Editing Canned Heat (section)

=== "Going Up the Country" and Woodstock ===
In October, the band released their third album, ''[[Living the Blues]]'', which included "[[Going Up the Country]]", their best-known song. Wilson's recreation of [[Henry Thomas (blues musician)|Henry Thomas]]' "Bull-Doze Blues" was almost a note-for-note copy of the original, including Thomas' instrumental break on the "quills" (pan-pipes) which [[Jim Horn]] duplicated on flute. Wilson rewrote the lyrics with a simple message that caught the "back-to-nature" attitude of the late 1960s. The song was a hit in numerous countries around the world (number 11 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]]) and was used as the unofficial theme song of the [[Woodstock Festival]] in [[Michael Wadleigh]]'s [[Woodstock (film)|1970 documentary]]. The album also included a 19-minute experimental track "Parthenogenesis", which was a nine-part sound collage of blues, ragas, jaw-harp sounds, guitar distortion and other electronic effects; all pulled together under the direction of manager/producer, Skip Taylor. Longer still is "Refried Boogie", clocking in at over 40 minutes, recorded live at the Kaleidoscope.

Also recorded live at the Kaleidoscope around this time was the album, which was later 1971 released with the deceptive title, ''[[Live at Topanga Corral]]'' (later renamed ''Live at the Kaleidoscope''), by [[Wand Records]] because Liberty Records did not want to release a live album at the time and manager Skip Taylor did not want a lawsuit.{{sfn|De La Parra|2000|p=354}} The band ended 1968 in a big way at a New Year's show at the [[Shrine Auditorium]], in Los Angeles, with Bob Hite riding a painted purple dayglo elephant to the stage.{{sfn|De La Parra|2000|pp=96–98}}

In July 1969, just prior to Woodstock, ''[[Hallelujah (album)|Hallelujah]]'', their fourth album was released. The ''[[Melody Maker]]'' review included: "While less ambitious than some of their work, this is nonetheless an excellent blues-based album and they remain the most convincing of the white electric blues groups." The album contained mainly original compositions with lyrics relating to the band such as Wilson's "Time Was" and a few re-worked covers like "Sic 'em Pigs" ([[Bukka White]]'s "Sic 'em Dogs") and the original "Canned Heat" by [[Tommy Johnson (guitarist)|Tommy Johnson]].

Within days of the album's release, Vestine left the group after an on-stage blow up at the [[Fillmore West]] between himself and Larry Taylor. The next night after [[Mike Bloomfield]] and Harvey Mandel jammed with Canned Heat, both were offered Vestine's spot in the band's lineup and Mandel accepted.{{sfn|De La Parra|2000|pp=6–7}} The new lineup played two dates at the Fillmore before appearing at [[Woodstock Festival|Woodstock]] in mid-August.

Arriving via helicopter at Woodstock, Canned Heat played their set on the second day of the festival at sunset. The set included "Going Up the Country" which became the title track in the [[Woodstock (film)|documentary]], even though the band's performance was not shown. The song was included in the first (triple) [[Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More|Woodstock album]]; while the second album, ''[[Woodstock 2]]'', contained "Woodstock Boogie". The expanded ''25th Anniversary Collection'' added "Leaving This Town" to the band's collection of Woodstock performances and "A Change Is Gonna Come" was included on the director's cut of the documentary film; leaving only "Let's Work Together" to be released.

Before their European tour in early 1970, the band recorded ''[[Future Blues (Canned Heat album)|Future Blues]]'', an album containing five original compositions and three covers. "[[Let's Work Together]]", a [[Wilbert Harrison]] song, was the single chosen for release in Europe to coincide with the tour. At the band's insistence the U.S. release was delayed in order to offer the author's version a chance in the market first.{{sfn|De La Parra|2000|p=128}} Canned Heat had a big hit with "Let's Work Together" and was the band's only top forty hit to feature the vocals of Bob "The Bear" Hite. The album featured piano by [[Dr. John]] and an atypical [[jump blues]] style also. Some controversy was sparked by the [[Moon landing]]/[[Iwo Jima]] album cover and the upside-down American flag. The upside-down flag was Wilson's idea and was a response to his love of nature, growing environmentalism and concern that humankind would soon be polluting the Moon as well as the Earth (as reflected in his song "Poor Moon").{{sfn|De La Parra|2000|pp=156–157}}

Material from their 1970 European tour provided the tracks for ''[[Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe]]'', later retitled ''Live in Europe''. It was a live album that combined tracks from different shows throughout the tour, but was put together in such a way as to resemble one continuous concert for the listener. Although the album garnered some critical acclaim and did well in the UK (peaking at number 15), it had only limited commercial success in the U.S.; Returning from Europe in May 1970, an exhausted Larry Taylor left the band to join [[John Mayall]] (who had moved to Laurel Canyon, California) and was followed by Mandel.