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Hollywood Be Thy Name is a live album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. It was produced by producer Bob Ezrin. The recording venue, Willie Purple's Niteclub, was in reality Cherokee Recording Studios with a live audience.

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Hollywood Be Thy Name
Live album by Dr. John
Released	October 6, 1975
Recorded	1975
Venue	Willie Purple's Niteclub, Los Angeles
Studio	Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Length	40:45
Label	United Artists
Producer	Bob Ezrin
Dr. John chronology
Desitively Bonnaroo (1974) Hollywood Be Thy Name (1975) City Lights (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C−[2]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Dr. John – keyboards, vocals
• Ronnie Barron – keyboards, vocals on "Will The Circle Be Broken"
• Steve Hunter – guitar
• Kenny Ascher – keyboards
• Johnny Badanjek – drums
• John Boudreaux – drums
• Tommy Vig – percussion
• Bob Ezrin – keyboards, vocals
• Julius Farmer – bass
• Alvin Robinson – guitar, vocals on "It's All Right With Me"
• James Herb Smith – guitar
• Tommy Bolin - guitar
• Clifford Solomon – tenor saxophone
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
• Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone
• Chauncey Welsch – trombone
• Warren Luening – trumpet
• Bobby Torres – conductor

The Creolettes

• Venetta Fields – backing vocals
• Robbie Montgomery – backing vocals
• Tammy Lann – backing vocals

Technical

• Bob Ezrin – producer, engineer, arranger
• Bruce Robb, Colonel Tubby, David Hines, Dee Robb, George Tutko – assistant engineers
• Jim Frank – mixing engineer
• Fred Wesley, Julius Farmer – horn arrangements
• Bob Cato – art direction, design
• Doug Metzler – artwork, photography
• Paul Ruscha – photography

References

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