Guitarist Freddie King rode to fame in the early '60s with a spate of
catchy instrumentals which became instant bandstand fodder for fellow
bluesmen and white rock bands alike. Employing a more down-home (thumb
and finger picks) approach to the B.B. King single-string style of
playing, King enjoyed success on a variety of different record labels.
Furthermore, he was one of the first bluesmen to employ a racially
integrated group on-stage behind him. Influenced by Eddie Taylor, Jimmy
Rogers, and Robert Jr. Lockwood, King went on to influence the likes of
Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Lonnie Mack, among
many others.
Freddie King (who was originally billed as "Freddy" early in his career) was born and raised in Gilmer, TX, where he learned how to play guitar as a child; his mother and uncle taught him the instrument. Initially, King played rural acoustic blues, in the vein of Lightin' Hopkins. By the time he was a teenager, he had grown to love the rough, electrified sounds of Chicago blues. In 1950, when he was 16 years old, his family moved to Chicago, where he began frequenting local blues clubs, listening to musicians like Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Little Walter, and Eddie Taylor. Soon, the young guitarist formed his own band, the Every Hour Blues Boys, and was performing himself.
In the mid-'50s, King began playing on sessions for Parrott and Chess Records, as well as playing with Earlee Payton's Blues Cats and the Little Sonny Cooper Band. Freddie King didn't cut his own record until 1957, when he recorded "Country Boy" for the small independent label El-Bee. The single failed to gain much attention.
Three years later, King signed with Federal Records, a subsidiary of King Records, and recorded his first single for the label, "You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling," in August of 1960. The single appeared the following month and became a minor hit, scraping the bottom of the pop charts in early 1961. "You've Got to Love Her With Feeling" was followed by "Hide Away," the song that would become Freddie King's signature tune and most influential recording. "Hide Away" was adapted by King and Magic Sam from a Hound Dog Taylor instrumental and named after one of the most popular bars in Chicago. The single was released as the B-side of "I Love the Woman" (his singles featured a vocal A-side and an instrumental B-side) in the fall of 1961 and it became a major hit, reaching number five on the R&B charts and number 29 on the pop charts. Throughout the '60s, "Hide Away" was one of the necessary songs blues and rock & roll bar bands across America and England had to play during their gigs.
King's first album, Freddy King Sings, appeared in 1961, and it was followed later that year by Let's Hide Away and Dance Away With Freddy King: Strictly Instrumental. Throughout 1961, he turned out a series of instrumentals -- including "San-Ho-Zay," "The Stumble," and "I'm Tore Down" -- which became blues classics; everyone from Magic Sam and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Dave Edmunds and Peter Green covered King's material. "Lonesome Whistle Blues," "San-Ho-Zay," and "I'm Tore Down" all became Top Ten R&B hits that year.
Freddie King continued to record for King Records until 1968, with a second instrumental album (Freddy King Gives You a Bonanza of Instrumentals) appearing in 1965, although none of his singles became hits. Nevertheless, his influence was heard throughout blues and rock guitarists throughout the '60s -- Eric Clapton made "Hide Away" his showcase number in 1965. King signed with Atlantic/Cotillion in late 1968, releasing Freddie King Is a Blues Masters the following year and My Feeling for the Blues in 1970; both collections were produced by King Curtis. After their release, Freddie King and Atlantic/Cotillion parted ways.
King landed a new record contract with Leon Russell's Shelter Records early in 1970. King recorded three albums for Shelter in the early '70s, all of which sold well. In addition to respectable sales, his concerts were also quite popular with both blues and rock audiences. In 1974, he signed a contract with RSO Records -- which was also Eric Clapton's record label -- and he released Burglar, which was produced and recorded with Clapton. Following the release of Burglar, King toured America, Europe, and Australia. In 1975, he released his second RSO album, Larger Than Life.
Throughout 1976, Freddie King toured America, even though his health was beginning to decline. On December 29, 1976, King died of heart failure. Although his passing was premature -- he was only 42 years old -- Freddie King's influence could still be heard in blues and rock guitarists decades after his death. ~Biography by Cub Koda
Freddie King (who was originally billed as "Freddy" early in his career) was born and raised in Gilmer, TX, where he learned how to play guitar as a child; his mother and uncle taught him the instrument. Initially, King played rural acoustic blues, in the vein of Lightin' Hopkins. By the time he was a teenager, he had grown to love the rough, electrified sounds of Chicago blues. In 1950, when he was 16 years old, his family moved to Chicago, where he began frequenting local blues clubs, listening to musicians like Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Little Walter, and Eddie Taylor. Soon, the young guitarist formed his own band, the Every Hour Blues Boys, and was performing himself.
