Now I know why Page,Clapton,Beck,Richards,and countless others were so mesmerized by the sheer power of Freddie King.Damn what a showman. Don't hurt that the band is hitting on all 8 either.been a hard rocker all my life, time to go down the Blues trail
I saw Freddie perform when I was just 19 years old. Many years ago back in the late 70's. In Fayetteville Arkansas at a place called The Rink. I stood at the edge of the stage really close to him. Most dynamite performance I have ever seen. And wow he leaned down and shook my hand. I have heard how Freddie really enjoyed people enjoying him play. He really did. What a memory.
@@tomwalters4566 I live in Fayetteville Arkansas rn. I’m 25 and would do anything for the city to bring back someone like Freddie. Now it’s only these fake hippy techno bands that come here. Lucky man
Angus Young too. Of course Jimi Hendrix Another great that played a little blues was Prince (RIP) Also Phil Collin of Def Leopard. Check out Albert King and Robert Cray start around 1986. Been to many Heavy metal and Hard rock concerts in the 80's. Peace
It doesn't get better than that!!!! Freddie had the best touch, tone, taste, voice gravel and facial expressions than any other bluesman in the business!!!
The Bassist and the drummer deserve so much credit for maintaining the perfect tensions through the crests and troughs of tempo in this masterpiece of blues that breathes emotion with each beat. That slapping snare after Freddie is done with the licks, that bass fading and coming back, dropping off in between when the Piano is building up, this performance is a lesson in the unteachable.
I was lucky to able to see Freddie King play a number of times at The Armadillo Head Quarters in Austin, Texas in the 70s, so take it from me - Freddie could play plenty fast when warranted!
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! *1974:* I saw Freddie King as the _'warm-up'_ band for Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes in a 2k seat arena! I'm here to tell ya, Freddie made all us _'young-punk'_ Hard-Rock Metal-Heads forget *all-about* the great Tedly! By the end, the crowd was completely NUTS! They called him out for *TWO* encores! *ROX ON!* - Dave B.
This is something that a lot of newer guitarists miss - TAKE NOTE of Freddie's use of space in his playing! It's masterful, and I don't hear it often enough these days.
unpopular opinion…. That’s the greatest blues musician of all time. As a wiseman once said: “I can make you feel something, and I don’t have to do a bunch of bullshit to get you there.”
@@robertwoodward9231 Yeah. I think Lennon was commenting guitar purists and his own nature as an artist. Bob Dylan said guitars are like hammers, nothing special about them, finish with one and just get another at the harware store. I love those comments. They strip down all the adulation bs.
@@stuntman1359 Within the last few months I really got into Blues, and it's become my drug. I think this same thing to myself all the time. Grateful we have all 3, though ;)
He took his coat off and just laid it across his amp. He didn’t even bother to fold it! He then jumped into playing some of the most soulful blues you ever heard! If you cannot feel this, you’re dead inside.
I saw Freddie King open for Eric Clapton back in 1975 a few months before his untimely death. The man was on fire and Eric came on during his set for a few songs and then after Clapton's headline set there was a long delay. Then EC & Freddie came onto the stage and did a 30 minute encore of blistering guitar interplay. It was one magic night that I will never forget.
1stSaintsFan I was lucky enough to see Freddy at Armadillo in Austin late '74 or early '75. Most of the crowd was too stoned and just wanted to listen to the master. It was one of the top concerts I was privileged to attend. Awesome!
1stSaintsFan I have a album that both E.C and F.K did together. There was this song and Woman Across The River, definitely one of my top ten favorite blues albums
I was fortunate to catch Freddie King in the summer of 1976 at a blues bar in Des Moines, Iowa. Freddie tore it up & put it back together again. His musical legacy lives on. Thanks for sharing....
I am an old man who has seen the great B.B. King, Albert King and this video's perform Freddie King live in San Francisco and the fact is these gentlemen are all outstanding performers, but Freddie Kings presentation, heart and soul, truly inspired me and reached my soul the most.. Amen
@@binkydamauler Me, too! I never got to see Albert King but I saw B.B, Freddy, Clapton, Hendrix, Page, Bloomfield, Johnny Winter, Steve Miller...Freddy was so, so awesome!
Yes I'm feeling that right now Freddy is one of the top blues Man and he's one of the biggest influences to our generation he is so awesome he can sing and play the guitar make him sound like one
Always loved Freddie King. All the blues bands played his songs. I backed him up on piano in Austin for a University of Texas frat party in the 60's. He was always one of my favorite guitar guys and blues singers. At this gig in Austin, Freddie had two fender amps he was playing through. I think the roof was shaking when he played. I'll never forget it.
@sopitabo Yes, it was quite an event. He had two Fender amps with him and His Gibson semi-hollow body guitar to play thru and he blew the roof off that place....
@@knickymusic Well, all the musicians at the time were playing Freddie King songs. He was an original. With that being said. He showed up with two Fender Amps and played spotlessly. I absolutely loved this time. I was playing piano behind him. I will never forget Freddie or playing behind him. We were at UT in Austin when we backed him up. I've played behind other musicians but Freddie was always the best of them all. I loved that guy.
