"Like" Al Blake on Facebook! www.facebook.com The Hollywood Fats Band live at the Keystone Palo Alto, Ca 1979 The Fats Band took 40s,50s and 60s blues,jump blues,boogie woogie and jazz,combined these classic styles with an in the moment "exciting modern edge to create some of the best, most creative and lasting music of its kind. Their 1st album " Hollywood Fats Band " recorded in 1976 and released in 1979 is considered a seminal moment in modern blues.Tragically Hollywood Fats died at the young age of 32 in December 1986 cutting short a career that had he lived was destined for super stardom.Upon his death Guitar Player magazine wrote in a tribute to him, he was the greatest blues guitarist to come along in the last 25 years..Fats playing on this track is amazing- just one example of so many.The truth is they are all amazing. The night this recording was made The Cobras out of Austin, Texas were also on the bill.On this tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan was their guitar player.He sat in the front row and never took his eyes off of Fats the entire set..At the end of the the show he repeatedly bowed to Hollywood calling him Sir Fats.In a tribute to Fats music writer and critic Jim Washburn wrote "though a consummate backing musician,giving arrangements a spark without any ego flash to detract from a songs structure, Fats could always be counted on to step forward when it came time to solo and pour out chorus after chorus of incendiary playing.Along with a mastery of the <b>…<b>