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Canned Heat

An American blues rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, by Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who borrowed the collective's name from bluesman Tommy Johnson and his 1928 song "Canned Heat Blues." Wilson and Hite, enthusiasts and collectors of blues, revived in their work a huge number of forgotten blues classics from the 20s and 30s. The band had significant commercial success in 1969–1971 (eight of its albums entered the Billboard 200, and the singles "On the Road Again," "Goin' Up the Country," and "Let’s Work Together" became hits).