Do you know the name of that piano player ? That was my favorite interlude. If I could exchange my guitar skills, as humble as that might be, for Piano skills I’d do it in a second.
Freddie King: The most powerful bluesman ever existed. All the feeling, attitude and passion for condensed music on a brilliant and unique guitarist. Great singer too!
@@philipbooe9253 You cannot leave out “KINGFISH”, who is carrying on that tradition he’s the closest player I’ve ever seen play with the emotion and ferocity of Mr. Freddie King.🎼🎸🎤🎼
Watching this for the 20th time. But that stop when starts singing and that sustained note at the end make me emotiona..l. Rest in Peace, big fella. One of my greatest regrets is that I never got to see you live. 🙏
Well you must be a young dude. Anyone who plays or listens to Blues should know of Freddie King & Albert King. it's where Stevie Ray and many others learned their chops.
I miss my best friend, and former bandleader David Maxwell, so very very much. I can't help but cry watching this. He was the very best friend, and mentor I ever had. God bless his eternal soul. He was the epitome of a professional .!!!!
I saw Freddy at Winterland in S.F. around 71. The guy sang a song 3 ft. back from the mike, no P.A. and you still heard him CLEARLY. You can see on this video what a powerful singer he was. Superb original blues guitar.The guy tore the place down.
Roy Buchanan in front row. shows the respect Freddie gets from fellow musicians. That about says all you need to know about the great Freddie King.All time favorite of mine
I've loved the blues since I first picked up a guitar but somehow slept on Freddie. I have no doubt I had heard him many times over the years but now I've really found him and WOW.... Hands down one of the best bluesman ever and maybe the best blues guitarist imo... His banjo finger picks give that guitar such a HOT and STINGING sound that just penetrates right to your core. His ability wring every ounce of emotion out of a note is insane and that voice! Wow, his voice is literally perfect. He's got it all and every one of his songs has it on full display, Freddie is my King of the blues.
SRV’s stank faces especially when he was on coke were pretty crazy. His eyes would roll back in his head sometimes and it was actually kinda scary looking
I was all of 14 years old when I went to my first rock concert in19 and 71. Los Angeles, Ca. The Fabulous Forum, Inglewood. My Mama drove me and picked me up. I went alone. I'm a loner. Leon Russell, Buddy Miles and Freddy King. That was a helluva show and I am a helluva Man. Thanks Ma!
Those piano riffs were so hot, I swear I saw smoke coming from the wood by the end of that solo.... Then again, this was a jazz festival....the smoke mighta been there already ;-)
Good grief how good Freddie was. Not only did you get one hell of a musical masterpiece you got one hell of a show! Master talent, master showman. Nobody else did it like him and damn well couldn't when they tried. How I miss him something awful.
I saw Freddie as an opening act for Grand Funk Railroad in the early 70's. At the time I was a Grand Funk fan and had no idea who Freddie was. By the time he ended his set, I was ready to go home. because nothing could have topped that. Incredible.
First time ever seeing or hearing Freddie King...i'm FLOORED! thus dude...wow. The intro n2 the song...crazy. Then the dude sings outta his AND his neighbor's soul. Wow! I bow.
This is why they say silence is golden. Coz when he plays and teases with those phrases. Amazing. The blues baby be touching u in ways u cant describe. That is his heart, soul, blood in that guitar. The feeling!!
Truly hope that you can pass this understanding of real truth of love and happiness to the young women of the future..cardi b,nikki,lil kim,and the rest has our young ladies on a lost and destructive path..✌
DAMMN That Brother's notes will make STANK FACE Tears Flow from your heart uncontrollably!!!! DAMMMN His whole band takes you to CHURCH each and every time you hear it!!!! God Bless his talented soul.
Been on this earth over 66 years now and although I’ve heard of Freddie King and heard his music, I think this is my first time seeing this great man. I’m not starting a reaction video channel but this reaction would have been worth a look. The man is wonderfully talented and obviously breathes the Blues. This was simply brilliant.
Best performer of the 3 kings. Not talking guitar skills. Just the over all performance. This is how it's done folks. His face isn't shinning from sweat. Thats pure soul leaking out of him.
Freddie King played the guitar with pure passion and soul!!! A straight beast on that guitar!!! He took control of a song like no other!!! He could definitely play that "THANG"!!!!
Being a guitar player myself, it’s cool to hear Freddie play, and hear the influence he had on Stevie Ray, along with many others of course. I never get tired of listening to great blues players like Freddie....
Saw him, in Sydney, Australia, in the mid 1970's, along with Muddy Waters, Albert Collins & others. He ran onto the state, playing his guitar, behind his head & never missed a note! What a memory to cherish.
Aside from being the tone master and great musician who knew his way around an electric semi like non other, Freddie comes across as such a gentleman. Look how he pays respect to the band even before strapping on his guitar. Listen to his gentle, humble voice and sense of humour in interviews. We can learn a lot from this man.
