Junior Wells Junior Wells was a harmonica player from the south side of Chicago. Considered one of the best, he jammed with all the blues greats. He also enjoyed a

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Henry “The Sunflower” Vestine Henry Vestine was born in Tacoma Park, Maryland on Christmas day 1944. In 1966 he joined “Canned Heat” as their lead guitarist. Newly christened as “The

Dino Valenti Originally slated to be the bands lead singer Dino Valenti joined Quicksilver Messenger Service after he got out of jail in the late sixties. Abandoning the loose-knit jam

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