Hollywood Fats Band - Blues By The Pound, Vol. 1: Recorded Live 1979-1980

Source: Lossless Digital Copy
Size: 134,7 MB
Time: 57:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: West Coast Blues, Jump Blues
Art: Front

01. Introduction (Live) (2:12)
02. Chicken Shack Boogie (Live) (5:35)
03. She Split (Live) (3:51)
04. Really Gone (Live) (3:13)
05. Soon Forgotten (Live) (4:40)
06. Okie Dokie Stomp (Live) (2:35)
07. Too Much Jelly Roll (Live) (8:52)
08. She Fooled Me This Time (Live) (5:34)
09. Tribute To T-Bone Walker (Live) (2:40)
10. Love Her With A Feeling (Live) (4:23)
11. Linda Lu (Live) (3:24)
12. Nit Wit (Live) (5:01)
13. Road Camp Blues (Fats Solo) [Live] (1:56)
14. Good Night (Live) (3:20)

This inspiring historical recording of previously unreleased tracks was culled from sizzling performances by these legendary Blues virtuosos in 1979 and 1980 at the fabled Keystone in Palo Alto, the White House in Laguna Beach and the Musicians Union Local 7 in Santa Ana.
Fats began playing guitar at the age of 10 and proceeded to spend his remaining two decades playing with seminal Blues & Rock pioneers including John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Albert King, Shakey Jake Harris, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, William Clarke, James Harman, Smokey Wilson, Canned Heat, The Blasters, The Paladins and, of course, the venerated Hollywood Fats Band.
Even after more than thirty years after his untimely passing, Hollywood Fats’ presence and influence are still strongly felt. He was truly a musician’s musician. Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann) was born in 1954 and sadly passed away in 1986, before receiving widespread recognition of his creativity and musical genius. He did manage to make a name for himself and is considered by many to be one of the finest guitar slingers to ever walk the planet, an undisputed reputation that lives on to this day.
This amazing CD swings, shuffles, rocks and implants itself into a stone-cold groove as these fiery Blues wizards tear it up with a relentless barrage of tasty, white-hot classic Blues nuggets. It’s Old School Chicago Urban Blues meets Texas style House-Rockin’ Blues meets Swingin’ West Coast Jump Blues, spontaneously created by an elite combination of musicians in performances that are nothing less than spectacular.
If you want incendiary guitar impeccably played with seat-of-the-pants creativity, consummate finesse and the coolest Rock n’ Roll rhythms, topped off with soulful vocals, impeccable boogie-woogie piano, dynamite harmonica and outstanding bass and drums, then look no further! This is IT! You just don’t get this every day!

Blues By The Pound, Vol. 1

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Various - Hard Times: L.A. Blues Anthology

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:59
Size: 135.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues, West Coast blues
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. Smokey Wilson - Fine Little Mama
[3:38] 2. Curtis Jack Griffin - I Get So Lonesome
[2:48] 3. Hollywood Fats - Tribute To T-Bone Walker
[2:38] 4. Rasheed Abdullah - I Shoulda Kept On Runnin'
[6:24] 5. Smokey Wilson - Anna Lee
[3:30] 6. Johnny Dyer - So Glad I'm Livin'
[3:13] 7. Smokey Wilson - Goin' Upside Your Head
[3:51] 8. Cardell Boyette - I Miss You So
[4:19] 9. George 'Harmonica' Smith - Hard Times
[2:39] 10. Alex Schultz - Groovin' With Alex
[5:57] 11. Cardell Boyette - Black Cat Bone
[3:13] 12. Smokey Wilson - Shake For Me
[5:58] 13. Rasheed Abdullah - Racetrack Blues
[7:29] 14. Zach Zunis - 7-11 Cocktail

VOCALS: Cardell Boyette, Curtis Jack Griffin, George 'Harmonica' Smith*, Johnny Dyer, Rasheed Abdullah, Smokey Wilson
GUITAR: Alex Schultz (8), Cardell Boyette, Curtis Jack Griffin, Fred Kaplan (9), Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann), Rick Holmstrom (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13), Smokey Wilson, Zach Zunis (2)
HARMONICA: George 'Harmonica' Smith, Johnny Dyer, William Clarke
PIANOS: Fred Kaplan (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14), Steve F'Dor (2, 6, 8, 11)
ACOUSTIC BASS: Tyler Pedersen (2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13), Willie Brinlee (1, 5, 7, 10, 12)
BASS: John Young (14)
DRUMS: Lee Campbell (3), Eddie Clark (1,5,7,10,12,14), Jimi Bott (2,4,6,8,11,13)

This album was compiled and produced by William Clarke, and is dedicated to the memory of two great Los Angeles bluesmen - Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann) and George 'Harmonica' Smith. This anthology brings music from Los Angeles, from 1980 to 1991. Album engineered by Glenn Nishida.