Had the fortune of hearing Mr. King at The Bottom Line (NYC) in ’75 or ’76. It was an intimate setting and we sat a few feet from the stage. My friend’s aunt was visiting from Japan and after the show she said that she could feel his soul coming through his guitar.
This is one of the best blues performances of all times. Superb audio quality, top-notch band and Freddie at its prime ! Its good to see how he influenced new gen players such as Doyle Bramhall II.
Preachin!!! This is a song about down home church blues, soon as Freddie gets started they might as well serve the sweet buttered biscuits rice, eggs, steak & gravy before the 9:00 a.m. service. The deacons are still assembling their ties, and the church ushers are still wiping down as they clean up the church basement where the meal was served. That keyboard and the rest of the band are just beginning to brew up the steeaming coffee kettle. They haven't even vacummed the sanctuary carpet yet !!! The doors of the church are open.
Sessions like this make me want to buy a guitar and learn to play the blues, connect so much that it pulsates through my veins and listening isn't enough participation to get out.
You can listen to the blues, but Freddy makes you feel them in your very soul. He may be long gone from this world a long time ago, but his music still lives on to this day. Thank you Freddy. Live on my man live on. ❤
This dude's swag when he played is umatched. He makes the guitar tell a story, freaking unreal, sad we don't have many players like this these days in mainstream music.
I think Clapton had a lot of respect for Freddie. Freddie was hard on Clapton because he used to say he was living a wreckless lifestyle. Mr King looked mean but I bet he was a real nice guy.
The great Freddie. Hardly anyone felt it more than he did when he was letting go ata blues like this. You can see his band was really inspired too, playing their socks offI still remember the one time I saw him. Wow
Aside from FK putting fire and soul into playing the guitar, his vocals are unmatched. There is a rawness in his music like no other. He was a superb musician who loved his craft to death, literally. GOD rest his soul. He was one of the greatest blues men of our time.
For years I love Clapton's version, but this just blows that one out of the water. Freddie's vibrato was mind-blowing (and some killer piano from the late David Maxwell).
We can all argue all day about "who's better than who" but I think what I find lacking today is just that raw passion. With Freddie I see a man that just releases his soul through a thin piece of wood and an amplifier. I know so many artists (and some with talent) who produce work, but all I see is that concern of peer acceptance and praise. I think a real artist would suffer and starve if only for the thrill of the music.
In a fairness, many great players still exist but unfortunately people are too lazy to get off their asses and go find out which ones. How people found out about music back in the day is beyond me, all I hear from them is that no music exists after 1989 at the latest. There are infinite times more opportunities to find good music via the internet and even buy the vinyl than there ever were in a record store or tape bin.
Very true....I can;t help thinking that the background that the original Blues artists came from also played a huge part. Their background was linked to the original source, the cottonfield,poverty and abuse , authenticity was intact, and that affected their overall raw passion and their 'story telling' when they performed. That background is lost today and has been since their deaths.....the wannabe artists who claim to be bluesmen today are just affluent copyists in comparison.
This is so awesome and heartfelt! I have gone to BB King and Albert King concerts and they were great but this guy and the entire band were just out of this world! It was like they had such command over their instruments...just awesome 👌🏽 👏🏼 👍🏼
Mm. Tell me about it, a kid from Africa and you playing the blues nobody wants to be around you think am weird for having so much soul i will say, and not listening to that hip-hop and rap shit they call song.. *
Is this the part where I say that most pop music has always been shallow and that you always have to dig to find good shit? There's plenty of it - even if "soul" doesn't sound the same to you as it does in music made today. I like the blues, obviously since I'm here, but popular taste keeps changing and I'm no arbiter. It would be hypocritical to dismiss modern music when the blues was once insulted and ridiculed by older generations of its time like hip-hop is today.
![Stevie Ray Vaughan & Albert King - Blues At Sunrise [HQ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JFxU7t3E63I/mqdefault.jpg)
Holy crap! Every once in a while you find something that is just pure gold on youtube, after searching through so much trash.
Amen to that!! Can he play that damn thing, hell yes he can and the piano solo is mind tripping. This song is a mind bender
Even the player nor composer did realize the impact and the intelligence in it until the reaction
Didn't
It's so good, no,further
Not only ostentatious display, stage blazing, I like it
Now I know why Page,Clapton,Beck,Richards,and countless others were so mesmerized by the sheer power of Freddie King.Damn what a showman. Don't hurt that the band is hitting on all 8 either.been a hard rocker all my life, time to go down the Blues trail
Welcome Larry, to the Blues trail. Promise, you won't be disappointed 👍
I saw Freddie perform when I was just 19 years old. Many years ago back in the late 70's. In Fayetteville Arkansas at a place called The Rink. I stood at the edge of the stage really close to him. Most dynamite performance I have ever seen. And wow he leaned down and shook my hand. I have heard how Freddie really enjoyed people enjoying him play. He really did. What a memory.
