Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Hollywood Fats

Today is Hollywood Fats's 54th birthday.

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Most of you have probably never heard of Hollywood Fats. He was an amazing blues guitarist but cut his life and career short, leaving us with far too little music. There are also a few records floating around, including a compilation put out on (check out the audio clips).

Here is the lone video I found on youtube that didn't have embedding disabled...



Happy Birthday, Fats!


You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Hollywood Fats and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, .

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

so he only lived until age 34?

Chesher Cat said...

Yes...unfortunately Fats left us way too soon.

Anonymous said...

Hollywood Fats died of a heroin overdose in December 1986. What a waste.

Anonymous said...

He was 32.

Unknown said...

He died on my birthday, just like John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell. He wasn't shot by a crazed fan like them though, he was gunned down by the Big H. I had never heard of him before yesterday, when I was reading some liner notes of this blue compilation CD that had a song by the James Harmon Band on it.

Anonymous said...

Fats live record from 85, at Greenville Avenue Bar & Grill Dallas, Texas, with The Paladins is an epic concert. High class rockabilly, blues and rock'n roll 'til you drop :p

/meek

Anonymous said...

he went to Sunday school with me when were 11 to about 16, quiet guy back then...didn't hear what actually happened to him until now..sad