Freddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976)
Texas and West Side, Chicago Blues Genres Guitarist and Singer, Freddie King, had influence on the techniques of Eric Clapton and others. He had his bulk of hits in the 1960's and the 1970's. Touring for up to 300 days a year and bad dieting habits led to his death at aged 42 years old. Please take a listen here and enjoy your weekend: Have you loved a woman, Country boy ft. Margaret Whitfield, going down and Hide away
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_King
Background information |
Birth name | Fred King |
Born | September 3, 1934 Gilmer, Texas, United States |
Died | December 28, 1976 (aged 42) Dallas, Texas, United States |
Genres | Electric blues, blues-rock,funk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1952–1976 |
Associated acts | Robert Lockwood, Jr., Sonny Thompson, Bill Willis, King Curtis, Leon Russell, Carl Radle, Eric Clapton, Jamie Oldaker, Tom Dowd, Mike Vernon, Steve Ferrone, Bobby Tench, P.P. Arnold, Jimmie Vaughan, Peter Green, Edd Lively |
Website | The official Freddie King site |
Notable instruments |
Gibson Les Paul guitar Gibson ES-345 |
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