In the mid-'50s, King began playing on sessions for Parrott and Chess Records, as well as playing with Earlee Payton's Blues Cats and the Little Sonny Cooper Band. Freddie King didn't cut his own record until 1957, when he recorded "Country Boy" for the small independent label El-Bee. The single failed to gain much attention.
Three years later, King signed with Federal Records, a subsidiary of King Records, and recorded his first single for the label, "You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling," in August of 1960. The single appeared the following month and became a minor hit, scraping the bottom of the pop charts in early 1961. "You've Got to Love Her With Feeling" was followed by "Hide Away," the song that would become Freddie King's signature tune and most influential recording. "Hide Away" was adapted by King and Magic Sam from a Hound Dog Taylor instrumental and named after one of the most popular bars in Chicago. The single was released as the B-side of "I Love the Woman" (his singles featured a vocal A-side and an instrumental B-side) in the fall of 1961 and it became a major hit, reaching number five on the R&B charts and number 29 on the pop charts. Throughout the '60s, "Hide Away" was one of the necessary songs blues and rock & roll bar bands across America and England had to play during their gigs.
King's first album, Freddy King Sings, appeared in 1961, and it was followed later that year by Let's Hide Away and Dance Away With Freddy King: Strictly Instrumental. Throughout 1961, he turned out a series of instrumentals -- including "San-Ho-Zay," "The Stumble," and "I'm Tore Down" -- which became blues classics; everyone from Magic Sam and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Dave Edmunds and Peter Green covered King's material. "Lonesome Whistle Blues," "San-Ho-Zay," and "I'm Tore Down" all became Top Ten R&B hits that year.
Freddie King continued to record for King Records until 1968, with a second instrumental album (Freddy King Gives You a Bonanza of Instrumentals) appearing in 1965, although none of his singles became hits. Nevertheless, his influence was heard throughout blues and rock guitarists throughout the '60s -- Eric Clapton made "Hide Away" his showcase number in 1965. King signed with Atlantic/Cotillion in late 1968, releasing Freddie King Is a Blues Masters the following year and My Feeling for the Blues in 1970; both collections were produced by King Curtis. After their release, Freddie King and Atlantic/Cotillion parted ways.
King landed a new record contract with Leon Russell's Shelter Records early in 1970. King recorded three albums for Shelter in the early '70s, all of which sold well. In addition to respectable sales, his concerts were also quite popular with both blues and rock audiences. In 1974, he signed a contract with RSO Records -- which was also Eric Clapton's record label -- and he released Burglar, which was produced and recorded with Clapton. Following the release of Burglar, King toured America, Europe, and Australia. In 1975, he released his second RSO album, Larger Than Life.
Throughout 1976, Freddie King toured America, even though his health was beginning to decline. On December 29, 1976, King died of heart failure. Although his passing was premature -- he was only 42 years old -- Freddie King's influence could still be heard in blues and rock guitarists decades after his death. ~Biography by Cub Koda
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El guitarrista Freddie King saltó a la fama a principios de los años 60 con una serie de pegadizos temas instrumentales que se convirtieron en un alimento instantáneo para otros bluesistas y bandas de rock blancas. Empleando un enfoque más casero (con el pulgar y los dedos) del estilo de tocar una sola cuerda de B.B. King, éste disfrutó del éxito en una variedad de sellos discográficos. Además, fue uno de los primeros bluesmen en emplear un grupo racialmente integrado en el escenario tras él. Influido por Eddie Taylor, Jimmy Rogers y Robert Jr. Lockwood, King pasó a influir en artistas de la talla de Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan y Lonnie Mack, entre muchos otros.
Freddie King (que al principio de su carrera era conocido como "Freddy") nació y se crió en Gilmer, Texas, donde aprendió a tocar la guitarra de niño; su madre y su tío le enseñaron el instrumento. Al principio, King tocaba blues acústico rural, en la línea de Lightin' Hopkins. Al llegar a la adolescencia, se aficionó a los sonidos ásperos y electrificados del blues de Chicago. En 1950, cuando tenía 16 años, su familia se trasladó a Chicago, donde empezó a frecuentar los clubes de blues locales, escuchando a músicos como Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Little Walter y Eddie Taylor. Pronto, el joven guitarrista formó su propia banda, los Every Hour Blues Boys, y actuó él mismo.
