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Hey [Db] it's Lynn Saxberg reporting for Face the Music at OttawaCitizen.com.
On stage at Blues Fest [F] tonight is Canned Heat, one of the most bluesy bands you'll find on
the main stage.
I'm going to go talk [C] to Fido De La Perra, the only original member of the [Bb] 60 Survivors.
He's going to tell me all [D] about Woodstock, I hope, and about the blues.
[Bb] Let's go check in.
[Ebm] [A] [N] Canned Heat kind of livens up your brand of blues with some jazz and some boogie stuff.
Definitely boogie.
I don't know about jazz, but you see, Canned Heat was the band that made blues palatable
for white audiences.
We were the first band that had blues-oriented songs put in the top ten worldwide.
You see, when we started playing blues and promoting blues music, nobody wanted to know about it.
Blues club owners were afraid of putting blues bands around.
It was a very restrictive thing.
It was only in selected coffeehouses.
A few bitniks or hippies there came and listened to blues music.
Maybe one or two blues festivals a year.
You know, the Newport Festival was famous, mainly acoustic.
That was it.
That was all that was going on for blues when we started playing blues.
It was like three bands that made the, I guess, opened the road for the rest.
It was Paul Butterfield in Chicago, John Mayo and Alexis Corner from England, and Canned
Heat, who was a California band.
You see, so we were the three.
But even of those three, Canned Heat was the one that actually had worldwide hit records
that were blues-oriented music.
And that's part of the beginning of the recognition of blues as a cultural thing, as something
as important as jazz.
And it has become huge.
You are calling your festival a blues festival.
There are blues societies all over the world.
Blues festivals, my God, we're playing, this is probably the 25th, 26th that we play.
And there is blues all over.
It's actually a little too much now.
Maybe a little overpopulated.
Do you think the climate has gone back to people appreciating live music too?
You know, the music scene has changed so much that the only way to make sense of it and
look at it in a positive way would be to look at it as a tree, right?
Where the blues and early rock and roll would be the roots.
And then this tree of music branches into the many different styles.
And then it's up to you what you want to grab out of it, you see?
And I mean, there is hip-hop, there is rap, there is jazz, there is hard rock, there is
metal, you know, and all that.
So music has really become a very rich, you know, idiom.
We've had all of those styles at Blues Fest this week.
Yes, yes, I can see that.
So that's why I was suggesting you should call it just a music festival or the Ottawa
Festival, but it's okay to call it a blues festival too.
Why not?
Give blues a chance always, whenever you can.
So Candide celebrated a 40th anniversary last year.
And how are things going now?
Things are going great.
What can I tell you?
We have more work than we can handle and more offers.
I've been in the band 40 years and, you know, I don't enjoy traveling that much, but I love
playing music still.
And I think you'll hear us tonight.
We're doing great.
It's amazing how life has gone up and down, you know.
The band has had its tragedies and then we had our great times.
And I think now we've gone full circle.
And as I said earlier, we're more recognized as a legendary band and we're part of the
cultural thing that happened in the 60s and the message.
So our song, Going Up the Country, you know, you hear it and you can immediately identify
with the 60s.
And, you know, so we're doing great.
We're doing great.
We're producing CDs, we're putting out new music.
We're not just hanging up and doing old stuff, you know.
And we're putting out new music and new records and everything is wonderful.
I have to ask about Woodstock.
I usually tell them, read my book, and I don't answer the question.
So I'll answer your question because you are nice, OK?
So I don't know, what do you want to know about Woodstock?
I already told you I didn't.
Are you surprised people are still talking about it, like, 40 years later?
There is a big buzz about it because there is going to be a 40th anniversary of Woodstock next year.
And there is also a Woodstock Museum that just opened.
And I mean, Woodstock was a wonderful thing.
It was a
I wish there were more Woodstocks and more of that feeling that was there in the 60s,
you know.
We had a message to give, you know.
It was a strong message.
It still applies.
OK, thank you very much for your time, Vito.
Thank you, thank you for your interest.
We look forward to seeing you [G] tonight.
[F] Remind me to read his book.
No, I will love it.
[C] I'm a student of Woodstock, so I will have to read your book.
You have to, you have to.
Visit our website, www
[A].cantheatmusic [Em].com.