@@tomwalters4566 I live in Fayetteville Arkansas rn. I’m 25 and would do anything for the city to bring back someone like Freddie. Now it’s only these fake hippy techno bands that come here. Lucky man
Your about to discover what bb king ment by "you cant play the blues if you dont feel it."
Angus Young too. Of course Jimi Hendrix Another great that played a little blues was Prince (RIP) Also Phil Collin of Def Leopard. Check out Albert King and Robert Cray start around 1986. Been to many Heavy metal and Hard rock concerts in the 80's. Peace
God damn that opening line have you ever loved a woman gave me insane goosebumps. What a badass voice
Hell of a performer!
Hell yes!
So true, but sadly baritone and bass voices have disappeared from popular music.
To appreciate this kind of music you have to feel it I love myself some blues ❤ 6:52
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It doesn't get better than that!!!!
Freddie had the best touch, tone, taste, voice gravel and facial expressions than any other bluesman in the business!!!
The Bassist and the drummer deserve so much credit for maintaining the perfect tensions through the crests and troughs of tempo in this masterpiece of blues that breathes emotion with each beat. That slapping snare after Freddie is done with the licks, that bass fading and coming back, dropping off in between when the Piano is building up, this performance is a lesson in the unteachable.
Very well put thank you.
Yes sir!!!!
AMEN!!
Real good music is beautfull
Kingfish will KILL this Classic 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Ask BB, Albert, and Freddie... you don't have to have the fastest fingers to knock us out. Phrasing. Melody. And pure soul.
And if at all possible have King in your name.
Its never what you play .....
Its how you play it!
I was lucky to able to see Freddie King play a number of times at The Armadillo Head Quarters in Austin, Texas in the 70s, so take it from me - Freddie could play plenty fast when warranted!
thanks man---fast has been just synonymous with heavy metal mainly since 75, and any jazzers or anyone else has called that musical gymnastics.
I approve of this message 🎸🎸🎸
Freddie King is too often overlooked, he was a master of his instrument... and deserves to be among the greats.
Absolutely 💯
And that's why he is........
this even kinda looks improvised
ay least the timing
he is among the greats
Back at this video again and every time it’s just unreal how cool was he
Yep. Me too.
He’s a killer front man and he gives so much props to the band. That’s awesome.
The piano player is killer man he really jams
King Killa!!!!!!!
I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)!
*1974:* I saw Freddie King as the _'warm-up'_ band for Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes in a 2k seat arena!
I'm here to tell ya, Freddie made all us _'young-punk'_ Hard-Rock Metal-Heads forget *all-about* the great Tedly! By the end, the crowd was completely NUTS! They called him out for *TWO* encores!
*ROX ON!*
- Dave B.
This is something that a lot of newer guitarists miss - TAKE NOTE of Freddie's use of space in his playing!
It's masterful, and I don't hear it often enough these days.
Alan Haynes So true!
yesyesyesyes abd YES. The space is a note.
Ahhhh.....YES !!!
Claude Debussy said, “Music is the space between the notes.”
Ohh yes, the antidote to Bonamassas constant plowing through the pentatonics.
unpopular opinion…. That’s the greatest blues musician of all time. As a wiseman once said: “I can make you feel something, and I don’t have to do a bunch of bullshit to get you there.”
He's my favorite of the 3 Kings, that's for sure.
Without a doubt!!!!! The man was serious!!!!
Yes and as John Lennon said; give me a tuba and I'll get something out of it."
@@robertwoodward9231 Yeah. I think Lennon was commenting guitar purists and his own nature as an artist. Bob Dylan said guitars are like hammers, nothing special about them, finish with one and just get another at the harware store. I love those comments. They strip down all the adulation bs.
@@stuntman1359 Within the last few months I really got into Blues, and it's become my drug. I think this same thing to myself all the time. Grateful we have all 3, though ;)
He took his coat off and just laid it across his amp. He didn’t even bother to fold it! He then jumped into playing some of the most soulful blues you ever heard! If you cannot feel this, you’re dead inside.
Joe Cool yes, yes, yes. Now this is music for u know. Wooooooo!
And if you can't feel it, plug in some good headphones instead of airbuds.
Really awesome🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷👍👍👍👍👍
How can I come to life
Who folds their clothes in a concert??
I saw Freddie King open for Eric Clapton back in 1975 a few months before his untimely death. The man was on fire and Eric came on during his set for a few songs and then after Clapton's headline set there was a long delay. Then EC & Freddie came onto the stage and did a 30 minute encore of blistering guitar interplay. It was one magic night that I will never forget.
1stSaintsFan I was lucky enough to see Freddy at Armadillo in Austin late '74 or early '75. Most of the crowd was too stoned and just wanted to listen to the master. It was one of the top concerts I was privileged to attend. Awesome!
Was that in fort worth?
NY cat says ....very cool.
