canned heat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of canned heat
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Ron saw some of Jim Morrison’s “kind of impressive” student films at the school, and the brothers recall that, “UCLA, at the time, had this amazing booking policy; you had Jimi Hendrix and Alice Cooper and Mothers of Invention, Canned Heat. It wasn’t considered such a big deal. Just, ‘Let’s go see that person.’
From Los Angeles Times
Graziadei, a tennis instructor before his “Bachelor” days, performed a tennis-themed dance set to “Canned Heat” and a redemption cha-cha set to “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” making up for his lackluster go-round from Week 1.
From Los Angeles Times
He recorded with guitarists Harvey Mandel of the band Canned Heat and David Lindley from Jackson Browne’s group and, on his own gigs, demonstrated versatility with jazz standards and pop songs.
From Washington Post
The guitarist Harvey Mandel has been active since the 1960s, playing with Canned Heat at the 1969 Woodstock festival and straddling jazz, rock and blues with John Mayall.
From New York Times
A young Miles Davis, not yet 23, blasting forth with enough squiggly canned heat on the trumpet to leave the announcer’s words sounding lifeless, irrelevant.
From New York Times
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