Now this is how the Blues must sound. Don't have such a high estimation of Eric Clapton's playing. Not even under my to 70. This is absolutely AMAZINGLY AWESOME, FANTASTIC.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Played the guitar like he was mad at it. So underrated. He did make the rock hall but his live performances were just incredible. Truly the King of the Blues.
So sad he died at 42. He was a blues beast. A dynamic voice, about didn't need a mic! His music is still so relevant! He just smoked that 335 in this video. I'm grateful that someone had the foresight to save these videos. There are so many greats, but never another Freddy. Sorry Rolling Stone, your numbers are weak. RIP Freddy ❤🎸
This intro made me realize that I never gave this unique, underrated musician the credit that he deserves. I will listen to all of his music all over again with my new, appreciative, EAR!!!
I miss seeing 200lbs brothers wearing custom tailored polyester jumpsuits with that aire of " yeah, so goddamn what about it? "....I loved growing up in the 70s.
The true King of the Blues. Bending strings and bending round the Delta and killing the vocals. Smashing our hearts and minds and swaying our sensibilities. Long may you reign❤️
thankjs to Robben Ford for turning me onto this great. The texas cannonball. so he wrote the cannonball shuffle for him. and mentions him as a big influence. love the tone of his voice and his guitar. love this song. emotional. that guitar sounds like the only thing been powered by the grid.
SAW FREDDIE WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN HE OPENED FOR BB KING QUICK SILVER MESSENGER SERVICE WAS FIRST ON STAGE THEN FREDDIE THEN BB KING IT WAS AWESOME MY FIRST BLUES CONCERT AND I'M FIFTY NINE NOW AND STILL HOOKED ON THE BLUES !
I like all three King’s voices and SRV. God gave them not only the ability to play blues guitar but also the ability to sing blues. No one else even comes close. Period!
Hard to believe Rolling Stone has Freddie King rated at number 25 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Those dumbasses even put Keith Richards and George Harrison ahead of him. This guy was the King of hard rock-blues guitar. He schooled Clapton.
In the most recent list he is rated 15 out of 100...but still behind Richard and Harrison. www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/derek-trucks-20111122 Also behind the rest of the "kings", but Freddie is definetely my favorite King.
FREDDIE PLAYED THE BLUES LIKE NO BODYS BUSINESS, HE HAD THE FINGERS, THE TOUCH, THE TONE, THE STAGE WAS HIS, MAY HE R.I.P. PEOPLE WILL COVER HIS SONGS TILL THE END OF TIME, COUSIN FIGEL
In 1973 I saw Freddie perform in Tallahassee, FL. He opened for Tower of Power. Before then, I think the only blues performers I had seen were Johnny Winter and Jeff Beck. I never forgot Freddie's performance.
I saw him in '74, opening for Elvin Bishop in Riverside, CA and Freddie's performance was just as intense as in this video. Definitely my favorite of the three Kings.
If you have any true and real emotion and you are honest about how those feelings affect you there is no way you cannot be moved by this performance from this incredible entertainer ! One of the greats . R.I.P Mr. Freddie King .
No wonder guitar Gods like Hendrix, Clapton and SRV honor him as one of their most important influences. But not only his playing also his vocals - just world class! Not to mention his extreme dynamic arrangement of the slow blues - still audible although youtube heavily compresses everything. I bet, if you were there, it would have been all the range from deafening noise to sudden silence on whisper level. That's what ignites them blues-goose-skin-shivers ...
@@KieraQ0323 LOOK gabby! YOU GOT DELTA BLUES (ACOUSTIC) YOU GOT CHICAGO BLUES (ELECTRIC) ALL THE REST ARE JUST WANNA BEES It will be a cold day in HELL when a "back swamp" like texas is jazzier than CHICAGO. You guys been drinkin' too much "moonshine" down there.
