Living the Blues

Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra started playing drums in 1958 in Mexico City where he played and recorded with some of the most famous groups of the era, Los Sparks, Los Sinners, Los Hooligans, Javier Batiz and Los TJ's. In December 1967, shortly after his move to the US he joined Canned Heat, which became America's premier Blues and Boogie band. Featured at countless music festivals including the legendary Woodstock. They also made several recordings, over fifty CD's by now including top ten hits "Going Up the Country", "On the Road Again" and "Let's Work Together".

In the mid '80's he became a US citizen.

In 1997 Fito finished the first edition of the book "Living the Blues", a gripping tale of Drugs, Death, Sex and Survival that has gotten rave reviews and now it has been translated to French, German, Spanish and Finn. Fito is still active with the Canned Heat performing an average of one hundred shows per year world wide. He has also produced several CD's and DVD's. Documentary "Rock 'n' Roll Made in Mexico" DVD, "Boogie with Canned Heat" DVD and "Fito's Drum Solos" DVD. Fito is an avid motorcyclist and and animal lover currently residing in Ventura County, CA.