1stSaintsFan I have a album that both E.C and F.K did together. There was this song and Woman Across The River, definitely one of my top ten favorite blues albums
freddie had the blues long before this is i have some of his stuff from 1959 cold blues
A man who enjoyed his own show more than the audience amazing stuff 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I was fortunate to catch Freddie King in the summer of 1976 at a blues bar in Des Moines, Iowa. Freddie tore it up & put it back together again. His musical legacy lives on. Thanks for sharing....
Time is never wasted when viewing a Freddie King video...
That pianist is a beast
he's kind of wandering around in the back there at times tho.
@@detroitfunk313thats his job, to add some flavour to the spaces
The great David Maxwell, R.I.P.
Saw him play tonight with Mike Zito. Got his signature. Played with Freddie 73 - 76 and left 3mos before he died.
The 3 Kings: Freddie, BB and Albert. It doesn't get any better for blues phrasing. They are the Bible of the Blues. ❤
The man himself, set the standards for electric R&B, what a voice and feel on the Gibson, sadly missed since 1976, RIP Maestro King
I am an old man who has seen the great B.B. King, Albert King and this video's perform Freddie King live in San Francisco and the fact is these gentlemen are all outstanding performers, but Freddie Kings presentation, heart and soul, truly inspired me and reached my soul the most..
Amen
same here!
@@binkydamauler Me, too! I never got to see Albert King but I saw B.B, Freddy, Clapton, Hendrix, Page, Bloomfield, Johnny Winter, Steve Miller...Freddy was so, so awesome!
Only musician I've ever seen live that gave me goosebumps,the one and only!!!!
Ditto👍
Plugged straight into a Fender amp, and straight into your soul, no peddles, nothing but talent, passion, and soul ... that’s Freddie Du’ King 👑 ... 🙏
No pedals....didn't need them. His sound was perfect....his voice was perfect....what else did he need? Nothing!
I love it good music
How did he get any of the dirty sound if straight into the amp?
@Bill G Harley He cranked the amp all the way up or close to it to get that tube overdriven sound.
Yes I'm feeling that right now Freddy is one of the top blues Man and he's one of the biggest influences to our generation he is so awesome he can sing and play the guitar make him sound like one
Always loved Freddie King. All the blues bands played his songs. I backed him up on piano in Austin for a University of Texas frat party in the 60's. He was always one of my favorite guitar guys and blues singers. At this gig in Austin, Freddie had two fender amps he was playing through. I think the roof was shaking when he played. I'll never forget it.
@sopitabo Yes, it was quite an event. He had two Fender amps with him and His Gibson semi-hollow body guitar to play thru and he blew the roof off that place....
@@jimnewsom2641 incredible, just incredible. What were some of the things you learned that night playing with him? Tips?
@@knickymusic Well, all the musicians at the time were playing Freddie King songs. He was an original. With that being said. He showed up with two Fender Amps and played spotlessly. I absolutely loved this time. I was playing piano behind him. I will never forget Freddie or playing behind him. We were at UT in Austin when we backed him up. I've played behind other musicians but Freddie was always the best of them all. I loved that guy.
Do you know the name of that piano player ? That was my favorite interlude. If I could exchange my guitar skills, as humble as that might be, for Piano skills I’d do it in a second.
Hi Jim
Freddie King: The most powerful bluesman ever existed. All the feeling, attitude and passion for condensed music on a brilliant and unique guitarist. Great singer too!
Stevie is the only one in recent years that played with the intensity that Freddy played
@@philipbooe9253 You cannot leave out “KINGFISH”, who is carrying on that tradition he’s the closest player I’ve ever seen play with the emotion and ferocity of Mr. Freddie King.🎼🎸🎤🎼
Stevie Ray Vaughan learned a lot from Freddie King - you can see the influence. Stevie learned from the best
Robert Bright, I agree, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram is today's torchbearer for this kind of Blues
Watching this for the 20th time. But that stop when starts singing and that sustained note at the end make me emotiona..l. Rest in Peace, big fella. One of my greatest regrets is that I never got to see you live. 🙏
That feeling is out of this world. Can’t believe I never heard of him. Gained a gem today
His soul is projecting through the guitar. If this mans soul could express itself, it would sound like this. Legend. Chris Stapleton brought me here.
Well you must be a young dude. Anyone who plays or listens to Blues should know of Freddie King & Albert King. it's where Stevie Ray and many others learned their chops.
Let turn you on to another you’ve probably never heard of. “Luther Allison “
@@bobbydixon9368 THANKS! I'll be a listing
I was lucky to see him in a small club in Nanuet N.Y. maybe 65 people in it. A highlight of the blues concerts ive seen.
Daaaaamn, that man isn't playing the guitar. He's playing his soul! That whole band is!
I miss my best friend, and former bandleader David Maxwell, so very very much. I can't help but cry watching this. He was the very best friend, and mentor I ever had. God bless his eternal soul. He was the epitome of a professional .!!!!
His style of play is remarkable.
David is one of my greatest inspirations as a pianist
Got goose bumps listening to every bit of this MASTERPIECE of blues. Great band, the voice, heavenly!