@@KieraQ0323 Hey gabby! How about we give EVERYBODY their own BLUES? Arkansas Blues, Idaho Blues, South Dakota Blues, New Hampshire Blues, Vermont Blues, Boston Blues? That's how ridiculous you guys in texas sound! Canadian Blues, El salvador Blues, Saudi Arabian Blues, Pakastani Blues. You know... texas reminds me a lot of the hicks down in atlanta, they are also extremely jealous of CHICAGO. You hicks are a joke down there
FK was so great --- play ----sing -- perform--- his voice was so special !! ----the only blues singer i know that had a 'pretty' voice along with the grit--- he remains i think the greatest blues singer we ever had-- this performance is forever ---RIP FK you were and are forever--- we still listen soul man
Man Freddie was something else! Most of those kids didn't know who Freddie was and one song in he's got them eating out of the palm of his hand. I love the piano/B3 setup great, great band and then there's the Texas Cannonball. I sure hope I go to Blues Heaven!!!
Wow man God sure blessed that man with an legendary voice.... Although king was an incredibly talented blues guitar player, his vocals were even greater than that so thoses 2 talents within one person is what created the musical genius and icon that Freddie king was. His music will still be heard centuries from now and beyond. Gone way too soon big man... Ripeace Freddie King.
When it came to live performances there's no artist I've seen that sang and played the blues with more intensity or more better than Freddie King 👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I can't believe the crowd they seem a little bewildered..... Until the end almost... Looks like summerfest back in the day from Milwaukee... What a voice are you kidding me?.. I'm from the seventies where the hell was I?
Unapologetically my favorite bluesman and favorite of the Kings, a total badass. The most glorious, piercing, nastiest guitar tones I’ve ever heard and man what a fucking powerful voice this man had. My biggest influence and inspiration as a guitarist and musician, R.I.P. Texas Cannonball you were taken way too soon...
THE TEXAS CANNONBALL. ROBBEN FORD WROTE THE CANNONBALL SHUFFLE OUT OF RESPECT FOR ONE OF HIS INSPIRATIONS. FREDDIE KING, A TRUE LEGEND. AND WOW WHAT A VOICE AND TONE. LOVE THIS MINOR BLUES
Je découvre tardivement Freddy King ,moins connu du grand public que les 2 autres King...Et c est une claque magistrale,la chair de poule en écoutant ce morceau que je connaissais chanté par d 'autres.Piano,clavier,batterie ,guitares et sa façon de chanter ,j'ecoute sans arrêt depuis une semaine.
Foundational black American people your sum special kind of folks a true gift from God unbelievable how your hated globally but you brought life to the world i Luv y'all from the button of my soul hold the line❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Pure Luv 💞
Talkin Bout Nawlins Nice ! Actually that is a Gibson ES 345, I just bought a 1965 Memphis reissue ( blue colour) of this Guitar and it has an incredible sound with the VOS Varitone, but it is a heavy guitar to sling over your back.
@@bobaldo2339YES! great Amp!!! FENDER AND GIBSON are both arrogant and delusional these days $$wise, but I still want one at times bad enough to make stupid financial decisions.
Nothing makes me feel as hapoy as listening to Freddie King, except for talking with my Mum and Pops. Freddie has this magic to him His tone, his phrasing, his voice. And man his piano player lays it DOWN! Loving me some Blues this morning :D
One of the best live blues performance ever
Give thanks for Freddie King playing his blues, with all his heart and soul. Indeed!!!
Many say he was the greatest. Here's why.
If you’ve never weeped listening to blues, this will get you there.
Ohhh Yeaaaahh..A true Blues Classic and a Real Blues Artist..Freddie King..WOW...
THIS IS A HALL OF FAME PERFORMANCE
Now this is how the Blues must sound. Don't have such a high estimation of Eric Clapton's playing. Not even under my to 70. This is absolutely AMAZINGLY AWESOME, FANTASTIC.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I’ve got the blues today and doc Freddie is helping me through ❤
Played the guitar like he was mad at it. So underrated. He did make the rock hall but his live performances were just incredible. Truly the King of the Blues.
and he took his coat off like "outa my way motherfucker i got blues to play!"