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VA - Topcat Records: 20th Anniversary Blues Extravaganza!

Size: 200,2+185,6 MB
Time: 85:03+78:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front & Back

CD 1:
01 Jesse Thomas - Blue Goose Blues (6:33)
02 Johnny Nicholas - Kind Hearted Woman (4:19)
03 Edwin Holt - Down To The Bone (4:19)
04 Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call (Feat. Pinetop Perkins, Calvin Jones & Willie Big Eyes Smith) (6:33)
05 George Harmonica Smith - Mississippi River Blues (3:36)
06 Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (3:06)
07 Big Walter Horton - My Babe (Feat. Ronnie Youngblood Earl & Johnny Nicholas) (3:54)
08 Jimmie Vaughan - Texas Flood (5:19)
09 Curly Barefoot Miller - The Curly Stomp (4:36)
10 Bobby Chitwood - C-Jam Blues (3:55)
11 The Texas Topcats - Jump My Baby (2:30)
12 The Tu-Tones - Pawnshop Bound (3:54)
13 Josh Alan - Rollin' And Tumblin' (2:55)
14 Hollywood Fats & The Paladins - Tear It Up (3:55)
15 Cricket Taylor - Guitar Man (6:44)
16 Alex Rossi & Phil Guy - Rock Me (4:40)
17 Robert Ealey - I'm Coming Home (4:14)
18 Curly Barefoot Miller - Butter Beans (3:39)
19 Johnny Nicholas - John The Revelator (3:40)
20 Hash Brown - Boogie (2:33)

CD 2:
01 Calvin Owens - True Blue (Feat. B.B. King) (4:21)
02 Bugs Henderson - She Feels Good (4:45)
03 Solon Fishbone - What's On Your Mind (3:54)
04 Texas Slim - Welcome To The Game (2:55)
05 Holland K. Smith - Walking Heart Attack (4:04)
06 Rocky Athas - Texas Girl (3:32)
07 Fernando Noronha - White Trash (5:29)
08 T. Buck Burns & Slip Clay - Saint Peter Have Mercy (3:51)
09 Keller Thomas - Leopard Skin Mini Skirt (3:04)
10 Bob Kirkpatrick - Remember (5:27)
11 Cold Blue Steel - The Girl That Radiates (2:47)
12 Kenny Traylor - Sneakin’ Around (3:53)
13 Jim Suhler & Alan Haynes - Oh My Baby’s Gone (3:43)
14 Big Gilson - Tribute To Roy Buchanan (3:27)
15 Robin Sylar - Heart Of Stone (3:38)
16 Mike Morgan - Well All Right Then (3:36)
17 Pat Mason - Queen Of The Boucherie (4:39)
18 Johnny Mack - Sugar Bee (3:15)
19 U.P. Wilson - Cross Road (3:38)
20 Tutu Jones - The Thrill Is Gone (4:32)

A double-disc set celebrating the two-decade anniversary of Topcat Records, this 40-track compilation shines a spotlight on the various releases the Texas-based blues label have released over the years. This set mixes up old, archival tracks reissued by the label along with newly commissioned recordings, some of the cuts sounding compressed and trashy, others big and bold. This discrepancy in audio quality can create some whiplash, but it does fit the slapdash nature of the whole project; it's hard to tell why each cut was chosen for inclusion as there are no real liner notes to speak of: the booklet does take note of the players on each track, which is nice, but it'd be even nicer to have some sort of context for each of the cuts here. Nevertheless, this is an enjoyable enough sampler of modern Texas blues in its many permutations, from simple guitar and voice to full-bodied blues shuffles. ~by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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The Hollywood Blue Flames - Deep In America (2 CD)

A tasteful and elegantly modern blues band with jazzy overtones, the Hollywood Flames came together in 1975 on the West Coast as the Hollywood Fats Band, led by guitar phenom Michael “Hollywood Fats” Mann and featuring Larry Taylor on bass, Richard Innes on drums, Fred Kaplan on piano and Hammond B-3, and harmonica whiz and vocalist Al Blake. The group specialized in a kind of informed update of the classic electric blues bands of the 1950s, but were also capable of eerily accurate acoustic versions of old country blues standards from the 1920s or shifting into New Orleans piano romps, keeping traditions alive while giving them a sonic push forward at the same time. Mann’s death in 1986 brought the band to a close until 2005 when the original members reunited as the Hollywood Blue Flames, this time with guitarist Kirk Fletcher aboard, and continued making vital blues music in the same vein as the original group.