I saw Freddy at Winterland in S.F. around 71. The guy sang a song 3 ft. back from the mike, no P.A. and you still heard him CLEARLY. You can see on this video what a powerful singer he was. Superb original blues guitar.The guy tore the place down.
I must have seen this over a hundred times, still can't believe just how good they are. Solid gold, all of them.
the days when the entire band mattered. Everybody contributes to this perfect sound. Gorgeous piano and organ...everything is just..awwww **sigh**
Yes, with knobs on
No
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This is before my time but it's soooo sick. How can you not like this?
Ah the days of proper music 👌
Roy Buchanan in front row. shows the respect Freddie gets from fellow musicians. That about says all you need to know about the great Freddie King.All time favorite of mine
Someone else saw that! Definitely Roy getting some lessons.
Saw that too bro
and did you see how Fred pulls a string.....
I'm literally in tears, wow, that's power.
I've loved the blues since I first picked up a guitar but somehow slept on Freddie. I have no doubt I had heard him many times over the years but now I've really found him and WOW.... Hands down one of the best bluesman ever and maybe the best blues guitarist imo... His banjo finger picks give that guitar such a HOT and STINGING sound that just penetrates right to your core. His ability wring every ounce of emotion out of a note is insane and that voice! Wow, his voice is literally perfect.
He's got it all and every one of his songs has it on full display, Freddie is my King of the blues.
Escucha a pappo's blues
He is possessed by the blues gods - never seen a stank face like his - absolutely legendary
Naw man he got the blues
The whole band is possessed
SRV’s stank faces especially when he was on coke were pretty crazy. His eyes would roll back in his head sometimes and it was actually kinda scary looking
It happens,, right after he has his first spasm and 'Venom' grins down at some one In the front rows
And they left on the last sustain.
This is the best thing ever.
I was all of 14 years old when I went to my first rock concert in19 and 71. Los Angeles, Ca. The Fabulous Forum, Inglewood. My Mama drove me and picked me up. I went alone. I'm a loner. Leon Russell, Buddy Miles and Freddy King. That was a helluva show and I am a helluva Man. Thanks Ma!
Those piano riffs were so hot, I swear I saw smoke coming from the wood by the end of that solo....
Then again, this was a jazz festival....the smoke mighta been there already ;-)
I love the blues when it's played with passion; it just makes it come alive. Freddy King makes blues sit up on its hind legs and howl.
Tbh if it's not played with passion it almost sounds bland to me
I'm HOWLIN now!😁
Is that... is that a Terence McKenna reference ?
Allen C. Then he gives it’s a treat and a belly rub.
Man Freddie sure was great from his early R&B to his stuff in the 70’s. A true legend.
No one can play the blues like Freddie King. He's in my top 10 BEST Blues players. Freddie plays the Blues with so much passion.
Freddie King came to the UK and played in local Clubs and blew everyone away. He was just one of many blues influences on Rock Bands.
01:38... Anyone with me during lockdown 2020 and listening to the KING of Blues
Present!!!!!!!
Many of them..
my favorite of the Blue Kings !!
I am!
Jongaaaaa!!!! Ku Lit bra! Fucking Amazing 😭 got me so hyped i'm finna go buy a guitar right now 😂😍
Mr. King is really a King...never heard him until today believe it or not. Amazing thank you for the upload.
Classics are such for a reason. This performance is heartfelt. The vibe is 💯. It shoots you to a different dimension.
That Man sure could play !!! Those Gibson guitars sound so good !!!
Spectacular and an amazing guitarist great voice the blues is the best I love Freddie ❤
Good grief how good Freddie was. Not only did you get one hell of a musical masterpiece you got one hell of a show! Master talent, master showman. Nobody else did it like him and damn well couldn't when they tried. How I miss him something awful.
I saw Freddie as an opening act for Grand Funk Railroad in the early 70's. At the time I was a Grand Funk fan and had no idea who Freddie was. By the time he ended his set, I was ready to go home. because nothing could have topped that. Incredible.
must have been the tour that GFR wrote about in "american band" where they name check freddie
Very cool for you!
Me too. Probly the same tour. How cool. He was great,no question. "Up all night with Freddie king...got to tell you poker's his thing".
First time I ever heard of Freddie, he opened for Grand Funk. He was incredible! He was an instant hero to me..the Three Kings were three of the best
Amazing !, GFR we’re no slouches live either ,real kick ass power trio.
First time ever seeing or hearing Freddie King...i'm FLOORED! thus dude...wow. The intro n2 the song...crazy. Then the dude sings outta his AND his neighbor's soul. Wow! I bow.
This is so good! I feel it down deep. It hurts and it heals.
Some of us play the blues and some of us ARE the BLUES! BLESSINGS TO ALL WHO KNOW...
it's like the whole band is feeling the same blues as Freddie.... amazing
But have you?
Like a man once said “you don’t understand the blues unless you’ve had it”
Yes yes... every day blues. 10years
Who hasn’t?! It’s amazing that a sound can communicate with an indefinable part of our soul.
