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to play work-in-progress cuts over its sound system while he exercised. Atwater reported that the highlight of the album was the chance to play with his idol, B.B. King. "
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Atwater donated his portion of the album royalties to charity. He was hospitalized for treatment for his brain tumor at the time of
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produced six of its songs; he praised
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Kleid, Beth (3 Apr 1990). "Red, Hot and Blue Tunes".
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