Deep in America is the band’s third album released under the Hollywood Blue Flames name, and while it would be wrong to say that Mann isn’t missed, Fletcher plays on these tracks like the only feasible substitute. It works, and it works for the same reason the Hollywood Fats Band worked -passion and intelligence. These guys know the history of the blues but they seem to understand the genre’s emotional center as well, with tracks like the perfectly and wearily poised “Leavin’ California”, and they also don’t forget that people need to step it up and dance - check out the easily rolling piano shuffles “Crescent City Rock” and “Hushpuppy” for proof of that. A second disc is included in this package that features vintage live cuts from the original Hollywood Fats Band - so in a way, Mann is aboard here, too. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic

Album: Deep In America - CD 1: Deep In America
Year: 2010
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:36
Size: 118,9 MB
Styles: Blues, West Coast blues
Scans: Full

1. Nit Wit (2:12)
2. Rambler And A Rollin' Stone (6:40)
3. Crescent City Rock (2:24)
4. My National Enquirer Baby (4:32)
5. Music Man (3:13)
6. Leavin' California (3:37)
7. Jalopy To Drive (Aka Sonny Boy's Jump) (3:51)
8. Bad Boy Blues (3:40)
9. I Don't Care (3:23)
10. Rocky Mountain Blues (2:54)
11. Hip-Hoppin' Toad (4:09)
12. Hushpuppy (2:38)
13. Fly Like The Eagle, Cry Like The Dove (4:07)
14. He's A Blues Man (4:10)

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Album: Deep In America - CD 2: Hollywood Fats Band - Larger Than Life Vol. 2
Year: 2010
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:36
Size: 157,7 MB
Styles: Blues, West Coast blues
Scans: Full

1. She's Dynamite (4:55)
2. Blue And Lonesome (3:34)
3. Hide Away (4:18)
4. Kansas City (7:36)
5. Half Steppin' (5:03)
6. Read About My Baby (5:43)
7. Nit Wit (5:44)
8. Blues After Hours (7:42)
9. Jumpin' With Duncan (9:55)
10. Lonesome (2:43)
11. Shake Your Boogie (6:02)
12. Baby, Let's Play House (5:15)

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The Hollywood Blue Flames - Road To Rio (2 CD Set)

A tasteful and intelligent modern blues band, the Hollywood Blue Flames came together in 1975 on the West Coast as the Hollywood Fats Band, led by guitar phenom Michael "Hollywood Fats" Mann and featuring Larry Taylor on bass, Richard Innes on drums, Fred Kaplan on piano and Hammond B-3, and harmonica whiz Al Blake. The group specialized in a kind of informed update of the classic electric blues bands of the 1950s, keeping the tradition alive while giving it a push forward at the same time. Mann’s death in 1986 brought the band to a close until 2005 when the original members reunited as the Hollywood Blue Flames, this time with guitarist Kirk Fletcher aboard, and continued making vital blues music in the same vein as the original group. A debut album under the Hollywood Blue Flames name, Soul Sanctuary, appeared in 2005 followed by Road to Rio in 2006 and Deep in America in 2010. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic

This 2-CD set features brand new recordings by the Hollywood Blue Flames featuring 2005-06 Blues Music Award Nominee Kirk "Eli" Fletcher on guitar, a special guest appearance by Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds) on harp, plus 3 bonus tracks with West Coast guitarist Junior Watson. The 2nd disc includes never before issued live recordings of the original Hollywood Fats Band from '79-'80 featuring blues legends Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Roy Brown, plus a rare vocal performance by the one and only Michael "Hollywood Fats" Mann on the song "Nasty Boogie Woogie". /Amazon

Album: Road To Rio - CD 1: Road To Rio
Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:36
Size: 128,1 MB
Styles: Blues, West Coast blues
Scans: Full

