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BobWhen someone thinks of albums0 “A hit single Is not“The Bear.” there is no doubt the prime importance to us.Our main intention is to keepthe blues alive in America. We felt that the blues, the only true musical tradition to originate in this country, was in danger of dying.Just a few- ypars ago, the scene was pretty bad The few blues groups that were around were underground. The entire group has been collecting blues records and being blues fans for over fifteen years. So, we formed the “Canned Heat” in an attempt to do somethin about keeping this type o music alive. Gradually, theblues is coming out from underground. Groups like us and “Big Brother” are starting to get known.”in your mind that they arethinking of Bob Hite, or maybe you know him better as Bob, “The Bear,” Hite of the Canned Heat. Bob is quite a person and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. But. what accounts for the fast rise to fame for Bob and his group?“We ’re countrv-based,unlike most of the blues groups operating today, what I mean is that our roots are in the country. You might evencall our type of music Southern Mississippi blues with a little bit of C h i c a g o thrown In.” . .Are you h a p p v w ith your recent string of hit singles andW in TicketsXamus ’(IS In each Issue will offer two freetickets to the Josephine, 1 aurel or Texas Theaters to the 12 persons whose names are drawn.To e‘f*r the drawing, simply clip coupon, fill it out. and mall to Xamus Express and News, Box 2173, San Texas 78206.out this '68, TheAntonio,Entries must be in bv Wednesday each weekNAMEADDRESSTELEPHONE ..... AGECITYBeat*of theiwho, at the present is destitute. We keep adding to our music and to our overall sound in the hope we can keepthe excitement generated overthe “blues “ We've all contributed something to it and we hope to do even more.”Tchaikovsky's most enchanting ballet. Melissa Hayden, Edward \riUella and Patricia Me Bride of the Sew York City Baltet perform this perennialfavorite of children ana their parents alike.Friday nightat 6:30 p.m.By BRUCE HATHAWAY“I think the big problem is getting heard. If people don't have a chance to be exposedto the blues, thev can't make; “'C 10up their minds if they like it or not.“For example, in Chicago, the blues was almost a thing of the past. Most of the blues clubs closed long ago, and the only ones still going were tne ones in the deep ghettos, but I think things are changing. When our manager got us onthe Monterey Pop Festivalabout a year ago. 1 think this was a big turning point for us. From then on we started to move. We were the only group on the bill who had no record scene of any kind ...not even a 45 out. Shortly after that we had our fir^t big hit with 'On the Road Again ’“We gave most of the money from this hit to a blues man who wrote the song and
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San Antonio Express and News
San Antonio, Texas, US
Sun, Dec 15, 1968
Page 347
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