Freddie King. Because he's the man.

[Soul Man]

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[tapeworm]

dude was just so funky!
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[DC1]

Freddie!

It don't get no better.


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[arthur rotfeld]

^^^ Love that show, OP. Killer playing.

[sacakl]

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Was in a band that played the Clapton studio version of this, which is pretty good, but I always preferred Freddie's version above everyone's. Great post!

[RoadRunner]

Freddie rules, my fave King.

[GarMan]

Freddie rules, my fave King.

Mine too!

[Jd3]

Freddie rules, my fave King.

+1 ... Freddie is the shiznit ! Love everything he did ... man could PLAY and SING ! He put his heart into everything he did ... I regret I never got to see him play live.

[Fatherflot]

The King of Kings, sho nuff.

[bebopmonk]

Freddie is the KING of Kings. Blues isn't my main thing, but Freddie always hit it home for me.

[Brian D]

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[steelers88]

Damn I miss Freddie.
Seen him twice early-mid 70"s.
Opening for GFR. I will always owe a dept to Mark for introducing me to Mr. King.
Second time Freddie saved a drunken Clapton from being lynched in Buffalo, completely saved the day ala Superman.
Total Package.

[DICKIE C]

Freddie King was great, just great. I remember the first time I ever heard any of his music. The hair on my neck stood up. Loved his playing ever since.

[Hipster Dofus]

:bandFreddie rules, my fave King.
Yep!!!!

[tdarian]

They don't mak'em like that anymore. At least not many.

[jimw427]

Saw his daughter at the Rock and Roll Inductions this year accepting for him. She told a great story about when she was little and never realized what her father did until one night she got to go along when he played. She then realized her dad was playing that great rock and roll blues she was listening to and was amazed. She than realized why he was so upset a few months earlier when she and her friends were playing anround the house and they broke his Gold Top Les Paul. ...... Jim

[arthur rotfeld]

Something tells me you don't want to be around when Mr. King's LP gets broken.

[Rhomco]

Something tells me you don't want to be around when Mr. King's LP gets broken.

Old sound man in the DFW area. He says Freddie was a true gentle giant. Freddie once left his car with my friend while he was away on a tour for a couple of months. When Freddie got back home he went to find his car and my friend was not home. Freddie found him in a pool hall and walked up behind him unseen. He suprized him by grabbing him from behind at the shoulders and lifting him three feet in the air! Shocked the bejesus out of him they laughed like old friends do and thanked him for taking care of his stuff while he was away.
True story..... Oh yeah, I asked him if Freddie happened to have left an old guitar or amp with him after all these years:drool No luck.
Rob

[arthur rotfeld]

^^^Good story.

I love how he just dwarfs a 335-style guitar. LOL

[frank4001]

A true "giant". The guitar seems to pleading for its life when he plays it...

[Gas-man]

Anyone else prefer his pre "Impress the rock crowd" earlier playing besides me?

He got awfully "notey" in the 70's.

[SnidelyWhiplash]

They don't mak'em like that anymore. At least not many.

They don't make 'em like that anymore,period!!!

[Dr. Jimmy]

Freddie rules, my fave King.

Amen!

[Blues Fuse]

Seeing this thread prompted me to put on a best of Freddie CD that I put together for myself that has 27 songs from the early years..."See See Baby" what you have done.

[sideman]

Has anyone seen any video of him from back in the Federal days, the early '60's, when he was writing and recording all that great stuff? The vids all seem to be from 10-15 years later.

[Poppa Stoppa]

Has anyone seen any video of him from back in the Federal days, the early '60's, when he was writing and recording all that great stuff? The vids all seem to be from 10-15 years later.Have you seen the killer 1966 footage from 'The Beat'?
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[gmann]

Most definately a badass. My favorite of the Kings.

[NeilYoungFan]

Amazing guitar player with a built-in overdrive in his throat. Larger than life!

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[sideman]

Have you seen the killer 1966 footage from 'The Beat'?
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yeah man

[Mike Hoffman]

I loved his work with Don Nix producing. Living in the Palace of the King and Goin Down are two of my favorites.

[vmjoe]

He truly was outstanding. Listen to Clapton's phrasing and you hear Freddie all over the place.

