Freddie King

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