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King, a cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, was born in McComb, Mississippi, and learned to play the guitar from his father.In 1954, at the age of 14, he moved to New Orleans. [1] [3] He performed in juke joints with his friends Babe Stovall, Slim Harpo, and Champion Jack Dupree, playing both acoustic and electric guitar.
Freddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976) was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and B. B. King, none of whom was a blood relative).
Freddie Keppard (sometimes rendered as Freddy Keppard; February 27, 1890 – July 15, 1933) [1] was an American jazz cornetist who once held the title of "King" in the New Orleans jazz scene. This title was previously held by Buddy Bolden and succeeded by Joe Oliver .
Freddie Ross Jr. [2] (born January 28, 1978), better known by his stage name Big Freedia (/ ˈ f r iː d ə / FREE-də), is an American rapper and performer known for his work in the New Orleans genre of hip hop called bounce music.
Benny Turner (born October 27, 1939) [1] is an American blues musician. He is the younger brother of Freddie King and was the bass guitarist for the Freddie King Band. Later, Turner joined Mighty Joe Young as the bass guitarist of his band before becoming the bandleader for Marva Wright for 20 years. [2]
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Freddy King Sings is an album by blues singer and guitarist Freddie King. [2] Released in 1961, it was King's first album and includes four singles that appeared in Billboard magazine's R&B and Pop charts. [3] In 2008, Freddy King Sings was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recordings" category. [4]