Freddie King

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Freddie King (1973)

Freddie King (born  September 3, 1934 in Gilmer , Texas , †  December 28, 1976 in Dallas , Texas) was a blues musician and one of the "three kings of the electric blues", next to Albert King and BB King . His style influenced u. a. Eric Clapton , Mick Taylor , Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lonnie Mack . He was also one of the first blues musicians to play with a black and white band.

life and work

Freddie King was born as Frederick Christian and received his first guitar lessons from his mother and uncle. He originally played rural acoustic blues in the footsteps of Lightnin 'Hopkins , but as a teenager he was drawn to the rougher Chicago blues. Moving to Chicago with his family in 1950 , he soon formed his own band, The Every Hour Blues Boys, and later played with bands from Little Sonny Cooper and Hound Dog Taylor . Presumably through the influence of Hound Dog Taylor, Freddie King developed his rough blues style on the electric guitar during this period.

In 1960, Freddie King recorded the blues songs, which later became his commercial successes. This includes both instrumental pieces such as The Stumble , which Peter Green impressively arranged on the John Mayall production A Hard Road , and San-Ho-Zay , but also sung blues titles such as Have You Ever Loved a Woman and I'm Tore Down , which was later taken over by Eric Clapton and is presented repeatedly during blues periods (From the Cradle) . With this, King opened up his music to the rock audience. Freddie King's standards also include the signature hideaway , an instrumental piece arranged by Eric Clapton (most recently at John Mayall's 70th birthday concert in Liverpool) and by Johnny Winter in the Live in NYC '97 production . The piece was named after one of the hippest bars in Chicago. In the 1960s the piece was part of the compulsory repertoire of every blues and blues rock band.

After further recordings in 1964, King became quieter. It was not until the beginning of 1970 that he recorded titles such as Going Down Slow and Me and my Guitar under the direction of Leon Russell . At the height of his international success, he suffered a heart attack during a concert in December 1976, from which he died shortly afterwards.

Awards

Discography

Albums (selection)

  • Freddy King Sings Federal 762 (1961)
  • Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King Federal 773 (1961)
  • Freddy King, Lulu Reed & Sonny Thompson : Two Boys and a Girl Federal 777 (1962)
  • Bossa Nova and the Blues Federal 821 (1963)
  • Freddy King Goes Surfin ' Federal 856 (1963)
  • Bonanza of Instrumentals Federal 928 (1965)
  • Freddie King Sings Again Federal 931 (1965)
  • Freddie King Is a Blues Master Cotillion SD 9004 (1969)
  • My Feeling for the Blues Cotillion SD 9016 (1970)
  • Getting Ready Shelter SW8905 (1971)
  • The Texas Cannonball Shelter SW8913 (1972)
  • Woman Across the River Shelter SW8921 (1973)
  • Burglar RSO SO4803 (1974)
  • Larger Than Life RSO SO4811 (1975)

Singles (selection)

  • Country Boy / That's What You Think, El-Bee Records 157 (1956)
  • You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling / Have You Ever Loved a Woman, Federal 45-12384 (1960)
  • Hide Away / I Love the Woman, Federal 45-12401 (1961)
  • Lonesome Whistle Blues / It's Too Bad Things Are Going So Tough, Federal 45-12415 (1961)
  • San-Ho-Zay / See See Baby, Federal 45-12428 (1961)
  • I'm Tore Down / Sen-Sa-Shun, Federal 45-12432 (1961)
  • Christmas Tears / I Hear Jingle Bells, Federal 45-12439 (1961)
  • If You Believe (In What You Do) / Heads Up, Federal 45-12443 (1961)
  • Takin 'Care of Business / The Stumble, Federal 45-12450 (1962)
  • Sittin 'On the Boat Dock / Side Tracked, Federal 45-12456 (1962)
  • Texas Oil / What About Love, Federal 45-12462 (1962)
  • Come On / Just Pickin ', Federal 45-12470 (1962)
  • Look, Ma I'm Cryin '/ The Bossa Nova Watusi Twist, Federal 45-12482 (1962)

Videos and DVDs

  • 1995 Free Stage [live] Vestapol
  • 1996 Texas Blues Guitar [Video / DVD] Vestapol
  • 1998 Live at the Superbowl: September 22, 1972 Vestapol
  • 2001 The !!!! Beat [video] [live] music sales
  • 2001 The Beat 1966 [live] Vestapol
  • 2002 In Concert [Video] [live] Vestapol
  • 2002 Dallas, Texas Jan. 20th 1973 [live] Mel Bay Records
  • 2002 Dallas, Texas Jan. 20th 1973 [live] Vestapol
  • 2003 Live in Europe BMG / Image
  • 2003 Blues Legend: Live in Europe

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Cub Koda . All Music Guide biography
  2. ↑ All Music Guide Bio
  3. ↑ Amy Van Beveren: Freddie King . tshaonline.org
  4. ↑ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 18, 2015, accessed August 8, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Rolling Stone Magazine ( Memento from April 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ All Music Guide, CD Universe, Amazon
personal data
SURNAME King, Freddie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Gilmer , Texas
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 1976
Place of death Dallas , Texas