Thank you
On stage at Blues Fest [F] tonight is Canned Heat, one of the most bluesy bands you'll find on
the main stage.
I'm going to go talk [C] to Fido De La Perra, the only original member of the [Bb] 60 Survivors.
He's going to tell me all [D] about Woodstock, I hope, and about the blues.
[Bb] Let's go check in.
[Ebm] [A] [N] Canned Heat kind of livens up your brand of blues with some jazz and some boogie stuff.
Definitely boogie.
I don't know about jazz, but you see, Canned Heat was the band that made blues palatable
for white audiences.
We were the first band that had blues-oriented songs put in the top ten worldwide.
You see, when we started playing blues and promoting blues music, nobody wanted to know about it.
Blues club owners were afraid of putting blues bands around.
It was a very restrictive thing.
It was only in selected coffeehouses.
A few bitniks or hippies there came and listened to blues music.
Maybe one or two blues festivals a year.
You know, the Newport Festival was famous, mainly acoustic.
That was it.
That was all that was going on for blues when we started playing blues.
It was like three bands that made the, I guess, opened the road for the rest.
It was Paul Butterfield in Chicago, John Mayo and Alexis Corner from England, and Canned
Heat, who was a California band.
You see, so we were the three.
But even of those three, Canned Heat was the one that actually had worldwide hit records
that were blues-oriented music.
And that's part of the beginning of the recognition of blues as a cultural thing, as something
as important as jazz.
And it has become huge.
You are calling your festival a blues festival.
There are blues societies all over the world.
Blues festivals, my God, we're playing, this is probably the 25th, 26th that we play.
And there is blues all over.
It's actually a little too much now.
Maybe a little overpopulated.
Do you think the climate has gone back to people appreciating live music too?
You know, the music scene has changed so much that the only way to make sense of it and
look at it in a positive way would be to look at it as a tree, right?
Where the blues and early rock and roll would be the roots.
And then this tree of music branches into the many different styles.
And then it's up to you what you want to grab out of it, you see?
And I mean, there is hip-hop, there is rap, there is jazz, there is hard rock, there is
metal, you know, and all that.
So music has really become a very rich, you know, idiom.
We've had all of those styles at Blues Fest this week.
Yes, yes, I can see that.
So that's why I was suggesting you should call it just a music festival or the Ottawa
Festival, but it's okay to call it a blues festival too.
Why not?
Give blues a chance always, whenever you can.
So Candide celebrated a 40th anniversary last year.
And how are things going now?
Things are going great.
What can I tell you?
We have more work than we can handle and more offers.
I've been in the band 40 years and, you know, I don't enjoy traveling that much, but I love
playing music still.
And I think you'll hear us tonight.
We're doing great.
It's amazing how life has gone up and down, you know.
The band has had its tragedies and then we had our great times.
And I think now we've gone full circle.
And as I said earlier, we're more recognized as a legendary band and we're part of the
cultural thing that happened in the 60s and the message.
So our song, Going Up the Country, you know, you hear it and you can immediately identify
with the 60s.
And, you know, so we're doing great.
We're doing great.
We're producing CDs, we're putting out new music.
We're not just hanging up and doing old stuff, you know.
And we're putting out new music and new records and everything is wonderful.
I have to ask about Woodstock.
I usually tell them, read my book, and I don't answer the question.
So I'll answer your question because you are nice, OK?
So I don't know, what do you want to know about Woodstock?
I already told you I didn't.
Are you surprised people are still talking about it, like, 40 years later?
There is a big buzz about it because there is going to be a 40th anniversary of Woodstock next year.
And there is also a Woodstock Museum that just opened.
And I mean, Woodstock was a wonderful thing.
It was a
I wish there were more Woodstocks and more of that feeling that was there in the 60s,
you know.
We had a message to give, you know.
It was a strong message.
It still applies.
OK, thank you very much for your time, Vito.
Thank you, thank you for your interest.
We look forward to seeing you [G] tonight.
[F] Remind me to read his book.
No, I will love it.
[C] I'm a student of Woodstock, so I will have to read your book.
You have to, you have to.
Visit our website, www
[A].cantheatmusic [Em].com.
Thank you
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Hey [Db] it's Lynn Saxberg reporting for Face the Music at OttawaCitizen.com.
