremolo guitar made for an unforgettable blues classic from 1968.

[@chitownlee]

Another great band that nobody knows.

[@user-yd9vr4gl2d]

Woodstock was north of New York City