One of The Greatest Artists Who Ever Walked The Planet. His plaintive Voice & His Slurring biting melismic Guitar are unique, exponential & eternal. Long Live The King.
Every guitar player in the world should watch what is guitar playing. Every singer in the world should listen to THE VOICE. In a nut shell, it is Freddie King. That is how the guitar is played and that is The Voice. American Idol and The Voice should tell the contestant one thing: Freddie King.
What can you say about that ??? I'm simply stunned , awesome doesn't do it justice , how many performers today could come within bootlicking distance of this true artist . WOW again !!!
Said it before ------ no one could sing the blues like him --- this piece is timeless --- this piece is forever --- and man could he play --- Freddie King --- the great one -- go on soul man
I agree with you. I was raised in London UK and saw Freddie perform with Clapton, Ron Wood, etc in July 1976. Nobody onstage came close to Freddie. The voice, the stage presence. I recall when Sonny Boy Williamson went over to jam with The Yardbirds, Stones ..he said "'These Brits think they play Blues..they sound like shit!"'. I saw Otis Spann in London. What a voice.
Sonny would say that in 1963. Some years later, he would feel ashamed for having said these words, simply by watching Eric play... And since 1970, the way he sang
Jimi once said," It's the matter of the 3 Kings!" Years later, the NY music shop owner that sold Jimi music equipment in the late 60's realized he wasn't talking about the Egyptians.... He was bringing up B.B., Albert (Whom he took lessons from when he was young- 19/20 years old), and this master, Freddie... Incredible...
So, this is the Freddie King Grand Funk Railroad sang about. I got into the blues in the 80's. I had never heard anything about him. Wish I had, I would have liked him a lot! He died 10 years too early for me.
This is why TH-cam is so great. I only got to see the great man once....and it was not this show. This is absolutely scintillating blues, a phenomenally great and wonderfully representative video of the Texas Cannonball. Simply incendiary blues from one of the greatest ever! Thank you so very much for posting this priceless footage. Had there been no Freddy King, there would have been no Eric Clapton.
You are correct, yet, Eric Clapton is a three times inductee to the Rock &Roll Hall of Fame, and is always listed well above Freddy King in the greatest Guitarist of the Rock Era. Pale people are just hypocritical, machievellian pieces of sh*t.
It's old school Blues player like this makes me ito carrie on the History and legacy of the Blues and keep on playing this music Blues Grip Entertainment 🎸
I also love Freddie, and he is no doubt the complete package. However, that said, if I had to vote for Blues guitarists worthy of the moniker the Orbison of the Blues (ergo superlative vocal abilities) I'd lean towards Magic Sam and Otis Rush
Jeez...Freddie was a god damn machine! His attack is phenomenal, his bends hit the spot every time, his vibratto is beyond compare and speed? What a player. I'd like to get my hands on this whole concert. Thanks for making my morning.
Freddie was also known to play the Super 6,from time to time,6×10"spk,,100 watts, I had to let that one go cheap,,oouch!couldn't fit in my chevette,,and heavy!
that's weird you say that cos i thought he was sloppy as hell. 2:12 he completely loses the beat, for this kinda music you gotta stay on point. it's all about freddie doing his thing, his stick grip is awful as well. ;) sorry
Dr. H In 1972 he would be one of the greats, I suppose but today his playing does not sound remarkable, things have moved on. Freddie Kings voice is certainly one of the best blues voices I have heard, however. Everybody has a favourite bluesman and Freddie comes from an enormous pool of great blues men to choose from.
H.J.W There is much,much more about this guy...in others song s he wasn't make mistakes...He was great drummer, problem is that nobody knows nothing about him nothing today? UH WHAT I HATE THAT!!!!!!!
Fantastic. I've heard E.C. Play this in many different live versions, and recording. And I am a huge Clapton fan, but he has got nothing on Freddie's playing, or especially his singing. Slow blues guitar at its finest!
Freddie was a MONSTER!! He commanded the stage. This is him at his best. NOBODY can sing it like he could...i'll like to see Clapton sing like this Thank you so much for this one..i have to find the DVD.
