Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Blue Flames - Road to Rio / Larger than Life
| Genre: | Blues |
| Singer: | Hollywood Fats |
| Title: | Road to Rio / Larger than Life |
| Short-info: | Label:
Delta Groove Productions, Inc. – DGPCD 107
Type: 2 x CD, Album Country: USA & Canada Date of released: 2006 Category: Blues Style: Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1886 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1874 mb |
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Tracklist
| 1 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Road to Rio | 3:45 |
| 2 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Everybody's Blues | 2:44 |
| 3 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Coffee Grindin' Man | 3:12 |
| 4 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Steady Rollin | 4:01 |
| 5 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Long Black Cadilac | 3:52 |
| 6 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Gumbo Grinder | 3:03 |
| 7 | –Kim Wilson, Hollywood Blue Flames | Gone Away | 2:52 |
| 8 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | 3rd Degree Burn | 4:19 |
| 9 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Lets Rock A While | 4:38 |
| 10 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Dr. Blake's Boogie | 2:38 |
| 11 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Black Chili Pepper | 3:41 |
| 12 | –Hollywood Blue Flames | Sharpest Man In Town | 3:19 |
| 13 | –Junior Watson, Hollywood Blue Flames | Jr.'s Boogie Rocket | 2:23 |
| 14 | –Junior Watson, Hollywood Blue Flames | Let Me Love You | 6:15 |
| 15 | –Junior Watson, Hollywood Blue Flames | Honeydripper | 3:44 |
| 16 | –Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Fats Fries One | 3:55 |
| 17 | –Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Nasty Boogie Woogie | 5:00 |
| 18 | –Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Baby Lets Play House | 4:42 |
| 19 | –Jerry Smith , Hollywood Fats, Fred Kaplan , Richard Innes, Al Blake | Side Tracked | 4:06 |
| 20 | –Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Kidney Stew | 3:59 |
| 21 | –Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Cleanhead Blues | 5:18 |
| 22 | –Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Shake Rattle 'n Roll | 6:45 |
| 23 | –Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Rockinitis | 3:40 |
| 24 | –Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | This Little Voice | 3:36 |
| 25 | –Roy Brown, Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Love For Sale | 8:14 |
| 26 | –Roy Brown, Hollywood Fats, Hollywood Fats Band | Boggie Woogie Blues | 6:53 |
| 27 | –Hollywood Fats, The Hollywood Fats Band | Motel Time | 5:37 |
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Joshua Temkin
- Drums – Richard Innes
- Electric Bass, Electric Upright Bass – Larry Taylor
- Executive Producer – Randy Chortkoff
- Guitar – Hollywood Fats (tracks: CD2. 1 - 12), Junior Watson (tracks: 13,14,15), Kirk "Eli" Fletcher* (tracks: 1-12)
- Mastered By – Robert Hadley
- Piano, Percussion, Organ – Fred Kaplan
- Recorded By, Mixed By, Transferred By – Joe Bellamy
- Vocals – Roy Brown (tracks: CD2. 10,11)
- Vocals, Alto Saxophone – Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (tracks: CD2. 5,6)
- Vocals, Harmonica, Producer – Al Blake
Notes
The Hollywood Blue Flames/The Hollywood Fats Band : Road To Rio/Larger Than Life (2-Disc)Road To Rio/Larger Than Life (2-Disc)
by The Hollywood Blue Flames/The Hollywood Fats Band
© Copyright-
Double cd release with special guests Kim Wilson, Junior Watson, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Roy Brown, as well as previously unreleased live recordings by the original Hollywood Fats Band.
CD $18.99
ALBUM NOTES
THE HOLLYWOOD BLUE FLAMES/THE HOLLYWOOD FATS BAND
"ROAD TO RIO/LARGER THAN LIFE"
(DOUBLE CD & COLOR POSTER)
DISC ONE: Brand new recordings by the Blue Flames featuring Kirk "Eli" Fletcher on guitar, a guest appearance by Kim Wilson on harp, plus three bonus tracks with Junior Watson!
2ND BONUS DISC: Includes never before released vintage live recordings of the original Hollywood Fats Band from '79-'80 - their first new release in over 30 years!!! Also features special guests 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 ".
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.
Their 2005 reunion release “Soul Sanctuary” on Delta Groove – with acclaimed young blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher ably filling the shoes of Fats - earned universal rave reviews. Their new Delta Groove release “Road To Rio” picks up without skipping a beat, and includes several very welcome extras: two previously un-recorded songs co-written by Hollywood Fats and Al Blake that point in a roots-rock direction the band was just beginning to explore before Fats’ untimely passing; collaborations with fellow West Coast blues guitar pioneer Junior Watson, and Fabulous Thunderbirds frontman Kim Wilson; and an entire CD of previously un-released vintage live performances by Hollywood Fats in his prime, including guest appearances by Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, and legendary blues shouter Roy Brown!
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.
REVIEWS
Traditional album of the year!
The new album by The Hollywood Blue Flames and it's bonus disc with Hollywood Fats' tracks is a real winner - for me traditional album of the year! No other comments are needed.
A very satisfying record!
Road to Rio by itself is a very satisfying record. The inclusion by Delta Groove of the second cd, ‘Larger Than Life’, by the Hollywood Fats Band almost makes it mandatory that any blues fan buy this record. Culled from cassette recordings horded by Al Blake for the last 25 years, ‘Larger Than Life’ is a virtual treasure for any blues fan to enjoy. There are very few recordings featuring the guitar work of Hollywood Fats in existence and just the opening instrumental, “Fats Fries One”, is worth the price of admission alone. The rest of the record is just a testament to the greatness of one of the West Coast’s most legendary bands, the Hollywood Fats Band.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 8 50021 00107 0
