# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/henry-vestine
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:58:58.417Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/henry-vestine"
name: "Henry Vestine"
slug: "henry-vestine"
description: "Henry Charles Vestine, a.k.a. \"The Sunflower\", was an American guitarist primarily known as a member of the blues rock band Canned Heat. He was with the group from its start in 1965 to July 1969. In later years, he played in local bands but occasionally returned to Canned Heat for a few tours and recordings."
tagline: "American guitarist (1944–1997)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Henry_Vestine.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1944-12-25"
deathDate: "1997-10-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.76
  momentum:             6.886446886446885
  historical:           17.01639066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0895369/"
    handle:    "nm0895369"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.vipertoons.com/henry/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/664810"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%89_%DA%A4%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "هنرى ڤيستين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "هنری وستین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "هنری وستین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9F"
    title: "הנרי וסטין"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%B8"
    title: "Вестайн, Генри"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Vestine"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/87f1d57c-6197-4d54-89a8-311122526225"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1607365"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1120053"
    title: "Henry Vestine"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump