Freddie King - Getting ready… (1971)

Posted By : shike | Date : 07 Jul 2010 14:51:19 | Comments : 2 |

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Although a Texas boy, King came to musical maturity on Chicago's West Side, along with Magic Sam, Otis Rush and Buddy Guy. During the early 60s, he made a groundbreaking series of records, vocal and instrumental - "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" and "Hideaway" later became standards during the British blues boom. In 1966, he made a couple of lacklustre records before signing with Leon Russell's Shelter label. Russell had a deep appreciation of King's music and knew how to combine traditional material with contemporary arrangements. It showed that Freddie's talents were still intact on a set of standard blues that included "Dust My Broom", and "Key To The Highway". The diamond however is "Going Down", with the world's greatest descending riff.

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Tracklist:
01. Same Old Blues
02. Dust My Broom
03. Worried Life Blues
04. Five Long Years
05. Key to the Highway
06. Going Down
07. Living on the Highway
08. Walking by Myself
09. I’’m Tore Down
10. Palace of the King
11. Gimme Some Lovin’’ - Prev. Unreleased
12. Send Me Someone To Love - Pre. Unreleased)