That's Already
Show ya right
@@joehacker425 show ya right
This is why they say silence is golden. Coz when he plays and teases with those phrases. Amazing.
The blues baby be touching u in ways u cant describe. That is his heart, soul, blood in that guitar.
The feeling!!
african decent feeling mamita💯🎶😇👆💪✊
Truly hope that you can pass this understanding of real truth of love and happiness to the young women of the future..cardi b,nikki,lil kim,and the rest has our young ladies on a lost and destructive path..✌
DAMMN That Brother's notes will make STANK FACE Tears Flow from your heart uncontrollably!!!! DAMMMN His whole band takes you to CHURCH each and every time you hear it!!!! God Bless his talented soul.
I come back to this video all the time. Possibly the greatest live performance of all time.
Just now discovering this in 2020 and I am 50 years old, and I am SHOOK. I was listening to Donny Hathaway and the universe led me to this glory
better late than never, I guess
Funny I was listening to donny Hathaway as well and found this
I discovered it in 1972 in a theater in Monroe LA. One the best concerts I ever attended.
This music is emotional and moving!! If this does not touch your heart stop listening to music!! Great stuff
Same here my friend!
Only difference here, I’m about to turn 60....
I know, better old then ignorant.
Been on this earth over 66 years now and although I’ve heard of Freddie King and heard his music, I think this is my first time seeing this great man. I’m not starting a reaction video channel but this reaction would have been worth a look. The man is wonderfully talented and obviously breathes the Blues. This was simply brilliant.
Best performer of the 3 kings. Not talking guitar skills. Just the over all performance. This is how it's done folks. His face isn't shinning from sweat. Thats pure soul leaking out of him.
Freddie King played the guitar with pure passion and soul!!! A straight beast on that guitar!!! He took control of a song like no other!!! He could definitely play that "THANG"!!!!
Being a guitar player myself, it’s cool to hear Freddie play, and hear the influence he had on Stevie Ray, along with many others of course. I never get tired of listening to great blues players like Freddie....
Freddie influenced all the blues players after him. I've known a lot of them and played with a lot of them and they all loved Freddie.
Albert King had a huge influence on SRV, too!
@@jimnewsom2641 that’s really cool..
So much talent. All in one spot lady’s and gentlemen. 😎👍🏼👍🏼 Thank god for sending them.
Saw him, in Sydney, Australia, in the mid 1970's, along with Muddy Waters, Albert Collins & others. He ran onto the state, playing his guitar, behind his head & never missed a note! What a memory to cherish.
Backing band nailed it too!! Really tight and I like the fact that Freddie gave them credit too!!
I clicked on this video on accident and I'm so glad I did. This is tremendous.
Me too.
every time i read tremendous i hear it in joey diaz's voice
TREMENDOUS
@@silviosantapaola2825 Hell yeah
If you clicked it, it wasn't an accident.
Aside from being the tone master and great musician who knew his way around an electric semi like non other, Freddie comes across as such a gentleman. Look how he pays respect to the band even before strapping on his guitar. Listen to his gentle, humble voice and sense of humour in interviews.
We can learn a lot from this man.
Toca muito
He’s NO Gentlemen.
Had the fortune of hearing Mr. King at The Bottom Line (NYC) in ’75 or ’76. It was an intimate setting and we sat a few feet from the stage. My friend’s aunt was visiting from Japan and after the show she said that she could feel his soul coming through his guitar.
He did not have to open his mouth, not ONCE, and his guitar is screaming the pain. Real music always comes from the SOUL.
He had this thing where is guitar was his voice
My word .. what a performance!! Awesome talent!
This is one of the best blues performances of all times. Superb audio quality, top-notch band and Freddie at its prime ! Its good to see how he influenced new gen players such as Doyle Bramhall II.
this is the definition of being one with the music he was a fantastic and under appreciated musician
Overwhelmingly MAJESTIC guitarist !!! I am in awe.....from Athens, Greece (Hellas).
Preachin!!!
This is a song about down home church blues, soon as Freddie gets started they might as well serve the sweet buttered biscuits rice, eggs, steak & gravy before the 9:00 a.m. service. The deacons are still assembling their ties, and the church ushers are still wiping down as they clean up the church basement where the meal was served. That keyboard and the rest of the band are just beginning to brew up the steeaming coffee kettle. They haven't even vacummed the sanctuary carpet yet !!!
The doors of the church are open.
Glad to live in a universe with freddie.
+messiahsez Sounds like something I would say . A privilege to share the planet with him for a few minutes .
Born under a bad sign Albert King
A deceptively profound observation
Yeah Great We're watching Freddie
Al green
Sessions like this make me want to buy a guitar and learn to play the blues, connect so much that it pulsates through my veins and listening isn't enough participation to get out.
You can listen to the blues, but Freddy makes you feel them in your very soul.
He may be long gone from this world a long time ago, but his music still lives on to this day.