Taking you to school Young Folks this is why the blues is a blues and this is the way it should be done there's only one Freddie King and one day up in heaven I'm going to tell him thank you Friday I hope I get to do that thank you Freddy for all you've given us especially your blues and it's me and my soul thank you very much just a fight
We went to see Eric Clapton & Freddie King August 20, 1975 at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, TX. I was with Ronald Jordan, now in Montgomery Tx. He fainted in the crowed while waiting to get in. Good concert none the less. Whenever I went to something like that I be wishing Jimi Hendrix was still around. But that’s water under the bridge. A year & a half or so later Freddie King died. Tough business.
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Just Amazing he and my mother was 1st cousin both of them are gone now Rest in peace.
I've never seen a video of Freddie King. Chills are going up and down my spine. What a great player and singer!
Imagine if he'd lived and played on he 43 passed so sad
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Freddie in fine form here. One of the greatest electric bluesmen for damn sure!
This generation is gone. This is the real blues right here, and I don't know if its ever gonna come back. Trucks and Gary Clark shine bright though.
Blues all over St Lou!! Some original, some bar bands. But easy to find here.
Deep soul of civilization, these the people who tamed the savage enslaving beast
Markus king
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My personal favorite of the 3 Kings.
@Les Caster: yeah-- he's my favorite King, too ! I was lucky to see him in '73. . . and he played with the same intensity he displays in this video.
Les Caster definitely & a big influence on Eric Clapton too, checkout his performance of this track in Sweden 1973!
Me too.. they are all superb of course
Mine too. Love that attack. Wailing voice, wailing guitar.
One of my favorite blues musicians!
he was a really bluesman and a great guitar player! R..I.P Freddie!
CARA VC TA EM MUITA MUSICA BOA QUE VEJO AQUI NO TH-cam
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I'm loving the drummer! He is having all the fun in the world.
That snare sound is glorious!
Yessir! And outdoors!
Yes...yes it is!👍😃
Great Drummer
Charlie Robinson on drums. He’s fantastic
One of The Greatest Artists Who Ever Walked The Planet. His plaintive Voice & His Slurring biting melismic Guitar are unique, exponential & eternal. Long Live The King.
He gave life to ZZ Top..SRV and Clapton....oh,,so many.
Truly inspirational but let us not forget Albert King
Jon Blake a big influence on Clapton who said one of the first blues records he bought was ‘ Hide Away’
☮️❤️🙏🌞✊🕊️ the king
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Freddie was the whole package...Amazing playing, singing, and a gut punch of soul!
And now you young blues lovers know why Freddie King was known as the Texas Cannon ball. What a man !!!
Every guitar player in the world should watch what is guitar playing. Every singer in the world should listen to THE VOICE. In a nut shell, it is Freddie King.
That is how the guitar is played and that is The Voice.
American Idol and The Voice should tell the contestant one thing: Freddie King.
The guitar strap on one shoulder, what a freaking dude. Love the mic stand slide ending!
One hell of a performance here! The GREAT Freddie King.
The man is on fire.He always was.
Only thing better than how he sounds playing is how he sounds singing!
What can you say about that ??? I'm simply stunned , awesome doesn't
do it justice , how many performers today could come within bootlicking distance of this true artist . WOW again !!!
Bro King Killed this ‼️‼️💯💯💯
Said it before ------ no one could sing the blues like him --- this piece is timeless --- this piece is forever --- and man could he play --- Freddie King --- the great one -- go on soul man
Hot band. Discovered Freddie when I was 15. I'm now 63 and he's never left me.
Same ✌
BOSS!! That slide on the mic stand. Outstanding performance!
Sublime..... This says it all........
You can feel the energy oozing out.....need more music like this right now.....need a blues revival
...he’s majestic and superb!!.. but that drummer, man oh man...
Charlie Robinson missing in action.
Nobody knows where he Is .
Many years.
One of The Greatest Artists Who Ever Walked The Planet.
The three best bluesmen are BBKing, Freddie King and Albert King, they have been recognized in America.
Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
If the three kings who visited the baby Jesus was BB, Albert and Freddie maybe the world would be a better place
AMEN
Lol😂 👍
So thankful for this footage of an incredibly unique human being. 🙏
Real Blues.
