On July 29, 1991, The Red Devils began recording their debut album “King King,” now a modern blues classic. Here is how “King King” came to be, with untold stories and a rare album outtake.
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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.
New designs, styles and sales in No Fightin’ Threadless shop
Pick from several original designs to represent your favorite band and your favorite website.
Bill Bateman ready to rumble in 1990
Bill Bateman imagines a brawl between the bluesers and the metalheads in this June 1990 Blue Shadows interview.
Lester Butler explains the draw of The Red Devils
The Red Devils were featured in the Oct. 12, 1992, edition of Music Connection in a fun Lester Butler interview and a brutal CD review.
Red Devils make Indiana debut, 1992
Lester Butler gave an interview to a local newspaper before The Red Devils’ Oct. 13, 1992, gig in Bloomington, Indiana.
On the road, sometimes, with Red Devils and John Campbell
In early 1993, The Red Devils embarked on a troubled tour with blues musician John Campbell, marred by several cancellations before the enterprise fell apart.
Blue Shadows drawing celebs to King King in 1990
Bruce Willis, John Entwhistle, Johnny Rivers and a stolen bass: Tales of The Blue Shadows at King King in 1990.
Inside The Red Devils 1992 Def American press kit
The Red Devils were introduced to the public at large on “King King” in 1992. But the Def American band press kit filled in a lot of blanks in those early days.
The Red Devils on the eve of first US tour
The Los Angeles Times catches The Red Devils in August 1992, when they were graduating from local bar band to touring machine.
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