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The Hollywood Fats Band live at the White House Tavern, Laguna Beach, CA, 1980.

This is the Fats Band's exceptional take on Nashville,Tenn.blues artist Arthur Gunter's 1954 Excello Records classic.Gunter's record was covered by Elvis Presley on Sun Records and quickly became a national hit for the King . Fat's guitar work on this track is all his own (nothing even remotely like this on either the Gunter or Presley recordings) and amazing to say the least. The band is "in the pocket and smokin" !!! This rare live recording was originally done on a portable cassette recorder and was only intended to be used as a work tape.
Hollywood Fats tragically died in 1986 at the young age of 32 cutting short a life, that had he lived was destined for super stardom. Upon his 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,always pushing to make music that said something more.When Fats was"on" there wasn't a better blues player alive."
David Mac--Blues Junction Productions
Hollywood Fats,Guitar
Al Blake,Vocals,Harmonica
Richard Innes,Drums
Freddy Kaplan,Piano
LarryTaylor,Upright Bass