[54GT]

He truly was outstanding. Listen to Clapton's phrasing and you hear Freddie all over the place.

totally agree on both counts. for all the things Clapton says about BB, I have always heard much more of Freddie in his playing

[McQuade]

So great. What a singer, player, performer.

[George H]

Damn I miss Freddie.
Seen him twice early-mid 70"s.
Opening for GFR. I will always owe a dept to Mark for introducing me to Mr. King.
Second time Freddie saved a drunken Clapton from being lynched in Buffalo, completely saved the day ala Superman.
Total Package.

Can't help but wonder if GFR got the riff for Foot Stompin' Music from Freddie's Boogie Funk.

[Mickey Shane]

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Best thread evar! Many thanks!

[guitarjazz]

Bought the Hideaway album cutout for 49 cents at my local Woolworths when I was a kid. Wore that sucker out.

[sideman]

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[sideman]

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[sideman]

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[sideman]

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[Solcat]

How many other bluesmen were so awesome that they could sell all instumental albums?

[Blingdogg]

He's always been one of my favorite bluesmen and guitarists. He was truly awesome!

[Mike Hoffman]

Here's a recording of my band covering Someday After a While.

http://soundcloud.com/mike_hoffman/someday-after-a-while

[Soul Man]

Second time Freddie saved a drunken Clapton from being lynched in Buffalo, completely saved the day ala Superman.
Total Package.

There you go. Info from those days is scarce but I believe you 100%. Clapton's wheels were falling off show to show at that time and Freddie bailed his ass out LOTS of times during that tour.

Saving grace indeed.

[tapeworm]

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[GFR4LYF]

Can't help but wonder if GFR got the riff for Foot Stompin' Music from Freddie's Boogie Funk.
Maybe, but all the members of Grand Funk were huge fans of his music, they even mentioned him in their hit "We're An American Band" you know the line:"Up all night with Freddie King, I've got to tell you pokers his thing" Mark Farner recalls that one night after the show, he along with Freddie and his band were playing poker, Mark said that Freddie cleaned him out so much, that he had to borrow cab fare from Freddie just to get back to his hotel.

[SarasotaSlim]

By a show of hands - how many TGPers were lucky enough to see Freddie King live? :wave

It was at the Tampa University Gym.

Years later I found out that one of my local guitar heros had been in Freddie's band for a year. Greg Poulos has lots of interesting Freddie King stories.


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Great pics in here of Greg playing of hanging with blues greats.

http://www.myspace.com/gregpoulosguitar/photos/albums/my-photos/167279

[Soul Man]

Any idea who the band members are?

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[rwijaya]

Deacon jones are on keyboards, he still plays here in LA a lot.

[schultzvil]

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Just the collars ALONE tell you he's the King.
and the previous comments about Clapton's phrasing are so true. I've always heard it that way, it's like basically his whole thing is lifted from Freddie's phrasing.
I guess we've ALL borrowed a bunch from that phrasing- I know I sure have.
So economical and forceful and ON POINT. He just gets it done.

[SarasotaSlim]

Any idea who the band members are?

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Deacon Jones on Hammond - and probably David Maxwell on piano - looks like 2 keys and no 2nd guitar for this show. Not sure who the drummer and bass player are.

Jr. Boy was another guitar player that played quite a bit with Freddie and I had a chance encounter with him at a KFC in Atlanta while he was touring with Charlie Musslewhite. Jr. Boy had some funny stuff to say about Freddie too.

[Brudr]

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Notice the back control knobs are gone....he had the Goldtop wired for one tone and one volume knob :)

[sideman]

interesting - never noticed that. wonder where that goldtop is? a very influential guitar!
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[Soul Man]

Piano: David Maxwell http://www.davidmaxwell.com/
Drums: Charlie Robinson
Hammond: Deacon Jones http://deaconjonesbluesband.com/index.html
Bass: Benny Turner (Freddie's Brother) http://www.bennyturner.com/bio.htm

[Pete Faragher]

He sure was.....
I love that they use his version of Goin' Down in the title credits for Eastbound and Down.

[DRS]

:):):)

[nic0le]

huge influence on my playin..i remember hearing him on my pa's radio in his truck when i was small. wow..love everything he ever did and all othe stuff i read about ..amazing.

