website associated_acts death_date death_place years_active alias birth_place name background birth_date genre image article_title birth_name
http://www.vipertoons.com/henry/ canned heat , albert ayler , mothers of invention 20 october 1997 paris , france 1966-1997 the sunflower takoma park , maryland , united states henry vestine non_vocal_instrumentalist 25 december 1944 blues rock , electric blues , blues rock , boogie henry vestine.jpg henry vestine
 henry charles vestine
henry vestine

henry charles vestine -lrb- december 25 , 1944 -- october 20 , 1997 -rrb- a.k.a. `` the sunflower '' , was an american guitar player known mainly as a member of the band canned heat .
he was with the group from its start in 1966 to july 1969 .
in later years he played in local bands but occasionally returned to canned heat for a few tours and recordings .
in 2003 vestine was ranked 77th in `` rolling stone '' magazine list of the `` 100 greatest guitarists of all time '' .