On stage at Blues Fest [F] tonight is Canned Heat, one of the most bluesy bands you'll find on
the main stage.
I'm going to go talk [C] to Fido De La Perra, the only original member of the [Bb] 60 Survivors.
He's going to tell me all [D] about Woodstock, I hope, and about the blues.
[Bb] Let's go check in.
[Ebm] _ _ [A] _ [N] Canned Heat kind of livens up your brand of blues with some jazz and some boogie stuff.
Definitely boogie.
I don't know about jazz, but you see, Canned Heat was the band that made blues palatable
for white audiences.
We were the first band that had blues-oriented songs put in the top ten worldwide.
You see, when we started playing blues and promoting blues music, nobody wanted to know about it.
Blues club owners were afraid of putting blues bands around.
It was a very restrictive thing.
It was only in selected coffeehouses.
A few bitniks or hippies there came and listened to blues music.
Maybe one or two blues festivals a year.
You know, the Newport Festival was famous, _ _ mainly acoustic.
_ That was it.
That was all that was going on for blues when we started playing blues.
It was like three bands that made the, I guess, opened the road for the rest.
It was Paul Butterfield in Chicago, John Mayo and Alexis Corner from England, and Canned
Heat, who was a California band.
You see, so we were the three.
But even of those three, Canned Heat was the one that actually had worldwide hit records
that were blues-oriented music.
And that's part of the beginning of the recognition of blues as a cultural thing, as something
as important as jazz.
And it has become huge.
You are calling your festival a blues festival.
There are blues societies all over the world. _
Blues festivals, my God, we're playing, this is probably the 25th, 26th that we play.
And there is blues all over.
It's actually a little too much now.
Maybe a little overpopulated.
_ Do you think the climate has gone back to people appreciating live music too?
You know, the music scene has changed so much that the only way to make sense of it and
look at it in a positive way would be to look at it as a tree, right?
Where the blues and early rock and roll would be the roots.
And then this tree of music _ branches into the many different styles.
And then it's up to you what you want to grab out of it, you see?
And I mean, there is hip-hop, there is rap, there is jazz, there is hard rock, there is
metal, you know, and all that.
So music has really become a very rich, you know, idiom.
We've had all of those styles at Blues Fest this week.
Yes, yes, I can see that.
So that's why I was suggesting you should call it just a music festival or the Ottawa
Festival, but it's okay to call it a blues festival too.
Why not?
Give blues a chance always, whenever you can.
So Candide celebrated a 40th anniversary last year.
And how are things going now?
_ Things are going great.
_ What can I tell you?
We have more work than we can handle and more offers.
I've been in the band 40 years and, you know, I don't enjoy traveling that much, but I love
playing music still.
And I think you'll hear us tonight.
We're doing great.
_ It's amazing how life has gone up and down, you know.
The band has had its tragedies and then we had our great times.
And I think now _ _ _ we've gone full circle.
And as I said earlier, we're more recognized as a legendary band and we're part of the
_ cultural thing that happened in the 60s and the message.
_ So our song, Going Up the Country, you know, you hear it and you can immediately identify
with the 60s.
And, you know, so we're doing great.
We're doing great.
We're producing CDs, we're putting out new music.
We're not just hanging up and doing old stuff, you know.
And we're putting out new music and new records and everything is wonderful. _
I have to ask about Woodstock.
I usually tell them, read my book, and I don't answer the question.
So I'll answer your question because you are nice, OK?
_ So I don't know, what do you want to know about Woodstock?
I already told you I didn't.
Are you surprised people are still talking about it, like, 40 years later?
There is a big buzz about it because there is going to be a 40th anniversary of Woodstock next year.
And there is also a Woodstock Museum that just opened.
And I mean, Woodstock was a wonderful thing.
It was a_
I wish there were more Woodstocks and more of that feeling that was there in the 60s,
you know.
We had a message to give, you know.
_ It was a strong message.
It still applies.
OK, thank you very much for your time, Vito.
Thank you, thank you for your interest.
We look forward to seeing you [G] tonight.
_ _ [F] Remind me to read his book. _
No, I will love it.
[C] I'm a student of Woodstock, so I will have to read your book.
You have to, you have to.
_ Visit our website, www _
_ [A].cantheatmusic [Em].com.