[jsb]

To the, where is that gold top question. Having watched his daughter's acceptance speech from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, she claims his kids were running around the house playing and broke the guitar. That was only one week before she saw her father perform for the first. At the Apollo by the way. Not a bad first time to see your dad play.

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[Heritage 80]

By a show of hands - how many TGPers were lucky enough to see Freddie King live? :wave

:waveTwice, both memorable shows. The 1st was at a repurposed ski lodge in Cary Illinois (Harry Hopes) in about '74 or so. He and the band played a brilliant show. During one of the breaks I was on the "stage" (floor level) checking out the settings on his Super Six when a roadie asked me if I could help him change a tire on Freddie's white Cadillac. I did and was rewarded with a few wacky tobaccy cigs.

The show ended at about 12:00AM and Freddie announced that they were turning off the OPEN sign and locking the doors, and for anyone who'd been saving anything to indulge in after the show to "bring it out". The "lodge" got very smokey instantly.

He then began bringing on a bunch of famous Chicago players to sit in for a three hour jam (James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Koko Tayler, and some I can't remember. We rolled out of there at about 4 in the morning. Probably the best show I've ever been to.

2nd time was at an old ballroom in Twin Lakes Wisconsin in '75. Cheap Trick (basicall a club band on the rise at that time) backed Freddie up. Not a good idea. They were basically booed off the stage after about 6 songs. Things were very strange until Freddy finall got set up and started wailing. Another great show. The man exuded so much energy live it was unbelievable!!!

[Soul Man]

:waveTwice, both memorable shows. The 1st was at a repurposed ski lodge in Cary Illinois (Harry Hopes) in about '74 or so. He and the band played a brilliant show. During one of the breaks I was on the "stage" (floor level) checking out the settings on his Super Six when a roadie asked me if I could help him change a tire on Freddie's white Cadillac. I did and was rewarded with a few wacky tobaccy cigs.

The show ended at about 12:00AM and Freddie announced that they were turning off the OPEN sign and locking the doors, and for anyone who'd been saving anything to indulge in after the show to "bring it out". The "lodge" got very smokey instantly.

He then began bringing on a bunch of famous Chicago players to sit in for a three hour jam (James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Koko Tayler, and some I can't remember. We rolled out of there at about 4 in the morning. Probably the best show I've ever been to.

2nd time was at an old ballroom in Twin Lakes Wisconsin in '75. Cheap Trick (basicall a club band on the rise at that time) backed Freddie up. Not a good idea. They were basically booed off the stage after about 6 songs. Things were very strange until Freddy finall got set up and started wailing. Another great show. The man exuded so much energy live it was unbelievable!!!

Great stories!

[Jed B]

Notice the back control knobs are gone....he had the Goldtop wired for one tone and one volume knob :)

Was it?..............interesting.

There's a few pics of him with that guitar where you can see the shafts of the tone knobs.

I had though he lost the knobs or something like that..............:dunno

[Brian D]

...The show ended at about 12:00AM and Freddie announced that they were turning off the OPEN sign and locking the doors, and for anyone who'd been saving anything to indulge in after the show to "bring it out". The "lodge" got very smokey instantly.

He then began bringing on a bunch of famous Chicago players to sit in for a three hour jam (James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Koko Tayler, and some I can't remember. We rolled out of there at about 4 in the morning. Probably the best show I've ever been to...I dunno... I can't imagine a show cooler than that. To quote Napoleon Dynamite: "Lucky!"

[mmrxcsr01]

If you can find it, "Freddie King, 1934-1976" has some great liner note by EC, and a really good version of "Furthur On Up The Road"...just sayin'...

[mrkenny]

Have you seen the killer 1966 footage from 'The Beat'?
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Check out Gate in the first vid, groovin' in the background

[Soul Man]

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[lspaulsp]

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One of my FAVORITE Freddie songs.

[Kiwi]

He truly was outstanding. Listen to Clapton's phrasing and you hear Freddie all over the place.

Ab-so-freakin'-lutely. And I'd guess EC would not only be the first to admit it, he'd take it as a profound compliment.

Hearing Freddie doing his "Hide Away" is a thing of joy. Thanks to all who posted clips.

=K

[StompBoxBlues]

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Thanks for that (and the others) they put a BIG smile on my face!

[Soul Man]

Freddie freddie freddie!