I agree with you. I was raised in London UK and saw Freddie perform with Clapton, Ron Wood, etc in July 1976. Nobody onstage came close to Freddie. The voice, the stage presence.
I recall when Sonny Boy Williamson went over to jam with The Yardbirds, Stones ..he said "'These Brits think they play Blues..they sound like shit!"'. I saw Otis Spann in London. What a voice.
Sonny would say that in 1963. Some years later, he would feel ashamed for having said these words, simply by watching Eric play... And since 1970, the way he sang
sonny boy passed in '65, not sure he ever reassessed his view. his duet with Eric Burdon on "nobody but you" is excellent":
I don't know how many times iv seen this but every time its amazing !!! What an incredible musician Freddie was, God bless you
the amount of soul coming at me is unbelievable... proud to say that I'm a bluesman
He's got some chops!! The Gibson ES through a Fender Bassman sounds amazing!
No habrá otro mejor que el 🔥 ritmo perfecto , de las mejores voces , un auténtico BluesMan
A stunning performance
i want freddie back !!!!
Love and miss you forever. Freddie King 💙
It's a damn shame that Blues music isn't more prevalent.
Super GREAT Legend!~!!~ LOVE
Jimi once said," It's the matter of the 3 Kings!" Years later, the NY music shop owner that sold Jimi music equipment in the late 60's realized he wasn't talking about the Egyptians.... He was bringing up B.B., Albert (Whom he took lessons from when he was young- 19/20 years old), and this master, Freddie... Incredible...
Freddie King, and a brew at sundown from the deck. Life is good.
One of the greats who died way too young...
So, this is the Freddie King Grand Funk Railroad sang about. I got into the blues in the 80's. I had never heard anything about him. Wish I had, I would have liked him a lot! He died 10 years too early for me.
Just, simply, breathtakingly awesome
This is why TH-cam is so great. I only got to see the great man once....and it was not this show. This is absolutely scintillating blues, a phenomenally great and wonderfully representative video of the Texas Cannonball. Simply incendiary blues from one of the greatest ever! Thank you so very much for posting this priceless footage. Had there been no Freddy King, there would have been no Eric Clapton.
How was it like seeing him live?
I saw him open for Buddy Miles, Leon Russell headliner. Inglewood Ca. Forum 1971.
And no Albert King no SRV.
You are correct, yet, Eric Clapton is a three times inductee to the Rock &Roll Hall of Fame, and is always listed well above Freddy King in the greatest Guitarist of the Rock Era. Pale people are just hypocritical, machievellian pieces of sh*t.
Its not just what what you play, its what you don't play sometimes
An incredible performance from the "blues master."
this is great filming it captures everything so well ... good cameraman.
Blues don't get much sweeter than this great blues Man! Rolling with the King!
It's old school Blues player like this makes me ito carrie on the History and legacy of the Blues and keep on playing this music Blues Grip Entertainment 🎸
Has there ever been as good of a showman as Freddie King? I honestly don’t think so.
Cannot believed I have not watched his clips in the 15 years of TH-cam. My gosh. Man you can really hear Bonnamassa here.
Absolutely beautiful!🤩
No wonder he was one of Stevie's idols 😍
Love this gig, I just had a craving for a moment, I had this on vhs in the 90's.
This group was mind blowing
Firing on all cylinders, unbeatable Freddie!
That whole phrase from 2:20 to 2:32 is incredible
Only time I ever had a good memory with the dad was on the piss listening to this man so hey special ❤️👑
unreal performance
Of all the bluesmen, and great guitar playing aside, Freddie K's Voice reigns supreme...he was the "Orbison of the Blues"!
I also love Freddie, and he is no doubt the complete package. However, that said, if I had to vote for Blues guitarists worthy of the moniker the Orbison of the Blues (ergo superlative vocal abilities) I'd lean towards Magic Sam and Otis Rush
Not sure the blues can be expressed with more soul than Freddie in this moment
Get Down Mr Freddie king And This Once Of Favorite Song
To play like that without a Pick is amazing!!!
he plays with a thumb pick and index pick
Jeez...Freddie was a god damn machine! His attack is phenomenal, his bends hit the spot every time, his vibratto is beyond compare and speed? What a player. I'd like to get my hands on this whole concert. Thanks for making my morning.
