The Hollywood Blue Flames

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Since arriving on Delta Groove The Hollywood Blue Flames have been hailed as the true torch bearers of classic blues in the modern age. Their unyielding and steadfast dedication to the art form has set the benchmark standard by which all other musicians must strive towards in order to obtain mastery within the traditional blues genre. The band's original inception dates back to the early 1970's with the formation of the Hollywood Fats Band, led by the brilliant, first-rate guitarist Michael "Hollywood Fats" Mann. Their one and only album, the self-titled "Hollywood Fats Band" released on PBR Records in 1979, laid the blueprint for modern day era West Coast Blues and is widely considered a landmark album of the genre. Following Fats' premature death in 1986, the band laid dormant until the release of "Mr. Blake's Blues" on Blue Collar Records in 1997. Released under the banner of Big Al Blake & The Hollywood Fats Band, the recording reunited all four surviving members of the Hollywood Fats Band including Al Blake, Fred Kaplan, Larry Taylor and Richard Innes, along with top-flight guitarists Kid Ramos and Junior Watson. Years later, upon hearing the young emerging guitar virtuoso Kirk "Eli" Fletcher, Blake rechristened the band as The Hollywood Blue Flames and incorporated the blossoming talents of this promising new guitarist. Their 2005 Delta Groove debut "Soul Sanctuary" received unanimous praise and earned a Blues Music Award nomination for Comeback Album of the Year. A so

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Soul Sanctuary

Road To Rio

Deep In America / Larger Than Life, Vol. 2

Road To Rio / Larger Than Life

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IndieFeed: Blues Music

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Deep In America, Larger Than Life, Vol. 2

Deep In America

Est. A Long Time Ago

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Road To Rio (Disc 1)

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Road To Rio, Larger Than Life [Disc 1]

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Road To Rio - By jasa

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Deep in America Disc 1

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