I don't know anyone who underrated him. He was overlooked, maybe.
one of the 3 Kings of the Blues...cant forget Albert or BB
So sad he died at 42. He was a blues beast. A dynamic voice, about didn't need a mic! His music is still so relevant! He just smoked that 335 in this video. I'm grateful that someone had the foresight to save these videos. There are so many greats, but never another Freddy. Sorry Rolling Stone, your numbers are weak. RIP Freddy ❤🎸
This intro made me realize that I never gave this unique, underrated musician the credit that he deserves. I will listen to all of his music all over again with my new, appreciative, EAR!!!
I miss seeing 200lbs brothers wearing custom tailored polyester jumpsuits with that aire of " yeah, so goddamn what about it? "....I loved growing up in the 70s.
ME 2..Freddie was so COOL..His Big Guitar, Big Voice and BIG BAD Band..SO so GOOD..LOVEU Freddie King . RIP Mr Big and Beautiful..
We opened for him that year for a weekend gig in NM, and he changed his jumpsuit between each set - different colors - each one.
Heheeee
280 lbs
No way he's 200lbs.
The true King of the Blues. Bending strings and bending round the Delta and killing the vocals. Smashing our hearts and minds and swaying our sensibilities. Long may you reign❤️
So TRUE & REAL💋
You found the words are true! Hearts, Henry
Wow. That is beautiful!! You could easily argue that Freddie was the greatest blues singer of all time.
My favorite of the "KINGS".....Nothing against either BB or Albert....like them both....But Freddie is the man.
no one can fault you for feeling that,.,,Freddie has more soul than the Devil
Yep, Freddie was the man.
Agreed. Such passion and talent. Pure bluesman!
Yes. BB, Albert are great but I love Freddy. Check out I Love The Woman from The Beat! TV show.
you go that right!
Most underrated blues man back in the day.
Raul Pertierra still is
Whereabouts is the Sugarbowl??
Why ?
Raul Pertierra I AGREE I STILL LISTEN TO HIM ALBERT AND BB TO THIS DAY
I saw him in long beach calif in 1972
That organ is just beautiful.And the drummer too.Freddie King is so gifted.Perfect performance.
Deacon Jones on organ.When Freddie passed he moved to John Lee Hooker's band.Deacon is missed too.
@@knifelyfe6565 I most definitely love John Lee hooker. Detroit native myself
@@GeeQfresh Yeah I loved The Hook.Deacon lived in Dallas for years.Thats how I got to know those guys.
Drummer Charlie Robinson
Crowd higher than Colorado mountains; took them a while to realise The King had graced them with his presence.
The three Kings: Freddie, BB and Albert. The best
Freddie is the king of the blues if I had to pick.
Oh my lord this is a “ gem “ for the ages❤
thankjs to Robben Ford for turning me onto this great. The texas cannonball. so he wrote the cannonball shuffle for him. and mentions him as a big influence. love the tone of his voice and his guitar. love this song. emotional. that guitar sounds like the only thing been powered by the grid.
Six minutes into the song the audience realized they were in the midst of a great blues man!
SAW FREDDIE WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN HE OPENED FOR BB KING QUICK SILVER MESSENGER SERVICE WAS FIRST ON STAGE THEN FREDDIE THEN BB KING IT WAS AWESOME MY FIRST BLUES CONCERT AND I'M FIFTY NINE NOW AND STILL HOOKED ON THE BLUES !
Freddie king lived around the block from me here in Dallas . I went to school with his kids
Lucky guy
Killer
demetriucs nightshade LUCKY
demetriucs nightshade I HOPE YOU HAVE A FRAMED AUTOGRAPH WITH ONE OF HIS PICKS NEXT TO IT ! LIKE THE ONE I HAVE FROM ROBERT CRAY
What kind of grades did you get?
Now that's the Blues.....makes me proud to be an American!
