It seemed so promising at first.
Two items in the San Francisco Examiner bookend an eventful July 23, 1993, Red Devils gig at Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
Attendees were promised to “rock straight to hell with” The Red Devils, something called Pearl Harbour and Steve Verkey/Johnnie’s Problem, according to a July 18 ad in the Examiner.
It would soon be the Trocadero’s problem after the Devils got stiffed on the gig, according to pop music critic Joel Selvin in his Aug. 1 column.
Of course, The Red Devils were not above getting physical, whether it was to protect Paul Size from getting robbed or just to show some hotel furniture who’s boss.
Watch: Bruce Willis, Lester Butler & The Red Devils jam on Japan TV 1991
Bruce Willis toured Japan 34 years ago promoting “The Last Boy Scout,” featuring The Red Devils in a never-before-seen video of him performing “Checkin’ Up On My Baby” on Japanese TV. No Fightin’s 6th annual Black Friday Video!
Guitar mags celebrate Size & Bartel (and Flanigin)
The Red Devils guitarists were part of short “King King” features in Guitar World and Guitar Player magazines in the early ’90s.
The ‘King’ & ‘King’ who named a legendary club and album
Frank and Debra Hsu had no idea in 1973 that their Chinese restaurant in Hollywood would become a world famous bar — or that their names would forever be associated with an American blues band.
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