He was a god
Ladies and Gentlemen this is how you play guitar and really it doesn't get much better a true artist brilliant
Freddie king one of the all time greats. Legend. Emotion is expressed flawlessly.
Outstanding!!
Man I wish I was born then. I wish I was at that concert!
Beautiful Beautiful My First time seeing this video Freddie King is a Bad man ❤❤❤
Love Freddie Kings Blues. He's playing that Super I have, What a Great Fender Amp!
Freddie was also known to play the Super 6,from time to time,6×10"spk,,100 watts, I had to let that one go cheap,,oouch!couldn't fit in my chevette,,and heavy!
Freddie had pancreatitis so much pain but still sang like the king Ril❤ not forgotten
Hard partying lifestyle, and his love of Bloody Marys
Damn, this is great. Always love the searing emotion. I get the same feelings with Albert King's Personal Manager. RIP my good fellow.
I think we all have Freddie 😢
Great F'N drummer!!!
that's weird you say that cos i thought he was sloppy as hell. 2:12 he completely loses the beat, for this kinda music you gotta stay on point. it's all about freddie doing his thing, his stick grip is awful as well. ;) sorry
Dr. H In 1972 he would be one of the greats, I suppose but today his playing does not sound remarkable, things have moved on. Freddie Kings voice is certainly one of the best blues voices I have heard, however. Everybody has a favourite bluesman and Freddie comes from an enormous pool of great blues men to choose from.
youspace11 I wasn't talking about Freddie mate, haha i love Freddie King. He's one of the best. I was responding to the top comment about the drummer.
+Dr. H Sorry but he doesn't lose NUTHIN.
The BLUES isn't a strict rhythm, so drop your metronome in the trash bin please. :D
H.J.W There is much,much more about this guy...in others song s he wasn't make mistakes...He was great drummer, problem is that nobody knows nothing about him nothing today? UH WHAT I HATE THAT!!!!!!!
Such a legend!!
Simply electrifying...........what a talent!
Fantastic. I've heard E.C. Play this in many different live versions, and recording. And I am a huge Clapton fan, but he has got nothing on Freddie's playing, or especially his singing. Slow blues guitar at its finest!
Love Eric but no one can do this Freddie King 👑❤️
AMAZING!!!
Caught Freddie live on three occasions. Was always so exciting.
It's like that thing is part of his body ! Rock on Freddie !!! Send us a new album from above would ya Mr. King......................
I never got to see Freddie but that doesn't mean he didn't kick my ass!
Freddie was a MONSTER!! He commanded the stage.
This is him at his best.
NOBODY can sing it like he could...i'll like to see Clapton sing like this
Thank you so much for this one..i have to find the DVD.
One of the three kings of blues ❤️
So many great songs by Freddie King.
This one is my absolute favorite.
And that’s a hard thing to say.
He was one of the best electric blues guitar players ever period.
Taking you to school Young Folks this is why the blues is a blues and this is the way it should be done there's only one Freddie King and one day up in heaven I'm going to tell him thank you Friday I hope I get to do that thank you Freddy for all you've given us especially your blues and it's me and my soul thank you very much just a fight
It sure sounds like a KING
Just great thanks for sharing this with us!🙂
Rick Beato should analyse this and the explain why it's good and ruin it for the rest of us
Freddie Boss King 👑
The drummer is slaying so hard aiaiaiii
Сильнейший гитарист супер
Sublime! 🙌🤘🔥😭
He is bad ass. Oh yes indeed play it brother.
Great drummer.
Charlie Robinson
@@deniskostic1502 Thanks.
Loved the finishing move with the mic stand. It's at 7:54 but start playback at 7:34, for full impact.
We went to see Eric Clapton & Freddie King August 20, 1975 at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, TX. I was with Ronald Jordan, now in Montgomery Tx. He fainted in the crowed while waiting to get in. Good concert none the less. Whenever I went to something like that I be wishing Jimi Hendrix was still around. But that’s water under the bridge. A year & a half or so later Freddie King died. Tough business.
Fantastic this music is awesome for ever.
Freddie King ..es un deleite i placer del blues