Larry Taylor and Fito de la Parra, Hondarribia Blues Award 2018

On this occasion, the Hondarribia Blues award will be double and will go to the two original members who are still part of the band Canned Heat: New York bassist Larry Taylor and Mexican-born drummer Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra. Both created, together with other musicians, in 1967 this successful blues band and both will be placed on the main stage of the Benta and before the fans, the embroidered txapela that symbolically grants the Bluesaldia in recognition of an extensive and fruitful musical career in the blues .

It should be remembered that this award has also received from artists likes: John Mayall, Eric Burdon, Pinetop Perkins, Taj Mahal, Johnny Winter, Bob Stroger, James Cotton or Hubert Sumlin.