1. Road To Rio (3:45)
2. Everybody's Blues (2:44)
3. Coffee Grindin' Man (3:12)
4. Steady Rollin' (4:02)
5. Long Black Cadillac (3:53)
6. Gumbo Grinder (3:04)
7. Gone Away (Feat. Kim Wilson) (2:52)
8. 3rd Degree Burn (4:19)
9. Let's Rock A While (4:37)
10. Dr. Blake's Boogie (2:38)
11. Black Chili Pepper (3:41)
12. Sharpest Man In Town (3:19)
13. Junior's Boogie Rocket (Feat. Junior Watson) (Bonus) (2:24)
14. Let Me Love You (Feat. Junior Watson) (Bonus) (6:16)
15. Honeydripper (Feat. Junior Watson) (Bonus) (3:43)

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Album: Road To Rio - CD 2: Hollywood Fats Band - Larger Than Life
Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:55
Size: 144,2 MB
Styles: Blue, West Coast blues
Scans: Full

1. Fats Fries One (3:56)
2. Nasty Boogie Woogie (5:00)
3. Baby Let's Play House (4:43)
4. Side Tracked (4:06)
5. Kidney Stew (Feat. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson) (3:59)
6. Cleanhead Blues (Feat. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson) (5:19)
7. Shake, Rattle 'N Roll (6:45)
8. Rockinitis (3:41)
9. This Little Voice (3:37)
10. Love For Sale (Feat. Roy Brown) (8:15)
11. Boogie Woogie Blues (Feat. Roy Brown) (6:52)
12. Motel Time (5:36)

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Hollywood Fats Band - Complete 1979 Studio Sessions

Size: 93,8+143,7 MB
Time: 39:30+62:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Label: Crosscut Records
Art: Full

CD 1:
01. Rock This House (4:39)
02. She's Dynamite (4:21)
03. Okie Dokie Stomp (2:36)
04. Suitcase Blues (3:43)
05. Red Headed Woman (4:29)
06. Lonesome (2:57)
07. All Pretty Women (3:06)
08. Prettiest Little Thing (3:55)
09. Caldonia (3:05)
10. Poor Boy (4:17)
11. Have A Good Time (2:18)

CD 2:
01. Rock This House (Alt) (4:26)
02. Read About My Baby (3:28)
03. Shake Your Boogie (3:17)
04. Little Girl (7:29)
05. Too Many Drivers (4:37)
06. Fred's Blues (5:45)
07. She's Dynamite (Alt) (4:28)
08. Kansas City (4:06)
09. All Pretty Women (Alt) (4:33)
10. Too Many Drivers (Alt) (5:08)
11. Shake Your Boogie (Alt) (3:56)
12. I Got My Eyes On You (6:05)
13. Too Many Drivers (Alt2) (5:03)

Personnel:
HOLLYWOOD FATS – guitar
AL BLAKE – harmonica/vocals
FRED KAPLAN – piano
LARRY TAYLOR – upright & electric bass
RICHARD INNES – drums

Hollywood Fats. His name is pure magic for most blues fans of my generation. Born Michael Mann in 1954, he was part of the re-emerging interest in the blues in the late '70s. It was his expressive guitar tone, his way of playing that attracted blues fans on both sides of the Atlantic ocean.
Michael was only 12-years old when his mother had to drive him to the blues clubs in Watts, the black ghetto in Los Angeles. There the young boy was sitting in with Jimmy Witherspoon and other blues legends. Soon he was touring with the bands of J.B. Hutto, Albert King, and Muddy Waters. But he didn't like the life on the road and decided to move back to LA.
Along with Al Blake, originally from Oklahoma, he fou ded the Hollywood Fats Band. Fred Kaplan, the Lloyd Glenn inspired piano player, joined, and along with one of the best rhythm sections in the world, Larry Taylor and Richard Innes, their band sound was tight from the first day on.
But it was Fats' guitar tone and sound that really blew people's minds. His tone is very fat, his playing powerful and rhythmically, permanently changing between bass lines, fill-ins and solos. His sound is tube amplified, with a mighty reverb. It was this sound that made other guitar players jealous.
Stevie Ray Vaughan, would was lucky enough to see the Hollywood Fats Band play 'live', later said that his jaw dropped.
Blues guitar heroes of modern times like Ronnie Earl, Junior Watson or Kirk Fletcher are amongst Fats' biggest fans.

We are proud to announce the release of the definite edition of the Hollywood Fats Band studio recordings from 1979.
CD #1 contains the original LP version; CD#2 brings you, along with the additional songs that were on previous re-issues, a bunch of alternate takes and a never before issued song.
Also, we have reproduced the 'Hollywood Fats Funnies' comic that was part of the original first vinyl edition.
Comes with an 8-sided digipak and rare photos, plus extensive liner notes.

