Canned Heat was a blues-rock band in the 1960s. Their debut album was released not long after their appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Their second album, Boogie with Canned Heat was more successful, and included collaborations with John Lee Hooker. After "Goin' up the Country" and "Let's Work Together" became major hits, band-member Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson died, probably due to drug problems. The band continued touring for a time, but was never able to play to more than a small but devoted audience.
The band appeared at the original Woodstock Music and Art Festival with their performance appearing in both the album and film release. Guitarist Harvey Mandel was one of the guitarists who came close to replacing the late Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones, with his efforts appearing on the Stone's album Black and Blue. Mandel has continued to record, self releasing albums, and in 2004, oddly enough, recorded a song written by MP3.com cofounder Rod Underhill, a musician and lawyer who served as the founding music director for the original MP3.com.
Samuel Harvey was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Harvey was a 34-year-old private in the 1st Bn York and Lancaster Regiment during the bitter fighting near the Hohenzollern Redoubt at Loos.
As the monarch pinned the medal to his chest, Harvey turned towards the Queen who was standing by the King's side, grinned broadly, winked and said in a loud voice: "Mine's a pint." The Queen's reaction was not recorded.
HarveyMandel moved to the Bay Area, regularly performing at the infamous club "The Matrix", where local favorites like Jerry Garcia, Elvin Bishop and Jefferson Airplane would sit in and jam.
Mandel was one of the first rock guitarists to utilize this technique, years before Eddie Van Halen and Stanley Jordan came along.
One of Mandel's most significant session credits was his participation on Black and Blue, the 1976 LP from The Rolling Stones.
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