Nit Wit ~ Hollywood Fats Band Live Palo Alto '79

[@selmonb921]

Some of the greatest, and FLAWLESS guitar playing, what ever the genre

[@ireneruthfox]

One of the best Blues band ever.......And i mean ever.

[@golekhanayak8895]

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[@dr.tthunderchild7082]

the legend grows! he was truly one of the greatest unsung heroes of music! Really the father of west coast jump jive. He and will clark. there are some great clips out there of the two of them on stage together.

[@GetOutsideYourself]

How does this not have 500 billion views?

[@harrisdupree3323]

Because there are 7 BILLION people on the planet and 6.9 BILLION are "Nit Wits" just like the song says.

[@mikeyr4807]

I think this song best showcases the incredible talent of all the players. None better. Tragic that most folks will never be introduced to them on any radio broadcasting station

[@mauromeglii493]

Awesome Fats!!!😊💪✌

[@AlBlake]

The Fender Bassman Cabinet has a King Refrigerator logo on it instead of Fender... .Makes it even better yet!

[@techmiker]

Al Blake This is incredible Al! Will any of this get some kind of CD release?

[@janvermeulen8598]

Larry the mole Taylor on bass."Larry, come back up here."

[@andrewgillis8572]

the bassman and reverb tank means by my count 4 drive, 3 power, and 2 rectifier tubes all at work

[@bewl2641]

Apprently SRV overheard them playing in a club in Hollywood while he was taking a break from doing studio recordings. He had to call his brother Jimmie and tell him that he just heard the greatest blues guitarist ever.

[@selmonb921]

Heard the same story. SRV was in L.A./Hollywood Ca. and was out there recording with Mark Benno. I believe it was in 1973, and kind of strange, that Stevie and Hollywood would be the same age. Both being born in 1954

[@TheEclectic-1]

Great story!

[@TheEclectic-1]

​@selmonb921 Nice addition to the previous listener's version.

[@ringtintwobby]

so frikking cool thanks man!

[@TallBob2k]

damn listen to them go

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

THE WHOLE DAMN BAND IS STILL THE TOP OF THE LINE AIN'T NOBODY BETTER MAN CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042 'RAMBLING ON MY MIND' A ROBERT JOHNSON COVER VOICE AND GUITAR BLUES www.carlosguitarlosmusic.com/carlos/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/12-Rambling-on-My-Mind.mp3

[@alq2868]

Fats just goes off on this one, just frantic mayhem, but every note right on the mark. Stevie must have been loving it.

[@52guild]

Fukin Smokin !!

[@ChrisArmourMusic]

Would love to hear the unedited version ..

[@farshimelt]

Fats, aka, Mike Mann, was playing great at the age of 17, with Shakey Jake, who was always on his case, to "stop squeezing them notes."

[@ph4720631]

Is that Fats who introduces the song??

[@AlBlake]

the One and Only……. Round Mound of Sound

[@ph4720631]

@@AlBlake thx Al!!! Thought so....and I don't have to even ASK who sings. H.Fats is all inspiration for me on guitar and his work with all you guys is his best! Can't wait for the documentary; I'd fund it all in a flash if I could. If I may ask one more fanboy question....did the bigboy play Okie Dokie Stomp Gatemouth-style with a capo way up there?? Just gotta know...Muchos Thankyous man.

[@AlBlake]

no capo on ODS…..

[@valcoman]

Great stuff Al. Thanks for posting these. Is there somewhere that I can get that picture of Fats ES-345 up against the Bassman with the Reverb unit? That is so cool.

[@billyryan9057]

345 man that's an ES dot neck stop tail 335 best of all of the ESs fats also favored an ES 345

[@andrewgillis8572]

headliner the Cobras I believe featured Ms Lou Ann Barton & Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@TEXASFENDERBENDER]

The Cobras were up shit creek following these Cats on this one. I am from Dallas home of some of the baddest Guitar Slingers on the planet. As much as I love Stevie he couldn't have touched the Fat Man on his best night. Then again nobody could.

[@andrewgillis8572]

@@TEXASFENDERBENDER Here's something weird - we saw Canned Heat in May 1978 (on a stage built over the spot where I grew up) and come to learn, Fats was in that band. What i remember isn't him but instead Fito at the drums. Had no idea how we would be hooked on Fat's' other band within another 18 months. I realize now the ensemble sound they made on record was teh actual sound Chess brothers were trying to get - and the Fats Band got closer than Roomful the T Birds Stray Cats & whoever else on the scene. Sugar Ray's first single on Jaguar (Oh Baby/Keep Holdin On) also released in 1979 like Fats LP, was close.

[@kurtzwar729]

Ah, Hollywood Fats. He reminds me of the jazz cutting contests in the 30s. Step right up boys. I dare you to top this. Go ahead. Double dog dare ya. Fats blows them all away. RIP Fats

[@AlBlake]

ALL TRUE and more….. having spent years on stage with Fats, I heard a whole lot of him. His mind / ideas were endless…. melodically, tonally, rhythmically and tastefully. He always played for the song and the moment and he never made mistakes…. Fats always knew where he was going, long before he got there.

[@beran66]

does anyone know which type of the reverb used?

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

martin beran A FENDER TANK