"Like" Al Blake on Facebook! www.facebook.com Hollywood Fats Band with Roy Brown live at the Whitehouse Tavern, Laguna Beach, CA, 1980. Roy Brown (" Good Rockin Tonight", covered by and made a hit by " The King ", Elvis Presley) was one of the greatest and most influential blues singers of all time-a true pioneer and legend. He came out of retirement to perform with The Fats Band exclusively. He never rehearsed with the band, "Boogie Woogie Blues" was completely impromptu. He passed away not long after this extremely rare and exceptional live recording was made. Fats was only twenty six years old at the time. He too tragically died six years later, cutting short a life that had he lived, was, destined for super stardom in the world of music.Upon Fats death Guitar Player Magazine called him the greatest blues guitar player to come along in the last 25 years.In the Dec. 1992 Guitar Player, Dave Rubin wrote "… Hollywood Fats solos will drop your Jaw".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 breath of blues styles,he would also work into his solos modern jazz and Hendrix inspired touches.And through hundreds of gigs in unsung bars he was never repetitious,never uninspired <b>…<b>