Artist: Little Freddie King
Birth Name: Fread Eugene Martin
Born: July 19, 1940. McComb, Mississippi, USA
Genre: Blues, Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Contemporary Blues
Occupation: Guitarist, Vocalist
Instruments Guitar, Vocals
Little Freddie King is an American Delta Blues Guitarist from McComb, Mississippi. His style is based on that of Freddie King, but approach to Country Blues is original. He is a cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, he learned to play the guitar from his father. In 1954, at the age of 14, he moved to New Orleans. He performed in Juke Joints with his friends Babe Stovall, Slim Harpo, and Champion Jack Dupree, playing both acoustic and electric guitar. In 1976, he undertook a European tour with Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker. He is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame. He was selected three times as Blues Performer of the Year in New Orleans. He was honored with Mississippi Blues Trail marker in McComb, Mississippi.
Genre: Blues, Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Contemporary Blues
Label: Made Wright Records/Grooveyard Records
Rating: *****
Format: CD
Tracks:
1. Crazy Woman (5:02)
2. Father Less (4:29)
3. Dust On The Bible (3:17)
4. We Are Through (4:25)
5. Canal St. Corner Bar (4:08)
6. Two Timer (4:24)
7. Don't Worry About Me (3:57)
8. Coke No Ice (5:08)
9. Caress Me Baby (3:08)
10. Two Wheel Cadillac (3:09)
Personnel:
Little Freddie King: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass
Robert J. Snow Sr.: Electric Guitar
Robert Louis Di Tullio Jr.: Harmonica
Vasti Jackson: Slide Guitar
Ricky Stelma: Organ, Piano
Dominick Grillo: Tenor Saxophone
"Waccko" Wade Wright: Drums, Tambourine
Blues Medicine is an album by Little Freddie King, released on August 19, 2022 by Made Wright Records/Grooveyard Records.
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