Fito de la Parra
Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra (born February 8, 1946 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican drummer who is mainly known as a member of the blues rock band Canned Heat .
Life
As a child he played drums in many regional bands and then joined the Los Sinners , with whom he appeared on Mexican television, among other things. In the mid- 1960s the whole band entered the US illegally and was expelled after a few appearances.
His marriage to a young American, Sonja, enabled de La Parra to emigrate to Los Angeles , where he soon saw Canned Heat play in the Topanga Corral . He knew her drummer Frank Cook from earlier and he had invited him to join the Watch gig. Since Frank Cook's drumming of the band was too close to jazz , they replaced him in late 1967 with de la Parra, with whom they then appeared at the Woodstock Festival, among others . After the death of Bob Hite in 1981, de la Parra took over the band and continues to lead it today. The band is currently back in the Woodstock line-up with Harvey Mandel and Larry Tayloron tour. In 2011 the revised version of his biography was published, which he had now added to the years 2000-2010.
swell
- Fito De La Parra: Living the Blues . Little Big Beat, Lindewerra 2001, ISBN 3-00-007020-6 .
Web links
- Fito de la Parra at Discogs (English)
- Fito de la Parra is one of the last heroes of Canned Heat - Interview on jazzandrock.com on March 5th, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parra, Fito de la |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parra, Adolfo de la |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican drummer, member of the band Canned Heat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |