Died On This Date (December 8, 1986) Hollywood Fats / Blues Guitarist; Played In The Blasters

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Hollywood Fats (Born Michael Mann)
May 17, 1954 – December 8, 1986

Hollywood Fats was a respected Los Angeles blues guitarist who began playing when he was just ten years old. As a side man, he played with the likes of Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Albert King. Fats also fronted his own band who released an album in 1979. In 1986, he joined the Blasters, replacing the recently departed Dave Alvin. Later that year, Hollywood Fats died of a heroin overdose at the age of 32.