He had six children with his wife jessie burnett, following her from chicago back to texas when she disapproved of his chicago lifestyle. Blues innovator freddie king sang like a lion and struck his guitars strings with rattlesnake intensity. This month were going to take a look at some techniques that are characteristic of the texas cannonball, freddie king. Nov 26, 2010 this 5cd boxed set picks up right where bear familys first mammoth and highly acclaimed freddie king box, taking care of business 19561973, left off, chronicling the last years of the great texas born blues guitarists legacy with rso records, where, of course, eric clapton also recorded. Freddie king september 3, 1934 december 28, 1976 was an american blues guitarist and singer. Freddie king 1972 the texas cannonball freddie king also known as freddy king and the texas cannonball born september 3 1934 and died december 28 1976, was an influential africanamerican blues guitarist and singer. King based his guitar style on texas blues and chicago blues influences. Freddie king discography 19612010 download torrent tpb. I always just listened to whatever made me happy at the time.
Kings output on texas cannonball includes brilliant covers of songs by howlin wolf, lowell fulson, leon russell, bill withers and elmore james. The texas cannonball, the greatest hits of freddie king by. Freddie king was born as frederick christian on september 3, 1934. Cannonball run ii 1 hours and 48 minutes movie 1984 the sheik who competed at the last cannonball run, is berated by his father for not winning it. King stretches those sounds with great fervor on the hayesporter number i had a dream, containing the strength mark farner said the blues artist displayed in concert, which could snap a guitar neck. King of the blues sounds good too, includes his three full shelter records albums, plus some bonus tracks not on the two dcc cds, but the dcc texas cannonball has some bonus material that isnt on the king of the blues. Top 10 blues guitarists freddie king blog flame tree publishing. He perfected his own guitar style based on texas and chicago influences and was one of the first artists to have a multi. Hailing from gilmer, texas, freddie king held his own with b. Download freddie king discography 19612010 torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. Of all the kings g freddy is recoginized the least. Freddie king texas cannonball on 200g lp from analogue productions. The texas cannonball, the greatest hits of freddie king, an album by freddie king on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
The complete kingfederal singles 2cd set firstever compilation devoted to freddie kings kingfederal singles, the recordings that made him a star 54 tracks, 155 minutes includes such hits as hideaway, lonesome whistle blues, sanhozay. Freddie king texas cannonball 1972 full album youtube. Though his mothers maiden name was king, in his early days as a performer he was thought to have changed his last name to king to align himself with b. The bluesberries album with buddy miles and double trouble was recorded. Freddie king aka the texas cannonball, one of the three kings of electric blues guitar, along with albert king and b. Texas cannonball was written by rocky athas and buddy miles for the bluesberries album, to honor the master, freddie king. Freddie king september 3, 1934 december 28, 1976, thought to have been born as. Publication date 1975 topics blues, rock, funk language english. Sep 03, 2014 texas cannonball was written by rocky athas and buddy miles for the bluesberries album, to honor the master, freddie king.
Freddie king finally drops his long awaited single pakkende mannen. Freddie sometimes spelled freddy king revitalized the chicago blues scene in the sixties. The texas cannonball studio album by freddie king 1972. The complete king federal singles 2cd set firstever compilation devoted to freddie king s king federal singles, the recordings that made him a star 54 tracks, 155 minutes includes such hits as hideaway, lonesome whistle blues, sanhozay. He was an essential part of my musical development, and i feel you need to spend some time emulating freddie king if you really want to be an electric blues player.
Freddie king texas cannonball lyrics and tracklist genius. He recorded several hits for federal records in the early 1960s. Who was the drummer on freddie kings album burglar. Backing artists include many musicians who played with eric clapton in the 1970s. Blues singer and guitarist who flourished in the 1960s with a laidback voice and a facile, fastfingered guitar technique. Texas cannonball release by freddie king see all versions of this release, 2 available overview. Completes the freddie king story, with all of his 197475 rso studio recordings some with labelmate eric clapton and four jampacked discs of sizzling mid70s live performances. I ordered texas cannonball by freddie king on audio cd, it has 10 songs, but i received in the mail freddie king, the texas cannonball, live at the opry house on audio cd, it has 7 songs, instead. His family moved from dallas to the south side of chicago after finishing school in 1950. Buy freddie kings album titled texas cannonball to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. The greatest hits of freddie king freddie king on allmusic. Freddie king texas cannonball on 200g lp 1971 electric blues classic among 1st titles pressed at quality record pressings 200g lp is deadquiet with tremendous presence and lively dynamics getting ready. Music direct reserves the right to select the carrier and ship method within the terms of this offer.
Page 1 other artists joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. Jan 18, 2016 freddie king licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of special markets spm. King, tbone walker, muddy waters, and other masters of the electric blues. Freddie king texas cannonball 200g vinyl lp music direct. I didnt think i had much regional pride until tasked to come up with my favorite texas album. Freddie king texas flyer, 19741976 5cd bear family steve. Release texas cannonball by freddie king musicbrainz. Freddie king september 3, 1934 december 28, 1976, thought to have been born as frederick christian in gilmer, texas, originally recording as freddy king, and nicknamed the texas cannonball, was an influential africanamerican blues guitarist and singer. Lets hide away and dan freddie king reed gives you a bonanza of woman across the river. He teased us with a trailer and a street session but finally releases the official visuals for his long awaited project. Freddie king, the legendary texas cannonball, was one of the greatest blues.
Clapton has stated many times over that freddie king was among his chief influences. Come and listen to a reunion of the legendary freddie king band at 7. Texas cannonball, freddie king, electrified the world with his music. Sylistically, freddie king is from the same school as buddy guy, two men instrumental in bringing this art form to a mass audience. Freddie king licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of special markets spm. Freddie king texas flyer, 19741976 5cd bear family. Jul 20, 2012 king of the blues sounds good too, includes his three full shelter records albums, plus some bonus tracks not on the two dcc cds, but the dcc texas cannonball has some bonus material that isnt on the king of the blues.
Music profile for freddie king, born 3 september 1934. The texas cannonball was a huge influence on such british guitar gods as eric. King, were collectively referred to as the three kings of electric blues guitar. He is often mentioned as one of the three kings of electric blues guitar, along with albert king and b. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Freddie king texas cannonball steve hoffman music forums. Can i return it for what i wanted in the first place or what can i do. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. But although he was born on a farm near gilmer in 1934, kings real contribution came as one of the young.
Freddie king biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Those talents, along with his compositional brilliance, took king to the pinnacle of success in the blues world of the sixties and seventies. His soulful and powerful voice and distinctive guitar style inspired many musicians, particularly guitarists. Feb 23, 2009 sylistically, freddie king is from the same school as buddy guy, two men instrumental in bringing this art form to a mass audience. Texas blueselectric blues cd freddie king the texas. Nicknamed the texas cannonball, freddie king was an influential blues guitarist and singer. But although he was born on a farm near gilmer in 1934, king s real contribution came as one of the young musicians from chicagos west side who challenged. If you came straight to this page, click on the button below to explore the rest of this site. In the cauldron of the early seventies austin scene, the texas cannonball was the local ambassador of the blues, schooling young hippies at armadillo world headquarters and other legendary venues. Freddie king september 3, 1934 december 28, 1976 was an american blues guitarist and. Freddie king september 3, 1934 december 28, 1976 was born as frederick christian and nicknamed as the texas cannonball, was an american blues singer and guitarist, remembered as one of the three kings of electric blues guitar, together with b. Freddie king texas cannonball 1972 full album 01 lowdown in lodi 0.