Freddie King - The Texas Cannonball (1972)

Posted By : shike | Date : 07 Jun 2010 18:32:05 | Comments : 5 |

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Freddie King (September 3, 1934 - December 28, 1976) possibly born Frederick Christian, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-American blues guitarist and singer. He was often seen mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar - with the longer-living Albert King and B.B. King.
Freddie King based his guitar style on Texas and Chicago influences and was one of the first bluesmen to have a multiracial backing band onstage with him at live performances. He is best known for such singles as "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (1960) and his Top 40 hit "Hide Away" (1961). He is also known for such albums as the early, instrumental-packed Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King (1961) and the later Burglar (1974), which displayed King's mature versatility as both player and singer in a range of blues and funk styles.
King had a twenty-year recording career and became established as an influential guitarist with his early-1960s hits for Federal Records. He inspired American musicians from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan, to Bill Freeman and Rehab's Denny Campbell, and such mid-1960s UK blues revivalists as Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Chicken Shack. King died from heart failure on December 28, 1976, age forty two.

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Tracklist:
01. Lowdown In Lodi - 3:09
02. Reconsider Baby - 3:59
03. Big-Legged Woman - 4:01
04. Me And My Guitar - 4:06
05. I'd Rather Be Blind - 3:46
06. Can't Trust Your Neighbor - 3:58
07. You Was Wrong - 3:49
08. How Many More Years - 3:27
09. Ain't No Sunshine - 3:20
10. The Sky Is Crying - 3:25

Bonus
11. Love Her With A Feeling - 5:05
12. Somebody's Got To Go - 5:58
13. Pulpwood - 7:12
14. That's All Right - 4:43
15. The Same Thing - 5:58
16. Tore Down - 6:39
17. Dust My Broom - 4:09