The Palomino Club was a renowned music venue located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Established in 1949, it was the most prominent country music club in the city for decades befor
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Robert Ernest Hite, also known as "The Bear", was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer who was the co-lead vocalist of the blues rock band Canned Heat from 1965 until his death
Palomino Club (North Hollywood)
…Randy Rhoads, Canned Heat, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, and Tower of Power. It was between sets at the Palomino that on 5th April 1981 Bob Hite of Canned Heat was handed a vial of heroin by a fan. He snorted it and fell into a coma, after which others unsuccessfully attempted to revive him with…
Hite in 1974