Country Joe and The Fish – Electric Music for the Mind and Body

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Country Joe and The Fish’s first album Electric Music for the Mind and Body is one of the best psychedelic albums out there.  It was released in May, 1967. Like many bands of the time, they had started out playing folk music in local clubs in the early ’60’s before …

Canned Heat – Boogie With Canned Heat

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Largely known for their two biggest hits, “On The Road Again” and “Going Up The Country” and an energetic Woodstock performance, Canned Heat was a great caretaker of the blues and boogie tradition in American music.   Unfortunately, most of the original band members (Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, Bob “The …