This is my first time posting in this forum.

Anyhow, I just wanted to say that Freddie King is the man. I'm really startingto like electric blues because of an album I borrowed from a friend - Freddie King is a Blues Master. This is a great album, and as a result I just picked up Hideaway: the Best of Freddie King. Another fantastic album.

Now I'm looking into T-Bone Walker albums - from what I've heard on Pandora, I like his sound quite a bit as well.

Sorry for any newbieness or ignorance, I'm just excited by how much I like some of the blues stuff I've heard recently. It's kind of exciting to discover something new and totally different than what I normally listen to.

-Matt

Pandora can help you find a lot of great artist!:banana:

Freddie King was awesome indeed, I bought that album when it came out. It is excellent. Have fun!


Carl

That's cool man, I love the blues myself and I'm happy for your discovery.

I don't normally question monikers, but why eedork? Seems, well, dorky. :D

Ask my wife about the moniker . . . .

I was an EE in college when we met - she used to joke about me and my EE (dork) friends.

I've been using this moniker for many years now. It's always available (bonus).

-Matt

Eventual Engineer? ;)

I was just curious Matt. Thanks for the explanation though.

Cheers

Sorry - should have clarified. I was an electrical engineer in college.

-Matt

Cool you can laugh about it.
Glad to hear you have discovered true American Roots music- it all evolved from the blues.
It is a wide open genre. So many smokin' artists, with soul, and music from the gut, not commercialized yuppie crap.
Check out Magic Sam (older stuff) and Bobby Radcliff for a "modern" interpretation
of his style. Just a tip of an iceburg.

Freddie was a super instrumental guitarist. Your post mentions Hideaway, but not in the context to which I am accustomed, i.e., Let's Hide Away & Dance Away With Freddy King, Freddie's album on the King label released in 1961. It's been reissued and you need to get a copy for yourself, eedork. Also very good are his albums Freddy King Sings and Freddie King Gives You A Bonanza Of Instrumentals.

EEdork, It's great to have another blues fan. The blues are alive and kicking. Kansas City has quite a bit of blues on the radio, so we are lucky. If you haven't yet, get thee some Stevie Ray Vaughn. He is a god on the guitar. Also try out some Albert Collins, Albert King, BB King, Muddy Waters (some killer electric slide and great acoustic stuff too), Buddy Guy, and more than I can think of at this time of the morning.

Regards,

D-Ray

Thanks for the great suggestions guys! I'm going to head to my local used book store sometime this weekend. They have a great collection of used CDs and seem to recall lots of blues as well.

-Matt

Introduced to Freddie King by a couple of live shows at the Armadillo World Headquarters and Woman Across The RIver back in the early to mid '70s. Great shows.

Also saw him as the opening act for Eric Clapton in '75. EC's encore saw Freddie walk on stage to pair up on Hideaway - the place exploded when everyone recognized the tune.

Enjoy.

Alan

If you get a chance, do yourself a favor and pick one of the many DVD's of Freddie playing live. It will blow your mind. He's a great player and singer but an even GREATER showman. Check it out.:thmbsp:

Freddy King is perhaps my favorite of the "King Trio"....screaming guitar player




Bill

Hi,

Essential Freddy King:

My Feeling For The Blues (on Cotillion Records, has been on CD)
Freddie King Is A Blues Master (Cotillion Records, has been on CD)
Any good compilation of the King/Federal Sides. I like "Freddie King Sings" especially well (Has been on CD before from several sources).

T-Bone Walker:

T-Bone Blues (Atlantic, CD issue with bonus tracks). Superb sounding and legendary performances of this guitar great.
The Complete Capitol and Black & White Recordings. (Essential 3 CD set. Out of print now and getting expensive)
The Complete Imperial Recordings (Excellent and recommended purchase. Out of print but not too hard to find on Amazon for a fair price)

These choices will serve you well and get you started.

Add Earl King and make it a "King Quartet".

Freddy King is perhaps my favorite of the "King Trio"....screaming guitar player
Bill

Collectables reissued all of Freddy's Federal/King Records recordings in 2002. Three volumes, entitled "The very best of Freddy King". I highly recommend them all. Fabulous stuff.

The !!!Beat Show, 1966 DVD is a must have IMO. Freddy King backed up by Gatemouth Brown and band (with future Band of Gypsys bassist Billy Cox). It doesn't get cooler than that.

Collectables reissued all of Freddy's Federal/King Records recordings in 2002. Three volumes, entitled "The very best of Freddy King". I highly recommend them all. Fabulous stuff.

The !!!Beat Show, 1966 DVD is a must have IMO. Freddy King backed up by Gatemouth Brown and band (with future Band of Gypsys bassist Billy Cox). It doesn't get cooler than that.

It can't get any cooler than that!!!

"I got to tell ya, poker's his thang."
Sorry, couldn't resist. Yeah, Freddie was a monster player/singer.
And a great warning to us all about cardiac health.

... The !!!Beat Show, 1966 DVD is a must have IMO. Freddy King backed up by Gatemouth Brown and band (with future Band of Gypsys bassist Billy Cox). It doesn't get cooler than that.

I'll second that :thmbsp: ... interestly, the show was taped in a Dallas studio but never aired in the Dallas TV market at the time ... I believe the show aired in TN.

i once went into the men's room at local (dallas) joint Mother Blues. freddy and i relieved ourselves in unison. he had hunks o' cocaine hangin' out of his snout that would have been a night's party for many....

That explains "Up all night with Freddie King"
Maybe he just had a dangler.....

Don't forget the 3rd King - Albert King. "Born Under a Bad Sign" and many more.