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Michael Leonard Mann (March 17, 1954 – December 8, 1986), [1] known as Hollywood Fats, was an American blues guitarist, active in Los Angeles, California . Biography. Hollywood Fats was born in Los Angeles and started playing guitar at the age of 10.
Hollywood Fats (* 17. Mai 1954, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, als Michael Leonard Mann; † 8. Dezember 1986) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluesgitarrist. Leben. Er begann im Alter von zehn Jahren mit dem Gitarrespiel.
- 1979
- Al Blake
- 1974
- Blues
- Origins and Early Lineups
- Rise to Fame and Formation of The Classic Lineup
- "Going Up The Country" and Woodstock
- Hooker 'N Heat and The Death of Wilson
- Historical Figures, New Age and Human Condition Lineups
- Burger Brothers Revival and The Death of Bob Hite
- Later History and The Death of Vestine
- 2000S–2020S
Canned Heat was started within the community of blues collectors. Bob Hite had been trading blues records since his early teens, and his house in Topanga Canyon was a meeting place for people interested in music. In 1965, some blues devotees there decided to form a jug band and started rehearsals. The initial configuration included Hite as vocalist...
The first big live appearance of Canned Heat was at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 17, 1967. A picture of the band taken at the performance was featured on the cover of Down Beatwhere an article complimented their playing: D.A. Pennebaker's documentary captured their rendition of "Rollin' and Tumblin'" and two other songs from the set, "Bullfrog...
In October, the band released their third album, Living the Blues, which included "Going Up the Country", their best-known song. Wilson's recreation of Henry Thomas' "Bull-Doze Blues" was almost a note-for-note copy of the original, including Thomas' instrumental break on the "quills" (pan-pipes) which Jim Horn duplicated on flute. Wilson rewrote t...
With Taylor and Mandel gone, Vestine returned on guitar, accompanied by bassist Antonio de la Barreda who had played with de la Parra for five years in Mexico City and was previously a member of the groups Jerome and Sam & the Goodtimers. This lineup went into the studio to record with John Lee Hooker the tracks that would yield the double album, H...
Joel Scott Hill, who had played with the Strangers and the Joel Scott Hill Trio, was recruited to fill the void left by Wilson's death. The band still had a touring contract for September, as well as upcoming studio dates. That fall they toured Australia and Europe; including a show played in Baarn, Netherlands, for the VPRO television program Pikn...
The popularity of the blues genre rose in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the release of the musical-comedy film The Blues Brothers (1980), starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. During this time, de la Parra had bought into the partnership of an East Hollywood recording studio at which he was again working with former bandmate Larry Taylor. Ta...
The death of frontman Bob Hite was a devastating blow that most thought would end the career of Canned Heat; however, de la Parra kept the band alive and would lead it back to prosperity over the next few decades. An Australian tour had been set up before Hite's death and harmonica player Rick Kellogg had joined to finish off the Kings of the Boogi...
Canned Heat's popularity has endured in some European countries and Australia. Their studio albums during this period include Boogie 2000 (1999), and Friends in the Can (2003), which features various guests, including John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Trout, Corey Stevens, Roy Rogers, Mandel, Larry Taylor, and Vestine. Eric Clapton and Dr. John made gues...
Michael Leonard Mann, aka Hollywood Fats, was born in Los Angeles in 1954 and died of a heart attack in 1986 at the young age of 32. A reckless lifestyle shouldn’t define him, because Hollywood Fats was an accomplished and evolved blues guitarist who left behind a beautiful musical legacy.
12. Dez. 1986 · Music. COMMENTARY : FATS’ DEATH IS BIG LOSS FOR MUSIC. By RANDY LEWIS. Dec. 12, 1986 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. The wire service obituaries on guitarist Mike (Hollywood Fats) Mann, who...
Active. 1970s. Born. March 17, 1954. Died. December 8, 1986 in Los Angeles, CA. Genre. Pop/Rock, Blues. Styles. Modern Electric Blues, Retro-Rock, Rockabilly Revival. Also Known As. Michael Mann. Member Of. The Blasters. New Releases. Articles. My Profile. Staff Picks. Year in Review. Advanced Search. 404 Error. This page did not load properly.
Hollywood Fats. Real Name: Michael Leonard Mann. Profile: American blues guitarist. Worked with Muddy Waters, James Harman, Jimmy Witherspoon, J.B. Hutto, John Lee Hooker, Albert King and others. Born: March 17, 1954 in Los Angeles, California. Died: December 8, 1986 in Los Angeles, California. (Heroin overdose)