A gift for all lovers of Fats' music, and a chance for those that are yet unfamiliar with one of the greatest blues guitar players, ever.

Complete 1979 Studio Sessions CD 1
Complete 1979 Studio Sessions CD 2

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Hollywood Fats - 2 albums: Rock This House / Recorded Live

Album: Hollywood Fats Band - Rock This House
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:45
Size: 132.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1979
Art: Front

[4:39] 1. Rock This House
[4:21] 2. She's Dynamite
[2:36] 3. Okie Dokie Stomp
[3:43] 4. Suitcase Blues
[4:30] 5. Red Headed Woman
[2:57] 6. Lonesome
[3:05] 7. All Pretty Women
[3:56] 8. Prettiest Little Thing
[3:04] 9. Caldonia
[4:16] 10. Poor Boy
[2:19] 11. Have A Good Time
[4:38] 12. Too Many Drivers
[6:09] 13. I Got My Eyes
[7:28] 14. Little Girl

Hollywood Fats. Buddy Guy was responsible for giving Micahel Mann a nickname that perhaps everyone with a small amount of blues knowledge recognizes. Fats was born in 1954 and sadly passed away in 1986, long before his time. In that short period however, he managed to make a name for himself as one of the finest, young guitar slingers to blaze out of California, and that reputation lives on. Having backed J.B. Hutto, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Witherspoon, Albert King, and others, Fats was at the head of a pack of blues guitarists that include names like Jr. Watson, Kid Ramos, Zach Zunis, Rusty Zinn, and more. After touring steadily for a number of years, Fats decided to head back to the California coast and he hooked up with Al Blake to form the Hollywood Fats Band. Joined by Fred Kaplan's trusty piano, Larry Taylor's bass chops, and Richard Innes' in-the-pocket drumming, the crew of youngsters turned a new generation on by giving nightly lessons on the correct way to play blues. Throwbacks to an earlier era, Hollywood Fats and his bandmates played with finesse, taste, and respect.

This disc from Aim International, an Australian interest, is a reissue of Fats' debut recording under his own name, from 1979. The set kicks off with a rousing version of Jimmy Rogers' classic, "Rock This House," which shows quickly, that these cats were not imitators, but innovators. Sounding like seasoned veterans twice their age, they attack that classic Chicago sound with a stranglehold, proving they knew their way around a 12 bar pattern. Fats burns through a crushing take on Gatemouth Brown's "Okie Dokie Stomp" that leaves no doubt, anywhere in the two-and-a-half-minutes, that he was a force to be reckoned with. "Suitcase Blues," an original cut with credit going to the entire band, is a slow walking groove and makes way for Baby Face Leroy Foster's "Red Headed Woman," a smoldering Windy City nod with plenty of Al Blake's fat-toned harmonica. Memphis Slim's "Lonesome" is a three minute clinic of guitar and rhythm section communication, filled out with some chugging horns, while Big Walter Horton's "Have A Good Time" is another tip of the hat to the 'Chicago way.' Three bonus tracks not on the original vinyl LP show up and "Too Many Drivers" pumps along stepping aside for "I Got My Eyes," which uses the 'Help Me' theme to good effect. "Little Girl," the closer, is a gritty slow blues with more guitar and harp to satisfy.

22 years ago, Hollywood Fats and his friends walked into a studio in California and cut loose playing what they loved, Chicago blues. They added a relentless swing to the grooves and in the meantime, showed countless imitators that the way to play it right was to settle in, listen to everyone else's chops, and step forward when necessary. Al Blake's vocals are as true as men twice his age, Fats and his guitar are joined at the hip and steeped in tradition, and the rhythm section plays as tightly as any you can think of. Sound quality is excellent throughout, and the extra tracks add better value to an already smoking CD, but it should be noted that two months after this release, the label dropped another version on the market with yet three more unissued cuts. Search out the bonus set for the best hand and learn what the masters were hip to; Hollywood Fats had the gift that many others are still looking for. ~Craig Ruskey

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Album: Hollywood Fats, The Paladins - Recorded Live
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:12
Size: 140.1 MB
Styles: Roots, Electric blues
Year: 1985
Art: Front

[3:29] 1. Hideaway
[5:18] 2. She's Fine
[4:04] 3. I've Tried
[6:15] 4. Lawdy Lawdy Miss Mary
[5:11] 5. Whole Lotta Shakin'
[3:37] 6. The Groove
[4:00] 7. Rooster Blues
[3:57] 8. Tear It Up
[6:06] 9. That Will Never Do
[4:39] 10. Let's Have A Party
[4:49] 11. Mystery Train
[3:12] 12. Sidetracked
[6:31] 13. Goin' To Get My Baby