A mediados de los 50, King empezó a tocar en sesiones para Parrott y Chess Records, además de tocar con Earlee Payton's Blues Cats y la Little Sonny Cooper Band. Freddie King no grabó su propio disco hasta 1957, cuando grabó "Country Boy" para el pequeño sello independiente El-Bee. El sencillo no consiguió ganar mucha atención.
Tres años más tarde, King firmó con Federal Records, una filial de King Records, y grabó su primer sencillo para el sello, "You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling", en agosto de 1960. El sencillo apareció al mes siguiente y se convirtió en un éxito menor, rozando el fondo de las listas de pop a principios de 1961. A "You've Got to Love Her With Feeling" le siguió "Hide Away", la canción que se convertiría en la firma de Freddie King y en su grabación más influyente. "Hide Away" fue adaptada por King y Magic Sam a partir de un instrumental de Hound Dog Taylor y lleva el nombre de uno de los bares más populares de Chicago. El single se publicó como cara B de "I Love the Woman" (sus singles tenían una cara A vocal y una cara B instrumental) en otoño de 1961 y se convirtió en un gran éxito, alcanzando el número cinco en las listas de R&B y el número 29 en las de pop. A lo largo de los años 60, "Hide Away" fue una de las canciones necesarias que las bandas de bar de blues y rock & roll de Estados Unidos e Inglaterra tenían que tocar durante sus actuaciones.
El primer álbum de King, Freddy King Sings, apareció en 1961, y fue seguido ese mismo año por Let's Hide Away y Dance Away With Freddy King: Strictly Instrumental. A lo largo de 1961, produjo una serie de temas instrumentales, como "San-Ho-Zay", "The Stumble" y "I'm Tore Down", que se convirtieron en clásicos del blues; desde Magic Sam y Stevie Ray Vaughan hasta Dave Edmunds y Peter Green versionaron el material de King. "Lonesome Whistle Blues", "San-Ho-Zay" y "I'm Tore Down" se convirtieron en éxitos de R&B en el Top Ten ese año.
Freddie King siguió grabando para King Records hasta 1968, con un segundo álbum instrumental (Freddy King Gives You a Bonanza of Instrumentals) que apareció en 1965, aunque ninguno de sus singles se convirtió en un éxito. Sin embargo, su influencia se escuchó en todos los guitarristas de blues y rock durante los años 60: Eric Clapton hizo de "Hide Away" su número de presentación en 1965. King firmó con Atlantic/Cotillion a finales de 1968, publicando Freddie King Is a Blues Masters al año siguiente y My Feeling for the Blues en 1970; ambas colecciones fueron producidas por King Curtis. Tras su publicación, Freddie King y Atlantic/Cotillion se separaron.
King consiguió un nuevo contrato discográfico con Shelter Records de Leon Russell a principios de 1970. King grabó tres álbumes para Shelter a principios de los 70, todos ellos con buenas ventas. Además de unas ventas respetables, sus conciertos también eran bastante populares entre el público de blues y de rock. En 1974, firmó un contrato con RSO Records -que también era el sello discográfico de Eric Clapton- y lanzó Burglar, que fue producido y grabado con Clapton. Tras el lanzamiento de Burglar, King realizó una gira por América, Europa y Australia. En 1975, lanzó su segundo álbum de la RSO, Larger Than Life.
A lo largo de 1976, Freddie King realizó una gira por América, a pesar de que su salud empezaba a declinar. El 29 de diciembre de 1976, King murió de un fallo cardíaco. Aunque su fallecimiento fue prematuro -sólo tenía 42 años-, la influencia de Freddie King aún podía escucharse en los guitarristas de blues y rock décadas después de su muerte. ~Biografía de Cub Koda
Freddie King (que al principio de su carrera era conocido como "Freddy") nació y se crió en Gilmer, Texas, donde aprendió a tocar la guitarra de niño; su madre y su tío le enseñaron el instrumento. Al principio, King tocaba blues acústico rural, en la línea de Lightin' Hopkins. Al llegar a la adolescencia, se aficionó a los sonidos ásperos y electrificados del blues de Chicago. En 1950, cuando tenía 16 años, su familia se trasladó a Chicago, donde empezó a frecuentar los clubes de blues locales, escuchando a músicos como Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Little Walter y Eddie Taylor. Pronto, el joven guitarrista formó su propia banda, los Every Hour Blues Boys, y actuó él mismo.
A mediados de los 50, King empezó a tocar en sesiones para Parrott y Chess Records, además de tocar con Earlee Payton's Blues Cats y la Little Sonny Cooper Band. Freddie King no grabó su propio disco hasta 1957, cuando grabó "Country Boy" para el pequeño sello independiente El-Bee. El sencillo no consiguió ganar mucha atención.
