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Review "A musical and emotional masterclass!" -- David Sinclair London Times "Discovery of the Year!" -- Ralph McLean BBC Radio "This genius just has to be heard!" -- Tom Clarke Hittin the Note Magazine Product Description Hell Can Wait by Carlos Guitarlos About the Artist Street-corner legend Carlos Guitarlos amazing journey was first chronicled by veteran reporter Bob Baker in a front-page, column one feature in the Los Angeles Times (April 30, 2003). Since then, Carlos career underwent a dramatic transformation: He went from life on the streets to headlining the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip within three months. He was featured on NPRs "World Cafe" and "Fresh Air" programs, where Rolling Stone Magazines Milo Miles said of the wayward street-busker, "Guitarlos sings of laughter, pain and redemption in a weather-beaten voice that takes you to a better place." A distribution deal in the UK soon followed and Carlos garnered a trove of press accolades (The London Times called the comeback CD a "roots-rock masterpiece" in its 5-star review). He then became an object of fascination at the BBC, where he was featured live on 15 of its programs. The gushing of the British press led to numerous Londoners stopping Carlos on the! streets for his autograph and an invitation to a formal dinner in honor of Sir Elton John. Back in his hometown, Carlos has come full-circle and has once again achieved the status of "L.A. Legend" by winning L.A. Weekly Magazines award for Best Contemporary Blues/R&B Artist, with the crowning touch being proclaimed a "homegrown treasure" by a Los Angeles City Council resolution. Chris Morris of Billboard Magazine went on to write of the ceremony, "To the amazement of many who knew him when he was an unholy terror on the scene, the L.A. Mayors office declared a Carlos Guitarlos Day this summer." The culmination of this spectacular story of redemption will come to fruition on a screen near you; The rights to Carlos life-story has been optioned by About Entertainment for a Hollywood feature film.