Harvey Mandel

Biography

Guitarist Harvey Mandel, 'The Snake', came out of Chicago blues with *Charlie Musselwhite*, joined Canned Heat for Woodstock and 'Future Blues', and played with *John Mayall* before co-founding Pure Food and Drug Act. A pioneer of two-handed tapping, he guested on *The Rolling Stones*' 'Black and Blue' and still records under his own name. His sustain-heavy tone influenced generations of blues-rock players who followed him out of Chicago..