This inspiring historical record was culled from a sizzling performance for a packed house by these legendary Blues and Rockabilly Masters, recorded at the fabled Greenville Avenue Bar & Grill in Dallas, Texas on December 19, 1985. Fats began playing guitar at the age of 10 and proceeded to spend his remaining two decades playing with Blues & Rock legends including John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Albert King, Shakey Jake Harris, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, William Clarke, James Harman, Smokey Wilson, Canned Heat, The Blasters, The Paladins and, of course, the venerated Hollywood Fats Band. Even more than twenty years after his untimely passing, Hollywood Fats’ presence and influence are still strongly felt. He was truly a musician’s musician. Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann) was born in 1954 and sadly passed away in 1986, before receiving widespread recognition of his creativity and musical genius. He did manage to make a name for himself as one of the finest young guitar slingers to blast out of California, an undisputed reputation that lives on to this day. This amazing CD swings, shuffles, rocks and implants itself into a stone-cold groove as these fiery guitar wizards tear it up with a relentless barrage of tasty, white-hot guitar nuggets. It’s Old School Texas style House-Rockin’ Rockabilly meets Swingin’ West Coast Jump Blues, spontaneously created by an elite combination of musicians in a performance that’s nothing less than spectacular. If what you want is incendiary guitars impeccably played with seat-of-the-pants creativity, consummate finesse and the coolest Rock n’ Roll rhythms, topped off with soulful vocals, then look no further. You’ve found it! You don’t get trhis every day! This memorable CD is sure to be a top vintage release of 2008! The Artists: Hollywood Fats - Guitar Dave Gonzalez - Vocals & Guitar Thomas Yearsley - Bass Scott Campbell - Drums

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Rod Piazza - Vintage Live: 1975

Size: 96,4 MB
Time: 41:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Full

01. Oh Baby (4:24)
02. Key To The Highway (3:56)
03. Mellow Down Easy (3:37)
04. Standing Around Crying (4:30)
05. I Had My Fun (3:40)
06. Rocking Daddy (4:50)
07. Mean Old World (3:45)
08. Take A Walk With Me (4:21)
09. My Babe (3:14)
10. Third Degree (4:47)

This medium to lo-fi live club recording (location and exact date unspecified) finds Piazza and a young, enthusiastic band playing it by the record collection as they mine their way through ten Chicago blues classics. With Hollywood Fats on guitar and former Canned Heat bassman Larry Taylor, the licks are suitably retro and blues-approved, as Piazza devotes over half the set to letter-perfect re-creations of Little Walter staples like "My Babe," "Oh Baby," "Key to the Highway," "Mellow Down Easy," "I Had My Fun," and "Mean Old World." Piazza extends the Walter approach to include like-minded versions of Muddy's "Standing Around Crying," "Take a Walk With Me," Eddie Boyd's "Third Degree," and Howlin' Wolf's "Rocking Daddy." What sounds still sounds pretty impressive (if somewhat derivative) some 20 years later must have seemed absolutely revelatory at the time. ~Review by Cub Koda

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Vintage Live: 1975

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Hollywood Fats - Rock This House

Size: 160,5 MB
Time: 68:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1979/1993
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Rock This House (4:38)
02. She's Dynamite (4:21)
03. Okie Dokie Stomp (2:36)
04. Suitcase Blues (3:43)
05. Red Headed Woman (4:30)
06. Lonesome (2:57)
07. All Pretty Woman (3:05)
08. Prettiest Little Thing (3:55)
09. Caldonia (3:05)
10. Have A Good Time (2:17)
11. Poor Boy (4:16)
12. Too Many Drivers (4:36)
13. I Got My Eyes On You (6:05)
14. Little Girl (7:28)
15. Kansas City (4:06)
16. Shake Your Boogie (3:17)
17. Read About My Baby (3:27)

The Hollywood Fats Band's self-titled (and only) LP from 1979 (on PBT International -- long a collector's item) could be either lauded for being incredibly authentic or knocked for being a bit apish -- were it not for the level of musicianship from Mike "Fats" Mann on guitar, Al Blake on harp, Fred Kaplan on piano, Richard Innes on drums, and Canned Heat's Larry Taylor on upright bass. Great ensemble groove, although the excitement Fats could generate live never really translated to the studio. ~Review by Dan Forte

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Rock This House

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