My God... when he starts singing Lord, Lord at 7:21. WHAT A VOICE!!
goosebumps
Try "The things I used to do" and be blown out of your chair when he starts singin':-)
I like all three King’s voices and SRV. God gave them not only the ability to play blues guitar but also the ability to sing blues. No one else even comes close. Period!
Yessss!!
wow wow wow he is so amazing
J'avais16ans quand je l'ai vu à Lille en 75 , 1 an après il décéde je pense... quel son et quel doigté...
Great licks! Great voice! THE Texas cannonball. Dont forget it😉
One of many great texas guitar players.
Jesus what a voice. Absolutely nailed it.
I truly believe FK had the best voice of any bluesman EVER ____ powerful ___ but sweet ___ and man could he play
We can hear you a Freddie, we can hear you, many more will find him now through TH-cam 🤗 RIP Freddie😔
He sure woke that crowd up! Most powerful voice ever!
He gave my friend permanent hearing damage in a bar gig, best day of his life.
Hard to believe Rolling Stone has Freddie King rated at number 25 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Those dumbasses even put Keith Richards and George Harrison ahead of him. This guy was the King of hard rock-blues guitar. He schooled Clapton.
Don't pay attention to any "list of best" anything.
In the most recent list he is rated 15 out of 100...but still behind Richard and Harrison. www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/derek-trucks-20111122
Also behind the rest of the "kings", but Freddie is definetely my favorite King.
what a shame
Paul West , that is actually true. For a while Eric was taking blues lessons from Freddie King at Kings home in Dallas. true story
I know man. Clapton is quoted: "Freddie King taught me everything I needed to know with the guitar."
FREDDIE PLAYED THE BLUES LIKE NO BODYS BUSINESS, HE HAD THE FINGERS, THE TOUCH, THE TONE, THE STAGE WAS HIS, MAY HE R.I.P. PEOPLE WILL COVER HIS SONGS TILL THE END OF TIME, COUSIN FIGEL
Wow! What an immense amount of emotion put into this singing!! Chills!! ❤️🫵😎
Man, I have about half dozen Lp/CDs of Freddie’s and I just love his attack ,emotion and big voice.And the jumpsuits.
In 1973 I saw Freddie perform in Tallahassee, FL. He opened for Tower of Power. Before then, I think the only blues performers I had seen were Johnny Winter and Jeff Beck. I never forgot Freddie's performance.
I saw him in '74, opening for Elvin Bishop in Riverside, CA and Freddie's performance was just as intense as in this video. Definitely my favorite of the three Kings.
Freddie fixes the amp for the pianoplayer ... awsome.
man, they all have such fun to play! 👍
If you have any true and real emotion and you are honest about how those feelings affect you there is no way you cannot be moved by this performance from this incredible entertainer ! One of the greats . R.I.P Mr. Freddie King .
No wonder guitar Gods like Hendrix, Clapton and SRV honor him as one of their most important influences. But not only his playing also his vocals - just world class! Not to mention his extreme dynamic arrangement of the slow blues - still audible although youtube heavily compresses everything. I bet, if you were there, it would have been all the range from deafening noise to sudden silence on whisper level. That's what ignites them blues-goose-skin-shivers ...
Thats where the magic is, alright .. he ruled it like no one else
This has got to be one of his best performances on TH-cam
Texas blues at its finest
Don't forget Lightning Hopkins.
WOW! That sure sounded like
CHICAGO BLUES to me?
So is Texas Blues just anytime someone from Texas plays the Blues it becomes Texas Blues?
@@harringtonbenton334 No, it's both slightly jazzier and rockier.
And also, yes, being texan is a prerequisite.
@@KieraQ0323 LOOK gabby!
YOU GOT DELTA BLUES (ACOUSTIC)
YOU GOT CHICAGO BLUES (ELECTRIC)
ALL THE REST ARE JUST WANNA BEES
It will be a cold day in HELL when a "back swamp" like texas is jazzier than CHICAGO. You guys been drinkin' too much "moonshine" down there.
