Dale Spalding

Dale Spalding is an American singer, harmonicist, guitarist and bassist, best known for his works with Poncho Sanchez and Canned Heat.

Biography Dale Spalding grew up in Downey, California, in a family of four children. As a teenager, he became interested in harmonica after listening to an album by Paul Butterfield. He also started playing the guitar. He is fascinated by rhythm and blues from New Orleans, Big Band Swing and British Invasion. He is also interested in blues legends like Muddy Waters, B. B. King, Little Walter, John Lee Hooker, and Canned Heat. Spalding also followed several musicians playing in Los Angeles, such as the Ashgrove and the Golden Bear.

In 1969, Spalding moved to San Francisco, where he played in clubs and studied harmonica with bluesman Sonny Terry. Terry introduced Spalding to his friends, among them Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Johnny Shines, Lafayette Leake and Big Walter "Shakey" Horton. Spalding is still touring the world performing as front man for Canned Heat, solo, and occasionally with Poncho Sanchez.

Solo work: One by one (2008) With Poncho Sanchez: Latin Spirits (2001) With Ruthie Foster: The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster (2007) With Robert Kyle: Blue Winds (2000) With Canned Heat: Songs From The Road (2015)