Wilson was already renowned for his distinctive harmonica work when he accompanied veteran bluesman, Son House, on his rediscovery album, "Father of the Blues." They were joined by Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine, another ardent record collector capable of blazing the fretboard at a moment's notice and was a former member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. Canned Heat garnered international attention and secured their spot in the annals of rock 'n roll history with their performances at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and in 1969 they had a headlining slot at the original Woodstock Festival. The song features the refrain "canned heat, mama, sure, Lord, killing me". Hite took the name Canned Heat from a 1928 recording by Tommy Johnson titled "Canned Heat Blues", which was a song about drinking methanol from the cooking fuel or Sterno. The record has been bootlegged and reissued countless times, and was issued by Wand Records as Live at the Kaleidoscope.Ĭanned Heat emerging onto the scene in 1966, was founded by blues historians and record collectors Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson and Bob "The Bear" Hite. Canned Heat were under contract to Liberty Records at the time and Liberty did not want to release a live album, so manager Skip Taylor told Liberty that the recordings had been recorded in 1966 & 1967 at the Topanga Corral and released the record with Wand Records to avoid legal complications. The recordings were taken from a 1968 concert at The Kaleidoscope in Hollywood, California and not at the Topanga Corral as the title suggests.
Live at Topanga Corral was an album released in 1971 by Canned Heat. The building's façade was adorned by what at the time was one of Hollywood's most famous landmarks, a 20-foot-high neon head portrait of entertainer Beryl Wallace, one of Earl Carroll's "most beautiful girls in the world".Ĭanned Heat "Live at Topanga Corral" Wand Records WDS 693 (1970) Back Cover - Bob Hite, Alan Wilsonįox Music Company Canned Heat Live at the Kaleidoscope 1968 The glamorous supper club-theater offered shows on a massive stage which featured two 30' revolving turntables and staircase with swings that could be lowered from the ceiling. The Earl Carroll Theatre built in the 1940s by Broadway impresario and showman Earl Carroll which was touted as an "entertainment palace". where it was a whole lot easier to get the necessary permits at a location that already has had live entertainment and dancing.
In 1968 The Kaleidoscope takes up residents at the Earl Carroll Theatre located at 6230 Sunset Boulevard. The nightclub also served as the host during the recording of the 1965 Dick Dale album "Rock Out With Dick Dale: Live At Ciro's". Sunset Boulevard a posh nightclub from the 1940s which in the 1960s became a Rock n' Roll Club under the same name. While looking for a permanent location, The Kaleidoscope establishes a temporary venue for its bookings at Ciro's at 8433 W.
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