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Freddie King
(September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976), thought to have been born as Frederick
Christian, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "The Texas
Cannonball", was an influential American blues guitarist and singer. He is
often mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar,
along with Albert King and B.B. King, as well as being the youngest of the
three.
Freddie King based
his guitar style on Texas and Chicago influences and was one of the first
bluesmen to have a multi-racial backing band onstage with him at live
performances. He is best known for singles such as "Have You Ever Loved A
Woman" (1960) and his Top 40 hit "Hide Away" (1961). He is also
known for albums such as the early, instrumental-packed Let's Hide Away and
Dance Away with Freddy King (1961) and the later album Burglar (1974), which
displayed King's mature versatility as both player and singer in a range of
blues and funk styles.
Recorded in May, 1961.
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