@@KieraQ0323 Hey gabby!
How about we give EVERYBODY their own BLUES?
Arkansas Blues, Idaho Blues, South Dakota Blues, New Hampshire Blues, Vermont Blues, Boston Blues? That's how ridiculous you guys in texas sound! Canadian Blues, El salvador Blues, Saudi Arabian Blues, Pakastani Blues. You know... texas reminds me a lot of the hicks down in atlanta, they are also extremely jealous of CHICAGO. You hicks are a joke down there
Thank God Freddy was born before computers destroyed music. Thank you Mr. King.
Computers brought you TH-cam at least...and now we can enjoy this.
@@emmanuelaube6458 I wish I had your optimism. Big Brother sees all.
Computers didnt destroy it, humans with shit taste did lol
@@emmanuelaube6458 no1 said it better than u bro
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You don't to have the blues to listen to the soul of music 🎶
Mind blowing performance…🤯🤯🤯
Hendrix killing it on the Organ.
As always.
Tee Hee!
@Sasberg
Now that’s funny! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
No Damn Iphones at this concert....the 70's were kick ass!
Texas blues at its finest
The Most Powerfull KING
My God... when he starts singing Lord, Lord at 7:21. WHAT A VOICE!!
Ooooh my goodness is he powerful, painfully good! Never get tired of listening to this guy sing and play
Freddie was always ready.
That's a fantastic slogan! (For anyone)!!
Freddie getting ready.....How steady!
FK was so great --- play ----sing -- perform--- his voice was so special !! ----the only blues singer i know that had a 'pretty' voice along with the grit--- he remains i think the greatest blues singer we ever had-- this performance is forever ---RIP FK you were and are forever--- we still listen soul man
Man Freddie was something else! Most of those kids didn't know who Freddie was and one song in he's got them eating out of the palm of his hand. I love the piano/B3 setup great, great band and then there's the Texas Cannonball. I sure hope I go to Blues Heaven!!!
Awesome.🤩 RIP Mr. Freddie King
Taken too soon love him
this is the blues, are you listening
Yeah I listen again... Again... Again
Wow man God sure blessed that man with an legendary voice.... Although king was an incredibly talented blues guitar player, his vocals were even greater than that so thoses 2 talents within one person is what created the musical genius and icon that Freddie king was. His music will still be heard centuries from now and beyond. Gone way too soon big man... Ripeace Freddie King.
The very best King is....................
Which ever one I'm currently listening to
@kevindlinc actually there are 5 - don't forget King Kong. Man, that guy could rip.
@@miket485 I just reconfigured and there's 6. I forgot Don King, he was so bad assed his hair scares Jerry curl and a hot iron!
Three Kings !!!
Not many guys ever had those pipes WITH those guitar skills. And he dwarfs the big old Gibson
When he struck the guitar strings you thought they would snap. Strength and Presence!
Best Blues Guitarist with the meanest nylon suit ever!
thealgonquin1 Gibson Guitars 🎸
BORN N 53. I GOT ALL 60 70 80 IT ANT NOBODY GOTDAM BUSINESS. LOVE ALL D KINGS
Masters at work.
The Most Powerfull KING
When it came to live performances there's no artist I've seen that sang and played the blues with more intensity or more better than Freddie King 👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Incredible! that voice and those tones...
I can't believe the crowd they seem a little bewildered..... Until the end almost... Looks like summerfest back in the day from Milwaukee... What a voice are you kidding me?.. I'm from the seventies where the hell was I?
What a helluva performance!
☆☆☆☆☆
Yes gotta give him five stars, he sang from the heart with this number 🎵🎵🎵
Only my opinion, but Freddie was the king of the Kings.
Cool that Freddy's humble enough to go fix the microphone that's on the piano that stopped working in the middle middle of the song
Yep. It's about the music. 👍👍
AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS - a song made famous by a fine lady long ago...So now ---- leave it to FREDDY KING!! I LOVE HIS POWER OF ATTACK!!!!
