Walter de Paduwa (aka Dr Boogie, born 1 February 1953) is a Belgian radio DJ, musician and rock'n'roll historian best known for his association with Canned Heat.
It has aired weekly since 30 October 1994[6] on Belgium's RTBF Radio 21 and its successor station Classic 21 and was cited in Mark Elliott's book Culture Shock!
During the 20th anniversary show of 31 October 2014, De Paduwa revealed that the name Dr Boogie, while partially inspired by the Flamin Groovies' song, was in fact a nickname given to him by B J Scott.
In February 2024, the show was affected by real life events, starting 40 minutes late when de Paduwa was delayed by agricultural protestors blocking his route to the studio.
I've met fans who collect passes or records or pictures – maybe they covered one wall in their house with Canned Heat material.
De Paduwa is the owner of the 1954 Les Paul gold top guitar originally played by 'Blind Owl' Alan Wilson on Canned Heat's classic 1960s albums.
[24] According to his RTBF bio, de Paduwa cites as his three most formative influences, Canned Heat's Henry Vestine, the Rolling Stones star Keith Richards and Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx.