Not sure why I never did this before (post a Spotify playlist), but here is a little play list that I like to jam to when I need to get my mojo working
This video is delightful to me for several reasons.
First the person who uploaded it, recorded it off of his telivision set. Which in my mind means he really liked it, and possible had no other way to record it.
And secondly, he did a reall good job. Which indicates that he, like me is a Freddie King fan. :)
Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/evanfrmheaven YouTube channel for other blues videos.
Track listings
1. Pack It Up
2. My Credit Didn't Go Through
3. I Got The Same Old Blues
4. Only Getting Second Best
5. Texas Flyer
6. Pulp Wood
7. She's A Burglar
8. Sugar Sweet
9. I Had A Dream
10. Let The Good Times Roll
"the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-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. A 5* album
1. Pack It Up
2. My Credit Didn't Go Through
3. I Got The Same Old Blues
4. Only Getting Second Best
5. Texas Flyer
6. Pulp Wood
7. She's A Burglar
8. Sugar Sweet
9. I Had A Dream
10. Let The Good Times Roll
NPR's Ed Ward wrote the following review of Freddie King And The Harsh 'Business' Of The Blues
Freddie King @ Amazon.com
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Freddie King @ SqueezeMyLemon
Which do you prefer? I like this song, it brings all those sad blues feelings that mix so well with the sadness that Christmas can also sometimes invoke.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas and that your blues are not too blue.
But you tell me, who does "Christmas Tears" better Freddie King or Eric Clapton?
And a very Merry Christmas shout out to Blues Pinoy for bringing the song to my attention.
It's the birthday of bluesman Freddie King (aka Freddy King).
Freddie King @ SqueezeMyLemon
And as for the question, "Have you ever loved a woman?"
I have to admit that I have and still do, "so much that it is a shame and a sin."
Have you ever loved a Woman
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Freddie King: Ain`t No Sunshine When She`s Gone.
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Boogie Funk
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Freddie King
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The above video all come off (I believe) the below DVDs
The Very Best of Freddy King (I have to check to see how his name is being spelled on each different CD cover) is an excellent blues CD for this time of the year, not only because it has some great blues music on it, but it is a nice CD to pick up during this time of year because of the Christmas tracks that are included on it.
Today is the birthday of one of my favorite bluesmen (I say that about everyone of them), but the thing that makes me like Freddie King so much is that he did not get the kind of recogniction that I feel he deserved. So I guess that I try to compensate for that by enjoying his music all the more today.
Wikipedia says;
King was born Frederick Christian in Gilmer, Texas on September 3, 1934. His mother was Ella May King, his father J.T. Christian. His mother and uncle, who both played the guitar, began teaching Freddie to play at the age of six.I am assuming that because Mr. King was born in this month Friday Music thought it was a good idea to reissue his overlooked 1969 album My Feeling For The Blues. It is the first album that he made for Atlantic's rock-oriented Cotillion label. And it showcased his vocals and his six-string guitar playing. The album is a collection of original songs and classic covers of songs by Elmore James, B.B. King, and Ray Charles. Long out-of-print the album includes performances by soul sax great King Curtis, harp player Hugh McCracken, and guitarist Cornell Dupree, with song arrangements by Donnie Hathaway.
He moved with his family from Texas to the South Side of Chicago in 1950. There, at age 16 he used to sneak in to local clubs, where he heard blues music performed by the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, T-Bone Walker, Elmore James, and Sonny Boy Williamson. Howlin' Wolf took him under his wing, and Freddie also began jamming with Muddy Waters' sidemen, who included Eddie Taylor, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Lockwood, Jr. and Little Walter.
By 1952 he had married a Texas girl, Jessie Burnett. He gigged at night and worked days in a steel mill. He got occasional work as a sideman on recording sessions. Two bands that he played with during this period were the Sonny Cooper Band, and Early Payton's Blues Cats. He formed the first band of his own, the Every Hour Blues Boys, with guitarist Jimmy Lee Robinson and drummer Sonny Scott.
In 1953 he made some recordings for Parrot. In 1956 he recorded "Country Boy", a duet with, Margaret Whitfield, and "That's What You Think", an uptempo shuffle. This was for a local label, El-Bee. Robert Lockwood, Jr. appeared as a sideman on guitar.
One of my jobs here at SqueezeMyLemon (I'd like to think) is turning the young on to the blues. And there are a few bluesmen who have slipped through the cracks. There are so many great blues musicians, and so little time. I feel that some blues musicians do not get the respect that they deserve.
One such bluesman is Freddie King (aka Freddy King).
Ok gather around children, gather around. We are fixin to listen to some blues music (when I say "fixin" I don't mean like fixin a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which is a different meaning of that verb all together. I mean getting ready to).
And if you do not consider yourself to be one of the children, then go and get a child and let them listen to this. They might want to learn how to play a guitar after listening and watching these videos. Because the late great Mr. King could play the "expletive deleted" out of a guitar. He was an excellent singer and composer too. Just an over-all great bluesman.
And If you yourself aspire to play the blues you might want to take notes on these. This is the way they used to do it back when Freddie King was on the scene.
The below video is just too delightful for words really, note the bongo player. Can't say I've ever seen a bongo player in a blues band before. But hey, he seems to be grooving.
And as for the question, "Have you ever loved a woman?"
I have to admit that I have and still do, "so much that it is a shame and a sin."
Have you ever loved a Woman
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Aint Nobody´s Business
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Freddie King: Ain`t No Sunshine When She`s Gone.
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Hide Away
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Boogie Funk
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Freddie King
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San Ho Zay
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I'm Tore Down
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The above video all come off (I believe) the below DVDs