Tres años más tarde, King firmó con Federal Records, una filial de King Records, y grabó su primer sencillo para el sello, "You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling", en agosto de 1960. El sencillo apareció al mes siguiente y se convirtió en un éxito menor, rozando el fondo de las listas de pop a principios de 1961. A "You've Got to Love Her With Feeling" le siguió "Hide Away", la canción que se convertiría en la firma de Freddie King y en su grabación más influyente. "Hide Away" fue adaptada por King y Magic Sam a partir de un instrumental de Hound Dog Taylor y lleva el nombre de uno de los bares más populares de Chicago. El single se publicó como cara B de "I Love the Woman" (sus singles tenían una cara A vocal y una cara B instrumental) en otoño de 1961 y se convirtió en un gran éxito, alcanzando el número cinco en las listas de R&B y el número 29 en las de pop. A lo largo de los años 60, "Hide Away" fue una de las canciones necesarias que las bandas de bar de blues y rock & roll de Estados Unidos e Inglaterra tenían que tocar durante sus actuaciones.
El primer álbum de King, Freddy King Sings, apareció en 1961, y fue seguido ese mismo año por Let's Hide Away y Dance Away With Freddy King: Strictly Instrumental. A lo largo de 1961, produjo una serie de temas instrumentales, como "San-Ho-Zay", "The Stumble" y "I'm Tore Down", que se convirtieron en clásicos del blues; desde Magic Sam y Stevie Ray Vaughan hasta Dave Edmunds y Peter Green versionaron el material de King. "Lonesome Whistle Blues", "San-Ho-Zay" y "I'm Tore Down" se convirtieron en éxitos de R&B en el Top Ten ese año.
Freddie King siguió grabando para King Records hasta 1968, con un segundo álbum instrumental (Freddy King Gives You a Bonanza of Instrumentals) que apareció en 1965, aunque ninguno de sus singles se convirtió en un éxito. Sin embargo, su influencia se escuchó en todos los guitarristas de blues y rock durante los años 60: Eric Clapton hizo de "Hide Away" su número de presentación en 1965. King firmó con Atlantic/Cotillion a finales de 1968, publicando Freddie King Is a Blues Masters al año siguiente y My Feeling for the Blues en 1970; ambas colecciones fueron producidas por King Curtis. Tras su publicación, Freddie King y Atlantic/Cotillion se separaron.
King consiguió un nuevo contrato discográfico con Shelter Records de Leon Russell a principios de 1970. King grabó tres álbumes para Shelter a principios de los 70, todos ellos con buenas ventas. Además de unas ventas respetables, sus conciertos también eran bastante populares entre el público de blues y de rock. En 1974, firmó un contrato con RSO Records -que también era el sello discográfico de Eric Clapton- y lanzó Burglar, que fue producido y grabado con Clapton. Tras el lanzamiento de Burglar, King realizó una gira por América, Europa y Australia. En 1975, lanzó su segundo álbum de la RSO, Larger Than Life.
A lo largo de 1976, Freddie King realizó una gira por América, a pesar de que su salud empezaba a declinar. El 29 de diciembre de 1976, King murió de un fallo cardíaco. Aunque su fallecimiento fue prematuro -sólo tenía 42 años-, la influencia de Freddie King aún podía escucharse en los guitarristas de blues y rock décadas después de su muerte. ~Biografía de Cub Koda
01. (I'd Love To) Make Love To You (2:16)
02. Your Barkin' Up The Wrong Tree (2:41)
03. Look Ma, I'm Cryin' (3:10)
04. It Hurts To Be In Love (2:38)
05. You Walked In (2:43)
06. The Bossa Nova Watusi Twist (4:59)
07. San-Ho-Zay (Bonus Track) (2:50)
08. Heads Up (Bonus Track) (2:28)
09. Swooshy (Bonus Track) (2:13)
10. Is My Baby Mad At Me (2:22)
11. Someday, After Awhile (4:31)
12. One Hundred Years (2:24)
13. Bossa Nova Blues (3:48)
14. The Welfare (Turns It Back On You) (2:43)
15. Walk Down That Aisle (Honey Chile) (2:13)
16. Just Pickin' (Bonus Track) (2:32)
17. In The Open (Bonus Track) (2:53)
18. Out Front (Bonus Track) (2:36)
Time: 52:07
Released: 1962/2014
Styles: Texas Blues
Label: Lilith Records
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Thanks for this. I do have it but a lower bitrate, plus this has bonus tracks. I saw Freddie live in Australia in 1975. Met him as well and interviewed him for an Aussie blues magazine.
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