Hollywood Blue Flames, The / Road To Rio
Album: Road To Rio   Collection:Blues
Artist:Hollywood Blue Flames, The   Added:May 2006
Label:Delta Groove Productions  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-05-28 Pull Date: 2006-07-30 Charts: Blues
Week Ending: Jul 16 Jul 9 Jul 2 Jun 25 Jun 18 Jun 11 Jun 4
Airplays: 1 1 3 2 1 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 24, 2019: blues with a feelin'
Boogie Woogie Blues, Cleanhead Blues
4. Jul 15, 2006: blues with a feelin'
Long Black Cadillac
2. Oct 27, 2018: blues with a feelin'
Cleanhead Blues, Side Tracked
5. Jul 05, 2006: Blooz
Let Me Love You
3. Oct 04, 2007: Sunshine ... in the Afternoon (First Fall)
Let Me Love You
6. Jun 28, 2006: Ocean of Sound
Long Black Cadillac

Album Review
The Byrd of Paradise
Reviewed 2006-05-29
39-year old blues crew from Southern California. Legendary, with new guitarist. Tuff, authentic sound. From lowdown, gut bucket to hard-edged inner-city blues. No posing here.

1. Drivin' midtempo rocky strut
2. Oldtime lowdown (John Lee Hooker)
3. Easy strollin' country-fied walk
4. Drivin' jungle beat - call & response
5. Easy walkin' country-fied blues stroll
6. Bluesy cha cha to shuffle piano instr.
7. Serious acoustic guitar & harp. Solid vocals -- OOOhhh!!!
8. Tuff walkin' inner city instr.
9. Lowdown, lean & mean. Ooohhh!
10. Oldtime "welldone" harp instr.
11. Lazy & lowdown - real blues!
12. Tuff struttin' city walk w/horns.
13. Whackedd-out guitar over smokin shuffle.
14. Slinky - sleazy - sensuous
15. Easy walkin' acoustic harp insrt.

CD 2
1. Uptempo guitar jump insrt.
2. PIano boogie - very touchy issue
3. Oldtime early R & B - jumpin;
4. Fats does Freddy King - very well.
5. Legendary Texas jump blues man backedd by Hollywood Fats band
6. More of the same - but slower. Oooh!!
7. Swingin' version of Joe Turner classic
8. Classic Chicago blues rumba
9. Laidback & lowdown
10. Legendary blues singer backed by the Fats band
11. Same singer - jumpin boogie woogie
12. FCC - NOT FOR AIRPLAY

Track Listing
1. Baby Let's Play House   14. Let Me Love You
2. Everybody's Blues   15. Honeydripper
3. Coffee Grindin' Man   16. Fats Fries One
4. Steady Rollin'   17. Nasty Boogie Woogie
5. Long Black Cadillac   18. Baby Let's Play House
6. Gumbo Grinder   19. Side Tracked
7. Gone Away   20. Kidney Stew
8. 3rd Degree Burn   21. Cleanhead Blues
9. Let's Rock Awhile   22. Shake Rattle And Roll
10. Dr. Blake's Boogie   23. Rockinitis
11. Black Chilli Pepper   24. This Little Voice
12. Sharpest Man In Town   25. Love For Sale
13. Jr's Boogie Rocket   26. Boogie Woogie Blues
  27. Motel Time