Thank you Freddy. Live on my man live on. ❤
This dude's swag when he played is umatched. He makes the guitar tell a story, freaking unreal, sad we don't have many players like this these days in mainstream music.
no butterscotch tele and toan ok?
I don't think even he was mainstream
@@pranaysinghparihar4738 He was the stream, the king of kings.
...Clapton once said he learnt from Freddy King how to 'make love to the guitar'... this is so beautifully on display in this fantastic performance!
I think Clapton had a lot of respect for Freddie. Freddie was hard on Clapton because he used to say he was living a wreckless lifestyle. Mr King looked mean but I bet he was a real nice guy.
Yah. He's got that weird little pick on his middle finger. I swear he's tickling it like a clit. (Sorry ladies)
Fuck Clapton
Oh my god! I can't stop watching this! Genius! He died so young when he had so much more to give to this mad world! absolutely brilliant!
Oh man! This is a real blues music. Oh my god! His bending is just thrilling. Amazing!
The great Freddie. Hardly anyone felt it more than he did when he was letting go ata blues like this. You can see his band was really inspired too, playing their socks offI still remember the one time I saw him. Wow
Aside from FK putting fire and soul into playing the guitar, his vocals are unmatched. There is a rawness in his music like no other. He was a superb musician who loved his craft to death, literally. GOD rest his soul. He was one of the greatest blues men of our time.
...just imagine how amazing it would sound if the guitar was in tune.....fuck like...
Can we take a minute to give some credit to whoever was responsible for the audio quality?
Omg sounds so good
F no
Indeed great job , the blues baby
Sounds like heaven…
Jesus take the wheel
So underrated and one of the greatest to ever do it. Glad I share that Texas Blues as well
I think this is my favourite thing on the whole internet.
Still is!
Yes. Lol
4:11
Me too👍
It doesn’t get much better I’ll assure you
...and this was his FIRST SONG of the set. That's where Mr. King STARTED.
Hate it when a damn commercial
bust the cloud i was floating on!
But that piano player thew me
a ladder to climb back up with.
Thank you.
For years I love Clapton's version, but this just blows that one out of the water. Freddie's vibrato was mind-blowing (and some killer piano from the late David Maxwell).
We can all argue all day about "who's better than who" but I think what I find lacking today is just that raw passion. With Freddie I see a man that just releases his soul through a thin piece of wood and an amplifier. I know so many artists (and some with talent) who produce work, but all I see is that concern of peer acceptance and praise. I think a real artist would suffer and starve if only for the thrill of the music.
you're right
you sound like a pompous ass
That kind of Artist is very rare today, at least in the spotlight of fame.
In a fairness, many great players still exist but unfortunately people are too lazy to get off their asses and go find out which ones. How people found out about music back in the day is beyond me, all I hear from them is that no music exists after 1989 at the latest. There are infinite times more opportunities to find good music via the internet and even buy the vinyl than there ever were in a record store or tape bin.
Very true....I can;t help thinking that the background that the original Blues artists came from also played a huge part. Their background was linked to the original source, the cottonfield,poverty and abuse , authenticity was intact, and that affected their overall raw passion and their 'story telling' when they performed. That background is lost today and has been since their deaths.....the wannabe artists who claim to be bluesmen today are just affluent copyists in comparison.
Truly an emotional performance! You can feel the man's pain with every guitar note! Awesome performance!
That is the definition of the Blues, God Bless Freddie King
Freddie King and this video has given me serious inspiration to practice my guitar. Absolute legend!
This is a lesson in diving deep within yourself to find the very soul of who you are.
This is so awesome and heartfelt! I have gone to BB King and Albert King concerts and they were great but this guy and the entire band were just out of this world! It was like they had such command over their instruments...just awesome 👌🏽 👏🏼 👍🏼
Wow, I'm blown away. Thank You Mr. Freddie King 😎
One of the most underrated musicians ever.
Etta James
Greatest hits
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Geniuses are above rating...
THE best of the three kings
Chills to the bone
SOUL is what's missing in today's music...
Mm. Tell me about it, a kid from Africa and you playing the blues nobody wants to be around you think am weird for having so much soul i will say, and not listening to that hip-hop and rap shit they call song.. *
Is this the part where I say that most pop music has always been shallow and that you always have to dig to find good shit?
There's plenty of it - even if "soul" doesn't sound the same to you as it does in music made today. I like the blues, obviously since I'm here, but popular taste keeps changing and I'm no arbiter. It would be hypocritical to dismiss modern music when the blues was once insulted and ridiculed by older generations of its time like hip-hop is today.
so true.
Lol music is whats missing from todays music. Most of the shit thats cool dont even use instruments.
@@someonecausticandignorant while id agree pop has always been shit with some exceptions, you gotta admit they had more exceptions back then than now.
One of the first blues songs I remember hearing. 40yrs lateron now , I get a shiver up n down my spine. Wowzerz... again .
Thanx ya'll!!!
I'm 67. I was blessed to hear all Three Kings live...Freddie, Albert, and BB.
Best performance of this song by Freddie,...ever!