Hollywood Fats
| The Hollywood Fats Band | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | blues |
| founding | 1974 |
| resolution | 1979 |
| Founding members | |
| Al Blake | |
| Fred Kaplan | |
| Hollywood Fats | |
| Larry Taylor | |
| Richard Innes | |
Hollywood Fats (born Michael Leonard Mann, May 17, 1954 , Los Angeles , California , † December 8, 1986 ) was an American blues guitarist.
Life
He started playing guitar at the age of ten. After discovering the blues as a teenager, his mother drove him to various blues clubs in South Central Los Angeles, where he heard and played with various greats in blues music. He has performed with Shakey Jake Harris, Magic Sam , Buddy Guy and Junior Wells . After working with harmonica player James Harman in the 1970s and playing for a short time with Canned Heat (sound document: Canned Heat in Concert), he founded with harmonica player Al Blake, pianist Fred Kaplan, drummer Richard Innes and bassist Larry Taylor the Hollywood Fats Band. In 1979 the band released their only album. Not long after that the band broke up, afterwards Mann played again with James Harman and a band called Dino's Revenge, with whom he also played live.
In 1986 the members of the Hollywood Fats Band met and played a gig at which they decided to perform together again. After the party with friends that followed, Hollywood Fats died of a heroin overdose.
Discography
| year | title | Label | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Hollywood Fats Band | PBR | - |
| 1979 | In Concert - King Biscuit Flower Hour 1979 | PBR | With canned heat |
| 1993 | Rock This House | Black top | Re-issue of the 1979 album |
| 2002 | Hollywood Fats Band | CrossCut (German) | The complete 1979 recordings |
| 2006 | Larger Than Life | Delta Groove Productions | Unpublished live recordings |
| 2008 | Hollywood Fats & The Paladins - Live 1985 | TopCat Records TCT6082 | Recorded live at the Greenville Bar & Grill, Dallas Texas, December 1985 |
| 1986 | Dino's Revenge - Live at Madame Wong's - 1986 | Falco Productions | Recorded live at Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA - November 1986 |
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hollywood Fats |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mann, Michael Leonard (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1986 |