The music that went on to be seen by many as an unofficial anthem of the Woodstock Pageant landed on British shores on January 1, 1969. Canned Warmth’s “Going Up The Country” had already change into a memorable follow-up to their debut hit “On The Road Again” in America, and was en path to a No.11 peak there, when it debuted on the UK chart.
As soon as once more that includes the distinctive and strange lead vocals of Al “Blind Owl” Wilson, the brand new single underlined Canned Warmth’s ardour for blues historical past in being based mostly very clearly round Henry Thomas’ 1928 recording “Bull Doze Blues.” Even the putting melody of that disc, performed on quills (much like panpipes), was recreated on flute for the rock period model. Certainly, the band had taken their very title from one other disc minimize that very same yr, Tommy Johnson’s “Canned Heat Blues.”
Transatlantic boogie
Within the UK, the Los Angeles band had already bonded with an viewers hungry for modern-day blues music, not solely with the No.8 success of “On The Road Again” in September 1968 however with Boogie With Canned Warmth. The album preceded it into the charts after which climbed to a No.5 peak within the October.
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“Going Up The Country” entered the UK listings on the primary chart of 1969 at No.45, and three weeks later had climbed to No.22. After faltering for 2 weeks, it surged once more to a No.19 peak. The next summer time, Canned Warmth appeared to seize the very essence of Woodstock after they carried out it of their set on the celebrated competition.
Canned Warmth’s largest hit, “Let’s Work Together,” would observe within the UK early in 1970. However by the point it entered the US charts, all of 9 months additional on, Wilson was, sadly, now not round, passing away after a drug overdose in September that yr.
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