Porter Granger was a guy.
Yes Freddie You Are So Right Ain't Nobody's Business Love Those Blues You Play Hits The 💓 Thank you Freddie 🖤💙🎤🎸
Unapologetically my favorite bluesman and favorite of the Kings, a total badass. The most glorious, piercing, nastiest guitar tones I’ve ever heard and man what a fucking powerful voice this man had. My biggest influence and inspiration as a guitarist and musician, R.I.P. Texas Cannonball you were taken way too soon...
Yes, my boyfriend is a blues player and he owns this particular guitar you are listening to. Loves it!
I just can't help it. I am always open to the possibility of Love.
The BEST bluesman from Texas!
best bluesman in the world also /never ever to be repeated / god bless your big soul Mr. king
the best of the king, freddie. bad that he left us too soon.
A powerful performance by a blues legend!
This guy has pure talent. Nobody like him anymore.
THE TEXAS CANNONBALL. ROBBEN FORD WROTE THE CANNONBALL SHUFFLE OUT OF RESPECT FOR ONE OF HIS INSPIRATIONS. FREDDIE KING, A TRUE LEGEND. AND WOW WHAT A VOICE AND TONE. LOVE THIS MINOR BLUES
Je découvre tardivement Freddy King ,moins connu du grand public que les 2 autres King...Et c est une claque magistrale,la chair de poule en écoutant ce morceau que je connaissais chanté par d 'autres.Piano,clavier,batterie ,guitares et sa façon de chanter ,j'ecoute sans arrêt depuis une semaine.
Never heard of him before tonight.... Goodness gracious!
LOVE Me Some Freddie..BAAD Dude..R I P Brother..Gone 2 soon..
Yes, i love then
Foundational black American people your sum special kind of folks a true gift from God unbelievable how your hated globally but you brought life to the world i Luv y'all from the button of my soul hold the line❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Pure Luv 💞
That's my king, people!
Saw him at civic theater SD opened for BB I was fifteen INCREDIBLE SHOW I'M STILL LISTENING TO HIM AFTER ALL THESE YEARS LOVE HIM!!!
wow man what a sound he gets out of that thing ... clean raw and straight from the heart n soul
The amp is a Fender Quad Reverb - same basic amp as a twin, but 4 built-in speakers.
Gibson es334 in his hands is a thing of wonder
Talkin Bout Nawlins Nice ! Actually that is a Gibson ES 345, I just bought a 1965 Memphis reissue ( blue colour) of this Guitar and it has an incredible sound with the VOS Varitone, but it is a heavy guitar to sling over your back.
WhiteCatzs actually it’s a ES-355 tdsv
@@bobaldo2339YES! great Amp!!! FENDER AND GIBSON are both arrogant and delusional these days $$wise, but I still want one at times bad enough to make stupid financial decisions.
Of the 3 Kings, Freddie is my fav.
Same here.
BB is my favorite by a slight margin in playing, but Freddie's my favorite singer.
Nothing makes me feel as hapoy as listening to Freddie King, except for talking with my Mum and Pops. Freddie has this magic to him His tone, his phrasing, his voice. And man his piano player lays it DOWN!
Loving me some Blues this morning :D
Daaaaaaaamn!
Man, the pipes on that guy
Happy to say I got to see Freddie back in the day. Great stuff.
Merci ⊰✿🎤🎹🎹☀🎸⊰✿🎤🥁💖♪
And the amazing David Maxwell on the piano. Toured with Freddie for a couple of years. r.i.p. (get your psa checked)
jdee98 YOU MUST HAVE SOME GOOD MEMORIES
Love Freddie King sharing is caring
I was still single in 1972, but I sometimes got the blues as Freddie sang.
Great rendition live.
Jay McShan owns this song but Freddie King just lived it! Absolutely wailin.'
That MF could FKN sing!