_ _ Thank you
On stage at Blues Fest [F] tonight is Canned Heat, one of the most bluesy bands you'll find on
the main stage.
I'm going to go talk [C] to Fido De La Perra, the only original member of the [Bb] 60 Survivors.
He's going to tell me all [D] about Woodstock, I hope, and about the blues.
[Bb] Let's go check in.
[Ebm] _ _ [A] _ [N] Canned Heat kind of livens up your brand of blues with some jazz and some boogie stuff.
Definitely boogie.
I don't know about jazz, but you see, Canned Heat was the band that made blues palatable
for white audiences.
We were the first band that had blues-oriented songs put in the top ten worldwide.
You see, when we started playing blues and promoting blues music, nobody wanted to know about it.
Blues club owners were afraid of putting blues bands around.
It was a very restrictive thing.
It was only in selected coffeehouses.
A few bitniks or hippies there came and listened to blues music.
Maybe one or two blues festivals a year.
You know, the Newport Festival was famous, _ _ mainly acoustic.
_ That was it.
That was all that was going on for blues when we started playing blues.
It was like three bands that made the, I guess, opened the road for the rest.
It was Paul Butterfield in Chicago, John Mayo and Alexis Corner from England, and Canned
Heat, who was a California band.
You see, so we were the three.
But even of those three, Canned Heat was the one that actually had worldwide hit records
that were blues-oriented music.
And that's part of the beginning of the recognition of blues as a cultural thing, as something
as important as jazz.
And it has become huge.
You are calling your festival a blues festival.
There are blues societies all over the world. _
Blues festivals, my God, we're playing, this is probably the 25th, 26th that we play.
And there is blues all over.
It's actually a little too much now.
Maybe a little overpopulated.
_ Do you think the climate has gone back to people appreciating live music too?
You know, the music scene has changed so much that the only way to make sense of it and
look at it in a positive way would be to look at it as a tree, right?
Where the blues and early rock and roll would be the roots.
And then this tree of music _ branches into the many different styles.
And then it's up to you what you want to grab out of it, you see?
And I mean, there is hip-hop, there is rap, there is jazz, there is hard rock, there is
metal, you know, and all that.
So music has really become a very rich, you know, idiom.
We've had all of those styles at Blues Fest this week.
Yes, yes, I can see that.
So that's why I was suggesting you should call it just a music festival or the Ottawa
Festival, but it's okay to call it a blues festival too.
Why not?
Give blues a chance always, whenever you can.
So Candide celebrated a 40th anniversary last year.
And how are things going now?
_ Things are going great.
_ What can I tell you?
We have more work than we can handle and more offers.
I've been in the band 40 years and, you know, I don't enjoy traveling that much, but I love
playing music still.
And I think you'll hear us tonight.
We're doing great.
_ It's amazing how life has gone up and down, you know.
The band has had its tragedies and then we had our great times.
And I think now _ _ _ we've gone full circle.
And as I said earlier, we're more recognized as a legendary band and we're part of the
_ cultural thing that happened in the 60s and the message.
_ So our song, Going Up the Country, you know, you hear it and you can immediately identify
with the 60s.
And, you know, so we're doing great.
We're doing great.
We're producing CDs, we're putting out new music.
We're not just hanging up and doing old stuff, you know.
And we're putting out new music and new records and everything is wonderful. _
I have to ask about Woodstock.
I usually tell them, read my book, and I don't answer the question.
So I'll answer your question because you are nice, OK?
_ So I don't know, what do you want to know about Woodstock?
I already told you I didn't.
Are you surprised people are still talking about it, like, 40 years later?
There is a big buzz about it because there is going to be a 40th anniversary of Woodstock next year.
And there is also a Woodstock Museum that just opened.
And I mean, Woodstock was a wonderful thing.
It was a_
I wish there were more Woodstocks and more of that feeling that was there in the 60s,
you know.
We had a message to give, you know.
_ It was a strong message.
It still applies.
OK, thank you very much for your time, Vito.
Thank you, thank you for your interest.
We look forward to seeing you [G] tonight.
_ _ [F] Remind me to read his book. _
No, I will love it.
[C] I'm a student of Woodstock, so I will have to read your book.
You have to, you have to.
_ Visit our website, www _
_ [A].cantheatmusic [Em].com.
_ _ Thank you