The Hollywood Blue Flames emerged from the smoldering embers of The Hollywood Fats Band, arguably the best young blues band to come out of the 1970s, led by guitar phenomenon Michael “Hollywood Fats” Mann. Along with bassist Larry Taylor (fresh from Canned Heat), drummer Richard Innes (ex-Rod Piazza), Lloyd Glenn protégé Fred Kaplan on piano, and featuring the multi-talented Al Blake on harmonica and vocals, Hollywood Fats almost single-handedly ignited a traditional blues revival that still echoes loudly to this day. Whenever you hear the warm retro sounds of classic Chicago blues coupled with a swinging rhythm section and tasty-but-nasty guitar, you’re hearing the legacy of the Hollywood Fats Band. Sadly, Fats passed away unexpectedly in 1986, and the band members all went on to other successful musical ventures.
The Hollywood Blue Flames / Hollywood Fats Band music contained on “Road To Rio” and “Larger Than Life” stands on its own as some of the most enjoyable blues and roots music to be released in recent memory, but with the inclusion of the previously unheard live recordings, it’s also an important and historic document of musical geniuses whose likes we will not see again.
The Hollywood Blue Flames / Hollywood Fats Band music contained on “Road To Rio” and “Larger Than Life” stands on its own as some of the most enjoyable blues and roots music to be released in recent memory, but with the inclusion of the previously unheard live recordings, it’s also an important and historic document of musical geniuses whose likes we will not see again.
Album: Road to Rio Disc 1
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:36
Size: 125.2 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2006
[3:45] 1. Road to Rio
[2:44] 2. Everybondy's Blues
[3:12] 3. Coffee Grindin' Man
[4:02] 4. Steady Rollin'
[3:53] 5. Long Black Cadillac
[3:04] 6. Gumbo Grinder
[2:52] 7. Gone Away
[4:19] 8. 3rd Degree Burn
[4:37] 9. Let's Rock a While
[2:38] 10. Dr. Blake's Boogie
[3:41] 11. Black Chili Pepper
[3:19] 12. Sharpest Man in Town
[2:24] 13. Junior's Boogie Rocket
[6:16] 14. Let Me Love You
[3:43] 15. Honeydripper
thank you kempen.
Road to Rio Disc 1
Album: Road to Rio Disc 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:55
Size: 142.0 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2006
Art: Full
[3:56] 1. Fats Fries One
[5:00] 2. Nasty Boogie Woogie
[4:43] 3. Baby Let's Play House
[4:06] 4. Side Tracked
[3:59] 5. Kidney Stew Blues
[5:19] 6. Cleanhead Blue
[6:45] 7. Shake, Rattle and Roll
[3:41] 8. Rockinitis
[3:37] 9. This Little Voice
[8:15] 10. Love for Sale
[6:52] 11. Boogie Woogie Blues
[5:36] 12. Motel Time
thank you kempen.
Road to Rio Disc 2