Canned Heat

Ugly, dirty, heavily drugged, but damn, what blues they played. Passion that penetrated your soul and musicians who were quite underrated, all excellent; Wilson, Vestine, Mandel, Fito, Taylor, and that crazy Grizzly who sang. Seven truly remarkable albums! Then after Wilson's death, the obvious descent into madness and substances. Always with me. If you want just a hint, listen to them and watch them (ugly ugly but beautiful) at Monterey and Woodstock.