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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Little Freddie King
If you want the real blues - and I'm not talkin about some long-haired hippy beatin' on a National Resonator guitar or a mustachiod, Italian-suited slickster blowin' on a chromatic harmonica - baby, you'd better call Little Freddie King, Normally only seen once a month at BJ's Lounge located in the lowest bowels of the mighty Ninth Ward, where he shares floor space with a pool table and various carpet remnants, don't think for a second that his band won't be able to create the proper mood without their usual scrappy surroundings. The minute Freddie straps on his guitar and strikes up his gnarled chord and drummer "Wacko" Wade makes his presence known with a definative cymbal crash, this lean, mean, swampy aggregation of gut-bucket wild men transforms the poshest of venues into a back-of-town beer joint.
Born in McComb, Mississippi in 1940, Fread E. Martin grew up playing alongside his blues guitar-picking father (Jessie James Martin), then rode the rails to New Orleans during the early fifties where he crossed paths with itinerant South Louisiana blues man such as "Poka- Dot" Slim and "Boogie" Bill Webb whose unique country-cum-urban styles would influence his own. Honing his guitar chops at notorious joints like the Bucket of Blood (which he later immoralized in song), he jammed and gigged with Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker, and also played bass for Freddy King during one of the guitarist's stints in New Orleans.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Little Freddie King's album re-released, MMRF heads to Jazzfest!
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Little Freddie King's At Home in the New Orleans Musician's Village released in time for Jazzfest 2012
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. - Music Maker Relief Foundation is pleased to announce the April 24th re-release of Little Freddie King's Live at Musician's Village. A true innovator in blues, King is recognized as one of the first musicians to bring the electric blues to New Orleans. This landmark 12-track album celebrates Little Freddie's return to the blues, as this is his first completed recording since 1970. Featuring what King calls 'gut bucket blues,' the record is an important step toward preserving his unique country-style blues for future generations.
Born Fread E. Martin in McComb, Mississippi in 1940, King is the son of a bluesman. A self-taught and skillful guitarist, he was dubbed early on as Little Freddie King for his similarity in sound to legendary blues guitarist and singer Freddie King. Collaborating with such artists as Harmonica Williams and Polka Dot Slim, Little Freddie was a regular in the New Orleans blues circuit. Musicologist Dr. Ira Padnos says, "If you want the real blues-and I'm not talkin' about some long-haired hippy beatin' on a National Resonator guitar or a mustachiod, Italian-suited slickster blowin' on a chromatic harmonica-baby, you'd better call Little Freddie King."
Little Freddie King continues to bring his 'get bucket blues' to the stage having performed at every New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since its start in 1970. King will also be playing at Jazzfest May 4, 2012 from 5:45-7 pm in the blues tent. Do not miss this opportunity to see one of blues' greatest treasures in concert.
Visit http://www.musicmaker.org/artists_profile/Little-Freddie-King to learn more about Little Freddie King and his upcoming events.
About Music Maker Relief Foundation:
Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. is a tax exempt, public charity under IRS code 501(c)3. Music Maker aims to keep our Southern culture vital by directly supporting senior
(over 55) American roots musicians in need, expanding their professional careers, and assisting Next Generation artists in the development of their professional careers. Since the organization's
founding in 1994, Music Maker has assisted hundreds of musicians who represent the traditions of Blues, Gospel, Old-Time String Band, Jazz and more. Music Maker's programs ensure the
talents of these cultural treasures are accessible so that our rich musical heritage can be shared with the world and preserved for future generations.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Things That I Used To Do - LITTLE FREDDIE KING
Little Freddie King (born Fread Eugene Martin, July 19, 1940, McComb, Mississippi) is an American Delta blues guitarist. His style was based on Freddie King, although his own approach to country blues is original
The cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, King learned guitar from his father, but in 1954 moved to New Orleans at the age of 14. He played in many juke joints with his friends Babe Stovall, Slim Harpo, and Champion Jack Dupree, playing both acoustic and electric guitar.
He recorded an electric blues album with Harmonica Williams in 1969. In 1976, King undertook a European tour alongside Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker.[5] His next recording opportunity came some twenty seven years after his first in 1996, with the release of Swamp Boogie. King's Sing Sang Sung (2000) was recorded live at the Dream Palace in Faubourg Marigny.
King played the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for 32 consecutive years. He is a member of the Music Maker Relief Foundation Inc.
King's most recent album, Gotta Walk With Da King was released in 2010.
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